Cudahy - an unofficial museum of Wisconsin history

The corner of S. Lake Drive and E. Armour Avenue is a sight to behold. In addition to the partially buried 1955 Cadillac Fleetwood, the yard, at 4531 S. Lake Drive, features a 1946 Farmall McCormick tractor with a mannequin farmer driving it and waving an American flag.

Rick Serocki has turned his small yard into an unofficial Wisconsin museum with vintage call boxes, street pavers, telephone booths and other items salvaged from around the state. The addition of the Cadillac to the collection has prompted complaints.  

Over the years, Serocki added to his exhibit rapidly and randomly. He found old Milwaukee downtown street bricks and created a walkway. He spent hundreds of dollars buying lightning rods from Waukesha County barns, farm equipment from Racine County and even a large gazebo from a former West Allis bookstore.

The backyard is filled with more figures — plus Milwaukee Harp Street lights, an old City of Milwaukee emergency call box, a traffic signal, and a large, pointed pink gazebo from an establishment we do not remember.

The collection has attracted so much attention that Serocki has grown to look forward to Sunday afternoons chatting with strangers about their memories.

Schlitz Audubon Nature Center

The first week of summer had arrived when these were taken...

Also, please make sure to check out older posts on the link at the bottom of this listing.

Summer has arrived, and lush leaf cover shades much of the Center’s six miles of trails. Flowering prairie plants rise to greet the bright summer sun and a cool breeze accompanies the fossils washing up along our Lake Michigan shoreline.

My adventures generally start as a purpose for a walking exercise, where I just happen to bring my camera along. While these images may not necessarily be newsworthy, they do serve a purpose for exploring the beauty of what surround us. And to get away from the tribulations we experience today. Thank goodness for these natural sanctuaries. 

Schlitz Audubon Website

 Reflecting clouds at the Teal Pond

The new boardwalk on Mystery Lake

 A popular homesteader

Lilies abundant

 Young adults awaken from their nap

 Ampatheatre

 A walk around the West Meadows Trail

Schlitz Audubon Website