Background information about Milwaukee
Milwaukee is the largest city in the state of Wisconsin. It is an hour and a half drive from Chicago. The city is located on the Southwestern shore of Lake Michigan and has a population of about 600,000 people going by the statistics from the 2010 census. The larger Milwaukee Metropolitan area has a population of about 1.6 million people. Milwaukee has a humid continental climate. The hottest months are between May and September when temperatures range between 48oF and 80oF. Between October and April temperatures can go as low as 5oF. As such tourists are advised to travel in the summer ...