Travel & Visitors Guide - May 6, 2008
Quench your quirk with wacky Wisco destinations
What if this year you revolutionized your definition of vacation, and instead of chilling in the screened-in porch at your parent's cabin, you road tripped to see the world's largest penny or the Mustard Museum?
Tags: kitsch, quirk, weird, travel, wisconsin, minocqua, houdini, mustard museum, mary nohl, mount horeb, woodruff, burlington, birnamwood, Dr. Evermore's Scrap Metal Park

Marketplace - Oct. 23, 2007
Another quirky one bites the dust: Owl Imports to close
OnMilwaukee.com learned – thanks to a tip from a reader – that after more than 60 years in business, Owl Imports is going out of business.
Tags: Owl Imports, Goldmann's Department Store, Bryant's Cocktail Lounge, kitsch

Marketplace - April 22, 2005
Goldmann's corners the market on quirky
Wisconsin's oldest department store recently celebrated its 106th birthday. Although the eclectic stock changes regularly, the building itself -- as well as many of the employees -- remains the same. The wide, wooden staircases creak, the "bargain basement" smells like a basement, and Essie still works in lingerie.
Tags: goldmanns, mitchell, fashion, kitsch, department store, lunch counter

Marketplace - April 5, 2005
This Sucks: Why are Milwaukee postcards so tacky?
Like most cities, Milwaukee postcards are pretty corny. Why is this? Local distributors and collectors give us all of the answers signed, sealed and delivered in this third segment of OMC's exclusive "This Sucks" column.
Tags: this sucks, Francis Ford, postcards, Max Yela, kitsch, Scofield, Inc., William Jacobs

Milwaukee Buzz - March 9, 2005
Yodeler from Shorewest commercial finds second home in Milwaukee
Remember the Shorewest commercial with the guy and his yodeling album? OMC found the real-life master yodeler from the commercial, Kerry Christensen, and spoke to him about his "Chicken Yodel," his relationship with Shorewest and his love for German Fest.
Tags: Kerry Christensen, German Fest, yodel, Shorewest, accordion, cheese, kitsch