Milton, Wisconsin | Sky Over Milton

THIS JUST IN! Proposed industrial park development: An industrial developer wants the city to annex a ton of farmland west of the city, and is also trying to convince the state to build an interstate exchange there…. You can also read this article by Jim Lyke about the highway by-pass recently completed: THIS TOO SHALL BY-PASS

Established

1967—The city was formed as a result of the 1967 merger of the villages of Milton and Milton Junction.

Incorporated

Yes

Named After

Milton is named after poet John Milton, author of Paradise Lost, after a settler remarked that the town was his “Paradise Regained” after leaving his previous home, which he thought of as a paradise lost. This was also a strategic way to get other people to come move out to the town as well!

Here are some of the places we visited in Milton, WI:

The newspaper is headquarered here, right across from an old masonic temple.

A dentist's office, next to the Cove Bar.

This is the grave of Milton's founder, Joseph Goodrich. Mr. Goodrich also built and lived in the Milton House (see next pic).

Varsity Lanes-- an awesome bowling alley where we had fantastic hot dogs and great conversation with some regulars.

The Milton House was originally built as a hotel for travelers and new comers to Milton. In the 1860's, it was also a stop on the underground railway! It is one of the few stops that actually goes

Milton High School-- our trip was during summer break, so we'll meet some classes next visit.

Population

5,546

Demographics

96% White, 4% other

Number of Private Schools

Number of Public Schools

8 (5 elementary, 1 intermediate, 1 middle, 1 high)

Number of Churches

Number of Bars

Here are some of the people we met in Milton, WI:

Hanging out with the crew at Varsity Lanes-- a great conversation with elders and longtime bowlers Betty and Al.

Kelly and her family invited us to lunch at the local favorite, the Milton Family Restaurant.

Uncle Duke, Annette and their dogs. We met Uncle Duke when he was playing upright Bass in the Church band at Hope Lutheran.

Uncle Duke is a quite famous miniaturist. He works doing miniature battle scenes that are as large as ping pong tables and are bought by collectors around the world. He also is an early Lord of the Rings enthusiast, and once had tea with JRR Tolkien. These are the Ents that Duke made based on his conversation with Tolkien.

Jim and Linda Lyke took us on a great driving tour.

At the Cove Bar, Lisa hanging out with Andy.

At the Cove bar we met some awesome folks: here is Katie with Andy and Lois. Lois is a welder.

Katie with Lisa, the library director, who gave us lots of great ideas and advice.

The now defunct but still beautful Milton College has a chapel that is rented out for special occasions. Here, Katie takes a moment at the pulpit.

...but not for long! It rained a lot of our visit.

Fascinating Facts

Milton College actually produced an NFL quarterback. Dave Kreig, who started for the Seattle Seahawks for many years, graduated in 1980, two years before the school closed. So for over a decade, when TV announcers introduced Kreig as the starter, they referred to him as being from “now-defunct” Milton College. (this fact courtesy of Jim Lyke).
Similarly to the Freewater half of Milton-Freewater, OR, Milton Junction was originally the town where people could go to have an alcoholic drink– Milton, WI itself was a dry town.
The Milton House is today one of the oldest poured grout structures in the United States.

Phrases We’ve Learned to date

Coming soon!

Home cooking we’ve had to date

Coming soon!

Typical “Milton” Foods

Milton Family Restaurant is a popular diner in town– we were invited there twice over the course of a couple hours.

One of our favorite places is Milton, WI to see the sky

Coming soon!

Town Website

www.ci.milton.wi.us

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