KAREN C. BARTEL Longtime Waukesha resident and world traveler Karen Celeste (Emrick) Bartel, 61, found eternal peace on April 5, 2021. Karen was born on
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Tilting at plaques
Sancho has saddled my trusty steed. The lance has been mended. I see the giants on the horizon. Just call me Don. Much to my

THEY’RE SCREWING UP OUR HISTORY, AGAIN!
I have been enjoying tracing the history of our historic buildings on Water Street, but came up for air recently when someone alerted me to

Lots o’ history – water lot 26 | The Buckhorn
The Buckhorn bar building at 531 West Water Street was built in 1913 and replaced a wood frame building – the fourth store in Princeton

Lots o’ History – Block D, Lot 8 (502-504 West Water)
Today we’re tracing the history of another of Princeton’s choice corner lots on Water Street, specifically the east half of Lot 8, Block D –

Lots O’ History – Lot 24, East (603 West Water)
The brick building at 603 West Water Street that today houses Renard’s European Bakeshop was built in 1901 and replaced a wood frame building that