Menomonee Falls travel guide

The Village of Menomonee Falls is a growing, northwestern suburb of Milwaukee located in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States. It is located at the meeting point of three counties: Milwaukee, Waukesha, and Washington. As of the 2000 census, Menomonee Falls was the third largest growing community in SE Wisconsin with a population jump from 26,840 in 1990 to 32,647 in 2000. The estimated population in 2005 was 34,125. The official location of Menomonee Falls is 43.15° N latitude and 88.11° W longitude, at an elevation of above sea level. While close to urban centers (located 15 minutes from downtown Milwaukee) Menomonee Falls, “Wisconsin’s Largest Village”, has developed an maintained its own unique, small town character. There are of parks and protected wilderness (like the Tamarak Swamp) that help to contribute to the country-like atmosphere of the community.
Also unique to Menomonee Falls is the Old Falls Village Historical Park and Museum. The museum invites visitors to step back in time and take a glimpse at what life was like during the mid-1800s to early 1900s. There are a variety of historic homes and buildings, such as a schoolhouse, a railroad depot, log cabin, and the centerpiece of the museum, the Miller-Davidson House which is original to the museum site. Built in 1858, it is listed on the National Register of Historical Places. The house was originally built by farmer John Fehlandit, who sold the house in 1940 to Emma Davidson, widow of Walter Davidson of the Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Company. Every year the Old Falls Village hosts a variety of special events – among them an Ice Cream Festival, a Civil War Encampment, and the Old Haunted Village for Halloween. (...) more....