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THE SHOW WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE
WITHOUT THE GENEROSITY OF
VIEWERS LIKE YOU.
SO ON BEHALF OF THE CAST AND THE
CREW OF "AROUND THE CORNER" WITH
JOHN McGIVERN, THANK YOU.
KEEP WATCHING, OK?
>> THIS EPISODE OF "AROUND THE
CORNER" WITH JOHN MCGIVERN IS
MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH FUNDING
PROVIDED IN PART BY THE GREATER
MILWAUKEE FOUNDATION'S ERNEST C.
AND FLORENCE M. SHOCKE FUND.
>> "AROUND THE CORNER WITH JOHN
MCGIVERN" HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE
THROUGH THE SUPPORT OF HISTORIC
DOWNTOWN GREENDALE.
THE NORMAN ROCKWELL-LIKE VILLAGE
ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF MILWAUKEE.
THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING TO SEE
IN GREENDALE.
100,000 HOLIDAY LIGHTS FRAMING
THE HISTORIC STOREFRONTS IN
WINTER, 35,000 FLOWERS BLOOMING
FOUR GREAT DINING SPOTS AND 20
QUAINT SHOPS.
YOU JUST GOT TO SEE GREENDALE.
>> THIS IS THE HEART OF LAKE
COUNTRY.
WE ARE IN OCONOMOWOC.
>>
>> LAC LA BELLE, GORGEOUS DAY IN
OCONOMOWOC, WISCONSIN.
WE'RE MEETING UP WITH GURDA AND
I SAID GURDA, INSTEAD OF YOUR
BIKE, BRING YOUR BOAT.
WE'RE IN LAKE COUNTRY AND LOOK,
HE BROUGHT HIS BIKE.
>> WHAT ARE YOU DOING ON YOUR
BIKE?
>> I'M BIKING, JOHN.
>> IN OCONOMOWOC?
>> FORCE OF HABIT.
>> HE LIVES IN THE CITY.
LET'S TALK ABOUT OCONOMOWOC.
>> THIS IS LAKE COUNTRY, BUT
IT'S ALSO BIKE COUNTRY,
WONDERFUL ROADS UP NORTHEAST OF
HERE.
>> WHICH IS WHERE YOU'VE BEEN.
>> YES IN THE OLD NORWEGIAN
COUNTRY.
WE ARE AT THE GATHERING OF THE
WATERS, WHICH IS ONE POSSIBLE
MEANING OF THE NAME OCONOMOWOC.
THIS IS LAC LA BELLE, UPSTREAM
WE HAVE FOWLER LAKE CREATED BY
THE DAM BEHIND US, FARTHER
UPSTREAM IS OCONOMOWOC LAKE, AND
SETTLEMENT BEGINS RIGHT HERE
BACK IN 1837, WHEN A GUY NAMED
CHARLES SHELDON MOVED HERE, PUT
UP A DAM AND PRETTY SOON IS
MAKING FLOUR AND LUMBER FOR ALL
THE SETTLEMENT HERE.
SO OCONOMOWOC GETS OFF THE
GROUND AS KIND OF A SMALL RURAL
SETTLEMENT THAN THE WATERTOWN
PLANK ROAD COMES IN 1852,
RAILROAD TWO YEARS LATER, SO YOU
HAVE A CRITICAL MASS HERE, BUT
WHAT REALLY WAS THE SPARK WAS IN
THE 1870'S AND LATER, YOU'VE GOT
WEALTHY FAMILIES WHO ARE
ATTRACTED BY THESE GORGEOUS
LAKES, CLEAN WATER, CLEAR AIR,
EASY REACH BY TRAIN, OF
MILWAUKEE, CHICAGO, AND POINTS
FARTHER SOUTH LIKE ST. LOUIS,
WHICH WAS A WHOLE LOT OF HOTTER
IN THE SUMMER.
>> A WHOLE LOT OF WEALTH.
>> AND AMONG THE FAMILIES ON THE
LAKES WERE MONTGOMERY WARD, ON
OCONOMOWOC LAKE, YOU HAVE THE
MILLERS AND THE PABSTS OF
BREWING FAME, AND THIS WAS THE
ERA OF CARPETED STABLES AND
PRIVATE ZOOS AND GOLD-PLATED
DINNER WARE.
ONE FAMILY HAD HIS OWN FULL-TIME
ORGANIST AND A LOT OF THESE
ESTATES, YOU MIGHT HAVE HAD AS
MANY AS 30 OR 40 LOCALS WORKING
ON THE DOMESTIC STAFF.
SOMEONE SAID IN THE 1900, IF YOU
WERE IN OCONOMOWOC IN THE
1900'S, YOU WERE A MILLIONAIRE
OR A LEAF RAKER.
>> HOW LONG DID THAT LAST?
>> UNTIL THE 1920'S AND BY THAT
TIME THE AUTOMOBILE MADE PEOPLE
OR MOBILE.
NORTHERN WISCONSIN IS OPENING
UP, AND THE AREA BEGAN TO
ATTRACT CERTAINLY PEOPLE OF
MEANS, BUT NOT THE EXTRAVAGANT
MEANS.
PEOPLE.
COMING UP FROM MILWAUKEE SO THE
ESTATES WERE SUBDIVIDED IN THE
1920'S AND ACCELERATED DURING
WORLD WAR II AND AFTER, SO
PEOPLE COME OUT HERE TO WORK IN
THE INDUSTRIES AS WELL AS TO
LIVE ON THE LAKES.
THE POPULATION DOUBLED BETWEEN
1950 AND 1970.
STILL GROWING.
>> AND INDUSTRY, WHAT'S HERE?
>> THE CANNERY, MILK PLANTS, A
NUMBER OF OTHER FIRMS STILL
HERE, SO THERE WERE JOBS FOR
BOTH BLUE COLLAR WORKERS AND
EXECUTIVES.
>> POPULATION.
>> ABOUT 16,000 TODAY.
HALF ARE GERMAN, THE WISCONSIN
MIX OF ENGLISH, IRISH, POLISH,
ITALIAN AND NORWEGIAN, ARE ABOUT
7% NORWEGIAN AND AN AREA NORTH
OF TOWN THAT IS HEAVILY
NORWEGIAN.
>> BOUNDARIES.
>> 33 SQUARE MILES RUN
INTERESTING I-94 UP INTO THE
COUNTRYSIDE NORTHEAST OF HERE
AND THAT'S CERTAINLY AN AREA, 33
SQUARE MILES, BUT A LOT OF THAT
AREA IS WATER.
THIS IS LAKE COUNTRY AND THE
LAKES ARE STILL THE BIG DEAL.
>> SO WHICH IS WHY YOU KNOW, I
ASKED YOU TO BRING YOUR BOAT.
>> MAYBE SOMEBODY WILL PICK US
UP HERE, JOHN.
>> WE COULD HOPE AND PRAY FOR
THAT.
>> IT'S A GORGEOUS PLACE.
>> IT SURE IS.
>> THIS IS KIND OF THE MOST
AMAZING SITE, THIS HAS TO BE
LIKE 10 MILES THAT WAY.
>> IT FEELS LIKE IT WHEN YOU'RE
WALKING IT, I'LL TELL YOU THAT.
>> HOW FAR IS THAT?
>> THAT'S ABOUT HALF A MILE.
>> YEAH.
>> CAN WE TALK A LITTLE HISTORY
OF THIS COMPANY.
>> JOSHUA ROUNDY'S AND WILLIAM
SMITH STARTED THE COMPANY IN
1872.
>> IN MILWAUKEE?
>> IN MILWAUKEE.
>> HOW DID IT END UP THAT YOU
GUYS ENDED UP IN OCONOMOWOC,
WISCONSIN, HOW DID THAT HAPPEN?
>> WE HAD THE FACILITY ON
BURLEIGH, SEVEN BUILDINGS AND WE
OUTGREW IT, SO WE GOT THIS
BUILDING BECAUSE IT WAS CLOSE
ENOUGH TO THE SOURCE IN THE
SOUTHEAST BUT ITS RANGE CAN
HANDLE STORES WITHIN A 300-MILE
RADIUS.
THE BUILDING ITSELF IS
1.1 MILLION SQUARE FEET, SO IT'S
ON 100 ACHES.
>> THIS REAL -- ACRES.
>> THIS IS MASSIVE WHAT YOU'RE
DEALING WITH.
>> THIS BUILD TAKES CARE OF ALL
NEEDS FOR 100 STORES IN THE
SYSTEM.
YOU HAVE SO MANY PEOPLE,
DEPENDING ON, YOU YOU HAVE
18,000 TO 20,000 PEOPLE IN THE
COMPANY AND YOU HAVE ALL THE
CUSTOMERS IN WISCONSIN, IN THE
MINNEAPOLIS AREA AND CHICAGO,
WE'RE TRYING TO GET THAT STUFF
WHERE IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE ON
TIME.
>> 16 BANANA ROOMS.
16.
BANANAS, A VERY HIGH MAINTENANCE
FRUIT.
THEY COME GREEN AND BY THE TIME
THEY SHIP THEM, THEY'RE ABOUT TO
TURN YELLOW AND BY THE TIME YOU
EAT THEM, THEY'RE PERFECT.
THE BANANA ROOM, ROUNDY'S,
UNBELIEVABLE.
WE ALL KNOW YOUR BREAD AND WE'RE
HERE IN OCONOMOWOC, WISCONSIN,
WHERE IT'S ALL MADE.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
THE BEST BREAD, THE PREMIUM
BREAD, ALL WISCONSIN MADE RIGHT
HERE IN OCONOMOWOC.
>> IS IT HAMID WESTERN -- A
MIDWESTERN THING?
>> IT'S VERY MIDWESTERN.
>> WASN'T IT STARTED BY SOME
LADY IN THEIR KITCHEN.
>> THAT WAS A LADY IN HER
KITCHEN, HER NAME WAS KATHERINE
CLARK AND SHE FOUNDED THIS
COMPANY AND BASED HER WHOLE
ENTIRE BUSINESS ON OUR NATURAL
WHEAT BREAD.
>> WATCH OUT.
THEY'RE GOING TO COME TO THE
SCALE.
>> HOW MANY LOAFS OF BREAD COME
OUT OF HERE IN A DAY?
>> THAT IS A QUESTION I CAN'T
ANSWER, BUT I'LL TELL YOU THIS,
WE'RE MAKING ABOUT 180 LOAFS A
MINUTE.
>> THAT'S MY FAVORITE BREAD.
>> HOW MANY TYPES OF BREAD COME
OUT OF HERE.
>> WE OWN MANY BAKERIES IN THE
UNITED STATES BUT OUT OF THE
OCONOMOWOC PLANT, WE'RE IN THE
23 TO 27 VARIETIES.
WE ARE A BAKE AND LOAD FACILITY
AND WE PRODUCE THE PRODUCT, PUT
IT ON A TRUCK AND WE SHIP IT AND
IT GETS TO STORES AS QUICKLY AS
POSSIBLE.
>> THE SMELL.
>> IT'S SO GOOD.
>> I'M GOING TO HAVE HAVE A
SANDWICH.
>> WE ARE ON MAIN STREET.
WE ARE LE CHEVAL, WE'RE HERE
WITH DOG, SO I THOUGHT THERE
MUST BE SOME SORT OF DOG.
>> HORSES AND DOGS GO HAND IN
HAND.
ALL HORSE PEOPLE HAVE DOGS.
>> THIS IS ALL ABOUT HORSES,
THIS SHOP IS, BECAUSE LE CHEVAL
MEANS --
>> HORSE IN FRENCH.
WE ARE A HIGH-END RIDING
EQUIPMENT STORE.
>> WHAT ARE THESE?
>> WE DO CUSTOM SHEETS, BLANKETS
FOR HORSES.
>> IS THIS A SPECIAL KIND OF
GIRTH?
>> THIS IS A LONG BELLY
PROTECTION GIRTH.
>> THE LONG BELLY -- I NEED ONE
OF THESE.
>> OUR MAIN EQUIPMENT LINE IS A
COMPANY CALLED ONTARES WHICH IS
A FRENCH SADDLE, BRIDLE MAKER
AND THAT'S WHERE OUR NAME COMES
FROM.
WE ALSO DO VERY GOOD LEATHER
COLLARS AND LEASHES.
>> JUST BECAUSE YOU DON'T GO TO
A VERY BIG FANCY HORSE SHOW,
DOESN'T MEAN YOU DON'T WANT NICE
STUFF FOR YOUR HORSE.
>> RIGHT.
>> OAKBROOK ESSER STUDIOS, THIS
WORK IS BEAUTIFUL AND I THOUGHT
MOST OF IT IS ANTIQUE BUT THIS
IS STUFF THAT YOU CREATE.
>> WE'RE A CUSTOM STAINED GLASS
STUDIO AND DO A LOT OF WORK IN
THE CHURCH.
WE DO A LOT OF VERY INTRICATE,
YOU KNOW, OLD STYLE PAINTED
WINDOWS.
>> THIS IS A REALLY OLD ART
FORM, IS IT NOT, STAINED GLASS?
>> IT IS.
>> LIKE HOW OLD?
>> ONE OF THE SAMPLES IN OUR
GALLERY AS YOU SAW WAS THE
OLDEST COMPLETE WINDOW, THAT'S
ALMOST 1,000 YEARS OLD, SO IT
HAS A GREAT HISTORY.
>> TALK ABOUT YOUR RELATIONSHIP
WITH THE FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT.
>> THE FOUNDATION WANTED TO
SHARE THAT INTERNATIONALLY, THAT
FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT WAS A LOT
MORE THAN JUST AN ARCHITECT, SO
THEY STARTED A DECORATIVE DESIGN
PROGRAM, WHICH WE ARE A PART OF
FOR THE ART GLASS WINDOWS, WE'RE
THE EXCLUSIVE LICENSEE FOR THE
FULL-SCALE REPRODUCTIONS AND
THAT'S A WORLDWIDE EXCLUSIVE
LICENSE, SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT
THAT.
>> THERE'S FOUR OF WITH YOU THAT
LICENSE?
>> IT STARTED AT FOUR.
THE FIRST FOUR LICENSE ZS, IT
WAS TIFFANY IN NEW YORK AND
SCHUMACHER IN NEW YORK, CASINO
IN ITALY AND OAKBROOK ESSER IN
OCONOMOWOC.
>> DID YOU SEE THIS?
OCONOMOWOC.
OCONOMOWOC.
OH, OH, OH!
>> IT IS CALLED THE INN AT PINE
TERRACE.
CAN WE TALK ABOUT THIS HOUSE?
>> REMARKABLE.
>> YES.
CAN YOU IMAGINE, THIS WAS
SOMEONE'S SUMMER HOME.
I THINK AROUND, YOU KNOW, 12
BEDROOMS, ACTUALLY, PROBABLY
MORE THAN 12 BEDROOMS, A COUPLE
OF DORMITORIES FOR SERVANTS, BUT
THAT'S A BIG HOUSE TO COME FOR
THE SUMMER.
>> BUILT WHEN?
>> COMPLETED IN 1880.
>> $30,000.
>> $30,000 TO BUILD IT.
>> TO BUILD IT.
>> IT'S AWESOME THE FIRST TIME
YOU WALK IN AND LOOK AT THE TALL
CEILINGS AND THE VICTORIAN
ARCHITECTURE AND THE WALLPAPER
AND THE WOOD, THE BIG DOORS AND
IT'S JUST AMAZE EGG.
IT'S A -- AMAZING.
IT'S A GREAT PLACE TO BE.
AND A DESTINATION PLACE FOR
PEOPLE TO COME TO.
>> WE'RE TRYING TO BUILD THAT.
>> WE'RE TRYING TO LET PEOPLE
KNOW THAT WE'RE HALF THE DRIVE
TO DOOR COUNTY AND JUST AS GOOD.
>> WOW, THAT'S A REALLY GOOD --
>> CHICAGO PEOPLE.
>> THAT NEEDS TO BE PUT ON
MARKETING MATERIALS.
>> THERE WERE WALLS TAKEN DOWN.
>> THERE WERE WALLS TAKEN DOWN
AND DOORS TAKEN OUT AND CLOSETS
TANK OUT AND WE SAID, WHERE ARE
WE GOING TO HANG ALL OUR
PICTURES, BECAUSE WE HAVE NO
WALLS LEFT, BUT WE DON'T NEED
PICTURES BECAUSE WE HAVE
WINDOWS.
>> LET'S TALK ABOUT THE HISTORY
OF WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW.
>> JOHN BESSG WAS THE ELECTRIC
GUY THAT SET UP ELECTRICITY IN
CHICAGO AND THEN MILWAUKEE AND
ALL THAT, SO THIS IS JOHN BEGGS
ISLAND.
>> THIS IS NOT THE ONLY HOME ON
THE ISLAND.
THERE WAS ONE HOUSE.
>> THERE WAS ONE HOUSE AND IT
WAS IN THE 1960'S I THINK WHEN
THEY EVENTUALLY TORE THAT DOWN
AND NOW THERE'S SIX HOMES OUT
HERE.
>> IT IS A FIELD OF WATER
FLOWERS.
>> THESE ARE SACRED OR INDIAN
LOTUSES AND WHEN WE BOUGHT THE
HOUSE, WE BECAME THEIR
CARETAKERS BASICALLY.
>> HOW DID THEY SHOW UP HERE?
>> THE STORY GOES THAT MR. BEGS,
HE WAS PART OF THE CHICAGO'S
WORLD FAIR IN 1897, THE FIRST
WORLD'S FAIR WHERE THEY LIT THE
FAIR WITH ELECTRICITY, AND AT
THE END OF THE WORLD'S FAIR,
THESE WERE ALL IN EGYPTIAN
EXHIBIT AND THEY WERE GOING TO
JUST, YOU KNOW, DREDGE THEM UP
AND THROW THEM AWAY AND MR. BEGS
SAY, I THINK I HAVE A PLACE
WHERE THOSE MIGHT DO OK.
>> IT'S REALLY BEAUTIFUL.
>> SO IT'S PRETTY SPECIAL TO
COME OUT HERE LITERALLY IN THE
MORNING WITH A CUP OF COFFEE,
YOU KNOW AND LOOK AT THE FLOWERS
ALL OPENING UP.
>> BECAUSE YOU CAN'T SEE IT
ANYWHERE ELSE.
>> NO.
>> UNLESS YOU --
>> THERE'S NOTHING LIKE SUMMER
IN OCONOMOWOC.
CAN WE TOAST THAT?
>> TOAST.
WAVE.
>> LET'S TALK ABOUT LIVING ON
THIS LAKE.
YOU LIVE HERE ALL SUMMER.
>> CORRECT.
>> WE LOVE THE FRIENDLINESS OF
THE PEOPLE AND WE LOVE THE LAKE
LIFE, RIGHT, SO FOR US, KIND OF
THE SOCIAL AREA ON THE LAKE IS
THE YACHT CLUB, SO THERE'S ABOUT
300 FAMILIES ON THE LAKE, ABOUT
125 ARE PART OF THE YACHT CLUB.
WE DON'T HAVE AN ACTUAL PHYSICAL
BUILDING, SO WE HAVE ALL OF OUR
ACTIVITIES AT PEOPLE'S HOUSES SO
WE GET TO TRAVEL AROUND.
PEOPLE LIKE TO SAY WE DON'T HAVE
ONE YACHT CLUB BUT 125 YACHT
CLUBS.
>> WHAT A WAY TO DO IT.
>> THAT'S HOW WE MET SO MANY
PEOPLE AND YOU'RE AT SOMEBODY'S
HOME, THEY'RE ALMOST INSTANT
FRIENDS BECAUSE YOU'RE IN SUCH A
CASUAL, RELAXED SET SOMETHING.
>> IS THERE SOME GOOD WINTER
LIVING HERE?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
IF THE LAKE FREEZES, WHEN IT
ISN'T WINDY, IT'S A GIANT SHEET
OF ICE AND YOU GET THE ICE BOATS
OUT THERE, YOU CAN GO TWO OR
THREE TIMES THE WIND SPEED,
20-MILE-PER-HOUR WINDS, 60 MILES
PER HOUR AND WE ACTUALLY RACE
THEM IF YOU CAN BELIEVE THAT.
IT'S CRAZY.
EVERY TIME I GO, MY FARES HURTS
BECAUSE I'M SMILING SO MUCH HERE
TO EAR.
>> YOU WOULD THINK OF RETIRING
HERE?
>> WE'RE PLANNING ON DOING THAT.
>> YOU'RE LIVING A LOT OF
PEOPLE'S DREAM.
>> WE ARE LIVING OUR DREAM,
THAT'S FOR SURE.
>> HOW LONG HAVE YOU LIVED HERE?
>> A YEAR AND A HALF.
>> WHERE DID YOU COME FROM?
>> WE MET IN NORTH CAROLINA AND
MOVED UP TO WISCONSIN ABOUT SIX
YEARS AGO AND MOVED HERE A YEAR
AND A HALF AGO.
>> WHO IS ORIGINALLY FROM
WISCONSIN.
>> I'M FROM WISCONSIN.
>> YOU'RE FROM NORTH CAROLINA.
>> NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE I
CALL MARYLAND HOME.
>> HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO
WISCONSIN BEFORE?
>> NO.
>> HOW'S IT GOING?
>> I LOVE IT AND RAISING KIDS
HERE HAS BEEN A BREEZE.
>> SAY HI.
>> LET'S TALK ABOUT LIVE IN
OCONOMOWOC.
>> WOULD YOU WANT TO LIVE
ANYWHERE ELSE?
>> NINE MONTHS OUT OF THE YEAR,
NO, THIS IS THE PERFECT PLACE TO
LIVE.
THE LAKE, THE WEATHER, THE
PEOPLE.
FAMILY ATMOSPHERE.
I COULDN'T TRADE IT.
DON'T LIKE THE WINTERS.
>> YOU DON'T.
>> JANUARY 15th TO
FEBRUARY 15th, WE COULD TRADE
IN.
>> IF SOMEBODY CALLED YOU AND
SAID, WE'RE THINKING OF MOVING
TO OCONOMOWOC, WHAT CAN YOU TELL
US ABOUT IT, WHAT WOULD YOU TELL
THEM?
>> DON'T HESITATE.
>> YOU WON'T BE BORED,.
>> THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING TO
DO.
>> WHAT HAPPENED?
BATMAN.
>> AND YOU CAN BE WHOEVER YOU
WANT TO BE IN OCONOMOWOC, YOU
CAN EVEN BE BATMAN.
>> HOW DID YOU GUYS END UP IN
OCONOMOWOC BATMAN AND ROBIN?
>> WE'VE BEEN HERE A LONG TIME.
IT WAS CREATED AS SOMEBODY'S
IMAGINATION TO COVER US, BUT
WE'VE BEEN HERE OUR WHOLE LIFE.
>> WHAT DO YOU DO IN OCONOMOWOC?
>> WE MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER
PLACE.
>> YOU DO, DON'T YOU?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> HOW DOWN THAT?
>> FIND GOODNESS IN EVERYBODY,
SQUASH EVIL, AND MAKE THE WORLD
A BETTER PLACE.
>> DON'T TELL HIM.
WHAT KIND OF COMMUNITY STUFF DO
YOU DO, SERIOUSLY, I WOULD LOVE
TO TALK ABOUT WHAT YOU DO FOR
THE COMMUNITY?
>> ONE OF THE THINGS WE LIKE TO
DO IS WE GO TO SCHOOL, TALK TO
CHILDREN ABOUT KEEPING BULLYING
DOWN AND HELPING THOSE IN NEED.
WE WORK WITH SPECIAL NEEDS KIDS,
MAKE-A-WISH TYPE EVENTS.
PARADES OBVIOUSLY ARE GREAT FUN.
IT'S HARD TO KEEP A STRAIGHT
FACE DRIVING THIS CAR BECAUSE
PEOPLE GO CRAZY.
>> PEOPLE WOULDN'T GO WHETHER
YOU HAD A STRAIGHT FACE OR NOT.
>> ALL THE BUTTONS AND SWITCHES
I'M NERVOUS I'M GOING TO GET THE
EJECTION SEAT AND HE'S OUT OF
HERE.
>> YOU WANT QUIET?
YOU WANT SCENERY?
YOU WANT EPISCOPAL CHURCH, HERE
IN OCONOMOWOC, IT'S THE BEST.
SO ON THESE GROUNDS, IS ANYBODY
WELCOME?
>> EVERYBODY IS WELCOME.
WE HAVE PEOPLE COME AND
MEDITATE.
OH, YEAH.
>> THIS IS A LANDMARK, AND KIND
OF ICONIC IN THIS COMMUNITY.
>> THE PHYSICAL CHURCH ACTUALLY
WAS ORGANIZED, INCORPORATED IN
1886 BEFORE THE STATE WAS A
STATE, ACTUALLY AND THEY BUILT
FRAME BUILDING ON THIS PROPERTY,
WHICH WAS GIVEN TO THE CHURCH BY
JOHN ROCKWELL, WHO IS BASICALLY
THE FATHER OF OCONOMOWOC, IF YOU
WILL, BECAUSE IT WAS FRAME, IT
KIND OF DETERIORATED, SO THEY
BUILT A BRICK BUILDING.
BECAUSE OF FOUNDATION PROBLEMS
IS STARTED TO COLLAPSE, THAT'S
WHEN 1888, THEY DECIDED TO BUILD
THIS BUILDING AND IT'S BEEN
ADDED ON TO TWICE.
>> HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN A
MEMBER?
>> MY WIFE AND I WERE MARRIED
HERE IN 1960.
>> YOU KNOW THE CHURCH?
>> DEFINITELY.
>> YOU KNOW THE PEOPLE LONG
HERE?
>> WELL, MOST OF THE PEOPLE HAVE
BEEN HERE MOST OF THEIR LIFE,
BUT YOU HAVE PEOPLE THAT COME
AND GO.
>> WHEN ARE SERVICES.
>> WEDNESDAY SERVICE AT
10:00 A.M. AND THEN WE HAVE A
SUNDAY SERVICE AT 9:30 A.M.
EVERYONE IS WELCOME.
>> YOU'RE GOING TO BE JEALOUS, I
AM OUTSIDE THE MARJORIE WARD
ESTATE, WE'RE HERE WITH JOHN.
HOW ARE YOU JOHN?
>> VERY GOOD.
>> YOU'RE THE REALTOR.
>> I'M THE REALTOR IN CHARGE OF
FINDING A BUYER FOR THIS
INCREDIBLE ESTATE.
>> RIGHT.
THE HOME WAS BUILT IN 1926
THROUGH 1928 BY A MARGIE
MONTGOMERY WARD AND BUILT IT AS
HER SUMMER HOME.
HOUSE IS ABOUT 15,000 SQUARE
FEET.
>> 18,000 SQUARE FEET.
>> 18,000 SQUARE FEET.
>> IT'S A BIG HOME.
>> IT'S A BIG HOME.
IT HAS EIGHT BEDROOMS, 11 FULL
BATHROOMS, FOUR HALF BATHROOMS
AND THE HOUSE IS SPECTACULAR.
IT'S A ONE-OF-A-KIND.
>> AND EVERYBODY KNOWS IT.
>> EVERYBODY KNOWS IT.
>> I WAS TELLING PEOPLE THAT I
WAS COMING AND THIS IS WHAT
PEOPLE SAID TO ME.
I CHECK OUT THE DOG BATH.
>> SHE HAS A LITTLE MARBLE
BATHTUB IN THE MASTER BATHROOM
FOR HER LITTLE DOG AND THAT'S
WHAT SHE DESIGNED IT FOR.
>> AND THE GROUNDS OUTSIDE, CAN
YOU TALK ABOUT THOSE?
>> THE GROUNDS ARE SPECTACULAR.
335 FEET OF FRONTAGE, IT HAS
WESTERLY VIEWS OVERLOOKING THE
LAKE AND THAT'S SPECIFICALLY WHY
SHE WANT #-D -- WANTED TO BUILD
HERE, SHE WANTED THE WESTERLY
SUNSET.
>> WE ARE IN THE FIELD HOUSE HAT
OCONOMOWOC HIGH SCHOOL.
IT'S A HOME OF THE RACCOONS.
>> THE RACCOONS.
>> TODAY WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL WITH MY BROTHER
MIKE MCGIVERN.
>> MICHELLE, THE HEAD COACH,
TOOK OVER A TEAM THAT HADN'T WON
A CONFERENCE TEAM IN A NUMBER OF
YEARS AND UNDERSTANDS HOW TO
DEVELOP A PROGRAM.
THEY'RE GETTING WINS NOW AND
REALLY BUILDING THE YOUTH
PROGRAM IN THE CITY OF
OCONOMOWOC AND IN TURN, MAKING
THE COMMON HIGH SCHOOL TEAM MUCH
STRONGER.
>> WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
TODAY IS DEVELOPING A PROGRAM.
>> NO DOUBT.
>> WE HAVEN'T TALKED ABOUT THAT.
>> WE HAVEN'T AND I LOVE THIS
STORY, BECAUSE I'M A BIG FAN OF
THE WAY MICHELLE IS DOING IT AND
THAT'S FROM THE GROUND FLOOR UP
AND HAVING THESE KIDS REALLY
LEARN TO LOVE VOLLEYBALL AND
DREAM ABOUT PLAYING FOR HER TEAM
HERE IN THE FIELDHOUSE.
>> WHAT DO YOU THINK IT TAKES TO
BE A GOOD VOLLEYBALL COACH?
>> YOU KNOW, I THINK TO
UNDERSTAND THE GAME OBVIOUSLY,
BUT MORE THAN THAT, TO GET KIDS
TO PLAY IN THE OFFSEASON.
THEY HAVE TO PLAY IN THE
OFFSEASON NOW HEY DAYS.
>> WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO BE A
GOOD VOLLEYBALL PLAYER?
>> YOU NEED TO ASK MICHELLE
THAT.
>> I DID.
CAN I TELL YOU WHAT SHE SAID?
I LOVE YOUR OUTFIT.
>> OCONOMOWOC HIGH SCHOOL, HOME
OF THE RACCOONS, ONLY IN
OCONOMOWOC DO RACCOONS WEAR
SWEATS.
THE OCONOMOWOC ART CENTER, IT'S
A BEAUTIFUL ART CENTER IN
OCONOMOWOC.
OF COURSE, I PERFORM HERE.
THEY HAVE A STATUE OF MELODY OUT
FRONT.
I GUESS SHE'S PERFORMED HERE
TOO.
MELODY, I WONDER WHO SHE KNEW TO
GET HER OWN STATUE.
WHATEVER.
>> KATHY, AM I AN ELEPHANT OR A
CLOWN TODAY?
WHAT AM I?
>> I BELIEVE YOU ARE AN
ELEPHANT.
>> LET'S TALK ABOUT WHAT THIS
IS, IMAGINATION STATION.
>> IMAGINATION STATION IS ABOUT
A 16,000 SQUARE FOOT FULLY
ACCESSIBLE PLAYGROUND.
YOU'RE ABLE TO GET TO THE
HIGHEST POINT IN A WHEELCHAIR.
THERE'S A HAMMOCK STYLE SWING
TOO FOR KIDS WHO AREN'T ABLE
MAYBE TO FIT.
IT CAN PLAY SONGS AND HAS A
NICE, NICE TONE TO IT.
IT'S SOMETHING FOR ALL
ABILITIES, RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE.
>> WELL PLAYED IN.
>> SO IT'S WELL PLAYED IN, IT'S
SOMETIMES OVERCROWDED,
ESPECIALLY ON HOT DAYS, THEY'RE
HAVING A HARD TIME GETTING KIDS
THROUGH BECAUSE THEY'RE SWEATY
AND RUNNING AROUND, BUT WHAT'S
MOST AMAZING IS WHEN YOU COME
HERE AND SEE GRANDPARENTS OR A
PARENT WITH A DISABILITY OR V
YOU KNOW, NOT ABLE LEGS, USING A
WHEELCHAIR TO HELP THEIR CHILD
OR SEE THEIR CHILD AT THE TOP OF
THE SLIDE.
THAT'S AMAZING, OR HAVING A
CHILD COME IN WITH A POWERRIZED
WHEELCHAIR, THAT'S WHAT MADE
HALL THAT WORK, LIKE ALL WORTH
IT.
>> WE ARE AT THE PETITE CHEF.
>> TODAY WE'RE GOING TO MAKE
SOME BREAD PUDDING, WITH
BLUEBERRIES, WHICH ARE IN
SEASON.
>> THE IDEA WAS SPRANG FROM?
>> I WAS RAISED A FOODIE.
I'M PASSIONATE ABOUT FOOD.
MY MOM, SHE WAS ALWAYS COOKING,
SO I LEARNED A LOT FROM HER, I
JUST LOVE IT.
I LOVE STANDING ON THE STOOL AND
BEING UP THERE AN LEARN HOW TO
MAKE STUFF AND PEOPLE LIKED IT.
>> FROM AN EARLY AGE.
>> RIGHT.
RIGHT AND KIDS DO, THEY COME IN
AND THEY JUST DIG IT.
POUR THAT RIGHT IN THERE.
THEY EAT STUFF THAT THEY
WOULDN'T NORMALLY EAT.
>> THAT'S WHAT WE WANT.
>> AND IT'S A LOT OF FUN.
THERE'S EVEN ADULTS OUT THERE,
THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO COOK.
>> AND IT'S MORE THAN JUST
COOKING.
>> IT IS.
ABSOLUTELY.
>> LOOK HOW GOOD IT LOOKS.
WE MADE THAT.
>> WE HAVE A BIG TABLE UP THERE
AND WE HAVE COMMUNAL DINE, SO
WHEN THE KID COME IN AND THEY
COOK WHATEVER THEY COOK, THEY
SIT DOWN TOGETHER, IT'S
IMPORTANT TO LEARN THAT SKILL.
WE KIND OF LOST IT A LITTLE BIT.
>> THAT'S PRETTY GOOD YOU GUYS,
DON'T YOU THINK.
>> WAS THIS HALLS A RESTAURANT.
>> IT WAS.
>> IT LOOKS LIKE A HOME.
>> THAT'S MY NEW HOME.
PRETTY MUCH, I LIVE HERE.
>> LET'S TALK ABOUT YOUR MENU
AND CONCEPT BEHIND THIS PLACE.
>> THE CONCEPT BEHIND IT A
NORMAL 6-2 LUNCH SPOT, ANYONE
COME IN, HAVE A GOOD TIME, TALK
TO ME WHILE I'M COOKING, KEEP ME
OCCUPIED FOR THE DAY SO I DON'T
GET IN TROUBLE.
>> THIS GENTLEMAN IS HAVING A
WISCONSIN OMELETTE AND THE YOUNG
LADY IS PROBABLY HAVING A HAM
AND CHEESE OMELETTE.
>> IS WHAT YOU GUYS WANT?
>> I DON'T EVEN THINK THEY WOULD
SAY NO.
>> THEY'RE LIKE WOULD YOU SHUT
UP AND MAKE MY FOOD IS WHAT
YOU'RE THINKING.
TELL ME WHAT PEOPLE EAT HERE A
LOT.
>> WE HAVE A WISCONSIN OMELETTE
THAT'S A HUGE SELL, WE JUST CAME
UP WITH AZTEC OMELETS.
>> LOOKS GOOD, WHAT IS IN THERE.
>> REFRIED BEANS, CHO REI ZO,
TOMATO, ONIONS.
>> THAT SAYS IT ALL, DOESN'T IT.
>> IT DOKES PART OF THE CLEAN
PLATE LUNCH.
>> THIS IS A GREAT, BEAUTIFUL
HISTORICAL BUILD, IT'S THE OLD
TRAIN DEPOT.
>> IT IS.
>> IN LIKE 1978, 1979, IT BECAME
A RESTAURANT.
>> IT DID.
>> WHAT'S IT KNOWN FOR FOODWISE.
>> GREEK FOOD IS OUR SPECIALTY.
>> REALLY?
>> OUR OWNER IS FROM GREECE
ORIGINALLY, THAT'S WHAT WE
SPECIALIZE IN, AUTHENTIC GYRO
MEAT, AUTHENTIC.
>> OK.
>> LOOK AT THERE.
>> I LOVE THE SAUCE.
>> WHAT IS THE SAUCE?
>> I CAN SAY IT BUT I CAN'T
SPELL IT.
>> WE MAKE OURS HERE TOO, SO
IT'S HOMEMADE.
>> WHEN I DROVE UP, I SAW THE
TRAIN CAR, WHAT IS THAT?
>> THEY DO SPECIAL PARTIES OUT
THERE, WE DO A LOT OF WEDDING
REHEARSALS, HAS AIR CONDITIONING
IN THERE, YOU HAVE YOUR OWN
WAITRESS OUT THERE, YOUR OWN
COOK OUT THERE.
>> YOU CAN CALL THEM AND BOOK
IT?
>> YES.
>> DO YOU EVER COME HERE TO EAT?
>> THEY GIVE ME A HARD TIME
BECAUSE I COME IN ALL OF THE
TIME TO EAT, ALMOST EVERY DAY.
I LOVE OUR FOOD HERE, I NEVER
GET SICK OF IT.
>> DO YOU WANT SOME?
>> THAT IS A TROUT STREAM, JUST
SO YOU KNOW.
WHAT ARE THEY WAITING FOR?
>> THEY'RE WAITING FOR A GRASS
HOPPER TO COME OFF THE BANKS AND
THEN THEY'LL COME OUT AND POUNCE
ON IT.
>> THERE HE IS, RIGHT THERE.
HE'S COMING.
HE SEES US.
QUIET.
CAN YOU TELL US WHY THIS AREA
ITSELF IS SPECIAL IN SOUTHEAST
WISCONSIN?
>> WELL, THERE'S NOT THAT MANY
TROUT STREAMS, YOU KNOW, IN
SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN, MAYBE HALF
A DOZEN.
>> SEE DOWN THERE?
>> YES.
>> DO YOU SEE HIM?
>> YES.
>> HE'S DOWN THERE, HE'S HUGE,
JOHN.
>> YOU HAVE TO HAVE CLEAN WATER,
OK.
YOU HAVE TO HAVE COLD WATER, AND
UNPOE LIEUTENANTED WATERnd --
UNPOLLUTED WATER AND THAT'S WHAT
MAKES THIS PLACE SO SPECIAL.
IT'S NOT SO MUCH ABOUT CATCHING
THE TROUT, IT'S ABOUT THE
ENVIRONMENT THAT THE TROUT LIVE
IN.
AND THAT'S WHY THIS AREA IS SO
SPECIAL, YOU KNOW, TO THIS AREA.
YOU COULD CLOSE YOUR EYES, OPEN
YOU WERE EYES, AND IF YOU DIDN'T
KNOW IT, YOU MIGHT THINK YOU'RE
IN NORTHERN WISCONSIN.
>> YOU WOULD -- YOU WOULDN'T
KNOW YOU'RE A MOMENT FROM
COMPLETE CIVILIZATION.
>> RIGHT.
>> WE ARE ON THE DECK OF THE
OCONOMOWOC COMMUNITY CENTER,
WITH BOB DUFFY.
WHAT DO YOU DO?
>> MY JOB IS TO PROMOTE
OCONOMOWOC TO VISITORS AND
TOURISTS AND BUSINESSES TO COME
TO THE COMMUNITY.
>> WHAT DO YOU WANT TO TALK
ABOUT?
>> WE CAN TALK ABOUT THIS
COMMUNITY CENTER.
>> THIS IS REALLY FOR THE PEOPLE
OF OCONOMOWOC.
>> IT'S FOR THE PEOPLE OF
OCONOMOWOC, IT'S THE RESIDENTS
LAKE HOME, WE WANT THEM TO USE
IT ON A DAILY BASIS, SENIORS USE
IT, WE ENCOURAGE OUR RESIDENTS
TO RENT IT.
IF YOU ENJOY THE BEAUTIFUL VIEW
OVER LAC LA BELLE, ADJACENT TO
OUR CITY BEACH, SO A GREAT
ATTRACTION AND GATEWAY.
>> RIGHT DOWNTOWN.
LET'S TALK ABOUT SOME STUFF THAT
PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT THE
COMMUNITY.
>> MOST PEOPLE DON'T KNOW THAT
OCONOMOWOC IS THE SITE OF THE
WORLD PREMIERE OF THE "WIZARD OF
OZ," HAPPENS HERE IN 1939.
>> WHY WOULD THAT BE, WHY DID IT
PREMIERE HERE?
>> IT'S OUR UNDERSTANDING, IT
HAS TO DO WITH THE COMPOSER OF
THE ORIGINAL SCORE OF THE
"WIZARD OF OZ," HAD A VACATION
AREA HERE AND LOOKED FOR A
MIDWESTERN HOMETOWN TO PREMIERE
THE SHOW.
>> WHAT'S ON YOUR PEN?
>> LIFE COMES NATURALLY HERE IN
OCONOMOWOC.
>> LIFE COMES NATURALLY HERE.
THANKS.
26 LAKES IN LAKE COUNTRY, BUT
THIS IS THE HEART, OCONOMOWOC.
>> THIS IS HOW IT WORKS.
YOU HAVE 30 SECONDS TO TELL US
WHY OCONOMOWOC WISCONSIN IS THE
BEST PLAY IN THE WORLD TO LIVE,
WORK AND PLAY, AN MAYOR, CAN YOU
START NOW.
>> IN 30 SECONDS, IT'S TOUGH,
BUT I'LL TELL YOU, WE HAVE A
TREMENDOUS ASSET IN OUR PEOPLE
AND OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR
CULTURAL.
WE HAVE ONE OF THE MOST
BEAUTIFUL DOWN TOWNS AS YOU'VE
SEEN IN THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS,
THE RESOURCES OF OUR LAKE,
BEAUTIFUL ARCHITECTURE
SURROUNDING OUR CITY, EVENTS ON
AN ALMOST CONSISTENT BASIS BEING
OFFERED FOR PEOPLE IN THE
SURROUNDING AREA TO COME, BE
PART OF OUR COMMUNITY AND WE CAN
LIVE, WORK, PLAY ALL TOGETHER --
>> THAT'S IT, MAYOR.
YOU DID A GOOD JOB.
OCONOMOWOC.
OH!
>> DO YOU KNOW WHAT THESE ARE?
WHAT AM I DOING?
>> OK.
OK.
OCONOMOWOC HIGH SCHOOL, HOME OF
THE RACCOONS.
RACCOONS.
[LAUGHTER]
OCONOMOWOC HIGH SCHOOL, HOME OF
THE RACCOONS.
>> YEP.
>> RACCOONS?
>> RACCOONS.
>> DO IT AGAIN.
>> I CAN'T SAY IT.
YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO DRINK IT,
ZACHARY.
OK.
DO YOU WANT A STRAW?
>> ONO -- SHUT UP.
>> "AROUND THE CORNER WITH JOHN
MCGIVERN" HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE
THROUGH THE SUPPORT OF HISTORIC
DOWNTOWN GREENDALE.
100,000 HOLIDAY LIGHTS FRAMING
THE HISTORIC STOREFRONTS IN
WINTER, 35,000 FLOWERS BLOOMING
BIG TIME IN SUMMER, IT'S
BEAUTIFUL YEAR-ROUND.
YOU JUST GOT TO SEE GREENDALE.
>> ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR
"AROUND THE CORNER" WITH JOHN
MCGIVERN IS PROVIDED BY THE
GREATER MILWAUKEE FOUNDATION'S
ERNEST C. AND FLORENCE M. SHOCKE
FUND.
>> THIS PROGRAM AROUND THE
CORNER IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY
GENEROUS SUPPORTERS BY YOU AND
THE COMMUNITIES WE VISITS AROUND
THE STATE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SUPPORTING
MILWAUKEE PUBLIC TELEVISION.
>> AND LOCAL PROGRAMMING.