MOUNT PLEASANT — For the first time in history, the Keland House, 1425 Valley View Drive in Mount Pleasant, is for sale. The home was designed by architect, Frank Lloyd Wright, in 1954. Its former resident was Karen Johnson Boyd, the daughter of Herbert Fisk Johnson Jr., of SC Johnson. This 4,978-square-foot Usonian model home […]
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OPINION: A Cool Idea – Let’s Do It Here!
From time to time, I run across an idea so cool, stunning, and creative that I just have to share it. And, suggest that it be done here in Racine. A few weeks ago, a visit to my home state of Iowa included a stop in Mason City. It’s a smallish city (population 27,800) situated […]
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Racine Author, Photographer, and Frank Lloyd Wright Advocate Mark Hertzberg Honored with Wright Spirit Award 2019
Racine photographer and author, Mark Hertzberg, recently received one of the seven prestigious 2019 Wright Spirit Awards. The nationally-nominated honors were presented on Saturday, October 5, 2019, at a gala dinner in Los Angeles. The Wright Spirit Awards were established in 1991 by the Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy to honor individuals and organizations who […]
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Racine Heritage Museum to feature Alfonso Iannelli exhibit
The Racine Heritage Museum is featuring an Alfonso Iannelli exhibit from Dec.1 to Oct. 31 called “Blessings to Blenders.” It is showcasing the works of 20th century Italian-American designer, architect, and sculptor Alfonso Iannelli (1888-1965). Some of Iannelli’s works include many sculptures, product designs for advertising, and works based on a liturgy. The collection of […]
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Frank Lloyd Wright Trail Opens, SC Johnson First Stop
Gov. Scott Walker dedicated the Frank Lloyd Wright Trail on Wednesday in the Great Workroom in the Wright-designed Administration Building at SC Johnson. Now the world can explore a number of the architect’s work as part of a 200-mile tourist attraction known as the Frank Lloyd Wright Trail. Several of Wrights buildings were constructed in the […]
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Obituary: Margaret Morrison Lukow Well Known Racine Artist
Surrounded by her loving family, Margaret Morrison Lukow, 82, passed away on Monday, July 25, 2016, at University Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin. Margaret—known to many as Peg or Maggie—was born in Evanston, Illinois, on Sept. 26, 1933, to Harry and Louise (née: Knobel) Morrison. Maggie attended Purdue University, where she became a life loyal Alpha […]
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Wright legacy lives on this weekend
The month of June opens wide with a Downtown party, an architecture tour, live music and a great lake view. Come along this weekend with Real Racine. The Wright stuff. Architecture enthusiasts from around the country are expected in the Racine area for Wright and Like 2016 presented by the Frank Lloyd Wright Wisconsin (FLWW) […]
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Local Tourism Spending up 7%
Visitor spending in Racine County had a $231.6 million economic impact in 2014 — a 7.08 percent increase from the previous year, according to research conducted by national firms Tourism Economics and Longworth International. The report, released for National Travel and Tourism Week, May 2-10, showed that tourism supported 4,109 Racine County jobs that contributed […]
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Pick up the 2015 Guide
Fun is. . .Racine County! The 2015 Real Racine Activities Guide, a 64-page, full-color magazine, emphasizes year-round fun in Racine County. Pick up a free copy at nearly 700 locations, including the Real Racine Visitor Center (14015 Washington Ave./Hwy 20), area businesses, travel centers, airports, train stations, libraries and municipal buildings. Highlights include the county’s […]
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Judge: Frank Lloyd Wright Apprentice Designed Home Needs To Be Habitable
The owners of a Wind Point home designed by an apprentice of Frank Lloyd Wright found themselves in a Racine County Courtroom on Friday trying to save it from being razed, according to a story by the Racine Journal Times. Joan Schulz owns the home located at 4945 N. Main St. in Wind Point. She hasn’t lived […]