The Captain

This blog’s grandfather is Captain Frederick Pabst.

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Ahoy!

Milwaukee’s Captain Frederick Pabst, in his sea-captain days, crossed paths with another captain — Detroit shipping king and mega-millionaire industrialist Eber Brock Ward.

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Gambling? No.

On the Belle Isle Casino, where the author will be wed.

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Margaret Mather

A tragic Victorian stage actress rises from poverty in Detroit to live in celebrity, if not artistic splendor.

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Milwaukee’s Forest Home Cemetery

Visiting the beer baron delta, where Blatz, Schlitz and Pabst are all eternally locked in their boozy, intertwined legacies.

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Valentine’s Day

I tried to think about some of my favorite historical couples, but I ended up dwelling on love affairs closer to home.

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