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SECURA Insurance

SECURA Insurance is a mutual insurance company in the United States that offers property and casualty insurance through independent insurance agents in 13 states. The company provides insurance for businesses, farms, nonprofit organizations, and special events. The company headquarters is located in Fox Crossing, Wisconsin. SECURA employs approximately 1000 people. In 2019, SECURA moved their headquarters to a new building in Fox Crossing, about 3.75 miles (6.04 km) west of the old location in Appleton. History Early Years and Founding SECURA was founded in 1900 by Julius Bubolz after a massive cyclone tore through New Richmond, Wisconsin, destroying homes and businesses, killing more than 100 people, and injuring 500 others. To protect themselves and each other, 135 charter members in the Cicero Township developed The Farmers Home Mutual Hail, Tornado, and Cyclone Insurance Company of Seymour, Wisconsin. After several decades of growth, the company moved into an office building in downtown Appleton. By 1935 an auto insurance division was launched called Home Mutual Casualty Company. Gordon Bubolz Years After graduating law school and previously working as an assistant secretary, Julius' son Gordon Bubolz became the company's second CEO in the late 1930's and maintained that position until 1981. The company moved to a new construction site on South Memorial Drive in 1963. Several new companies were launched including offerings for Life Insurance, Securities and Financial services. John Bubolz Years In 1986, this insurance company was renamed from Home Mutual to SECURA under John Bubolz' leadership. Recent History Other CEO's include John Bykowski from 1997-2014, and David Gross from 2014-2022. In 2019, SECURA moved their headquarters to a new building in Fox Crossing, about 3.75 miles (6.04 km) west of the old location in Appleton. Community involvement SECURA supports a variety of community organizations by volunteering to serve on boards and committees, and by participating in fundraising efforts. SECURA regularly partners with the United Way and The Boys and Girls Club. Sustainability SECURA has a long history focused on sustainability and conservation going back when Gordon Bubolz was leading the company in the mid 1900's. SECURA has a large solar field at their current headquarters that helps power their own building. SECURA earned the WELL certification becoming only the second building in Wisconsin to earn that designation. Recognition “A”(Excellent) rating from A.M. Best. Certified Great Place to Work (2024) Ranked by independent agents as a top ten performer for Making Business Easier every year since 2006. (2006–2015) Platinum Well Workplace Award winner by Wellness Council of America (WELCOA) References External links SECURA Insurance website
SS Meteor

SS Meteor är ett amerikanskt lastfartyg som byggdes år 1896 för trafik på de stora sjöarna. Hon byggdes på American Steel Barge Company i Superior i Wisconsin som det 36 av totalt 44 byggda fartyg med skrovformen "whaleback" som utvecklats av den skotska sjökaptenen Alexander McDougall. Fartyget är försett med valdäck som ger högsta möjliga lastförmåga vid ett givet djupgående och skrovet är anpassat till de trånga slussarna i Sault Ste. Marie på den tiden. Meteor bytte ägare och byggdes om vid flera tillfällen. Hon transporterade malm, muddermassor och bilar och slutade sin karriär som tankfartyg. Hon lades upp år 1969 och blev museifartyg i Superior år 1973. Maskineriet och ångpannan var funktionsdugliga och fartyget gjorde korta turer vid flera tillfällen. Ångmaskinen har renoverats och drivs sedan 2024 med tryckluft. Källor Externa länkar Wikimedia Commons har media som rör SS Meteor. Officiell webbplats
SafeHouse (restaurant)

The SafeHouse is an American theme-restaurant that was established in 1966 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Filled wall-to-wall with spy memorabilia collected by the founder/owner, David J. Baldwin. It has been used as a backdrop in movies shot in Milwaukee such as Major League, and has been featured on the History Channel as one of the best secret locations to visit in the United States. The restaurant has been in featured articles in Time, People, and the Daily Express for its food, spy-themed drinks and espionage theme. Its mascot is Yugyps (Spyguy spelled backward). According to Rachael Ray, in a September 2003 episode of her $40 a Day series, "You would have to be a CIA agent to figure this place out in one trip." In its February 2011 issue, Wired included SafeHouse on its list of is "The Planet's Hippest Hangouts". The Restaurant is connected to Newsroom Pub, also designed by David Baldwin, where autographs of celebrities who have spoken to the Milwaukee Press Club are displayed. The ornate banquet rooms have booths with secret entrances into the SafeHouse. On June 16, 2015, David Baldwin retired, selling the SafeHouse to the Marcus Corporation. The new owners closed the site to undertake renovations, reopening in 2016. In April 2017, Marcus Corporation opened a second location, in Chicago, Illinois. In 2023, the Chicago location announced it was permanently closing. References External links Official website SafeHouse on Atlas Obscura
Saint Augustine Church (New Diggings, Wisconsin)

Saint Augustine Church is an early Catholic church built in 1844 in New Diggings, Wisconsin, during the area's lead-mining boom. The building was designed by pioneer priest and amateur architect Father Samuel Mazzuchelli, and survives unchanged from that early era. Carlo Gaetano Samuele Mazzuchelli was born in Milan, Italy in 1806. He entered the Dominican Order, came to America at age 22, and became a priest in 1830. Father Mazzuchelli served for five years in Upper Michigan and northern Wisconsin, then moved to the lead region, where he served as missionary and priest to many far-flung miners and settlers. Mazzuchelli established more than 35 parishes and designed buildings for 20 to 25 of them. Saint Augustine parish was founded in 1835. The current building was constructed in 1844, designed by Father Mazzuchelli himself. The priest mixed styles in ways that a trained architect might not have, but the result is pleasing. Richard Perrin writes, "This building...is one of the genuine architectural gems in the state of Wisconsin...an important element of Wisconsin's cultural legacy." The church is a small wooden structure on a limestone foundation. The general form of the building is Greek Revival, seen in the low-pitched roof and the cornice returns. But smaller elements are Gothic Revival: the pointed arches on the door and windows and in the corner pilasters, the pointed corbeling under the raking cornice. The walls are clad in 9-inch wood planks grooved to look like stone blocks. The exterior was never painted. On top is a spare bell tower styled like the rest of the church, topped with a small cross. Inside the church are the original simple pews and finely carved altar rails. Three rooms behind the altar once provided living quarters for the priest whenever he stayed in the village. Father Mazzuchelli opened a school in these rooms in 1847 and staffed the small school with Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters. In the 1960s some local Knights of Columbus began to restore the building. They rebuilt the foundation and replaced some parts of the bell tower. But after 120 years, they found much of the structure and wood sound. Since then the Father Mazzuchelli Assembly of the Knights of Columbus of Lancaster, Wisconsin has continued restoration. Now in the Diocese of Madison, St. Augustine has not been an active parish for over a century. Some of Father Mazzuchelli's other church buildings survive with modifications, but only this one remains unchanged. This gives the church a special historical connection to Father Mazzuchelli, and it remains a place of pilgrimage. The building is open on Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m., and a memorial Mass is held annually on the last Sunday of August. A number of historical artifacts, such as account books, records, letters, and other materials are preserved in the archives at Sinsinawa Mound in Sinsinawa, Wisconsin. References
Saint Bernard's Church Complex

Saint Bernard's Church Complex is a Roman Catholic church, school, and rectory that occupies a full block in Watertown, Wisconsin. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. History St. Bernard's parish was organized in 1843, when Wisconsin was a territory. In 1846 a modest 27 by 36-foot wooden church with Gothic Revival styling was constructed for the parish on the site of the current church. Watertown was largely populated by German and Irish immigrants, and St. Bernard's attracted many of the Irish minority. A rectory was added in 1847 and a church school building in 1857. By the 1872 the parish needed a larger building, and the Holy Cross Fathers sent Reverend William Corby to St. Bernard's as pastor, charged with getting a new church built. Corby commissioned Patrick Keely, architect of many Catholic churches out east, to design the new church. Keely designed the building which stands to this day. It was built from 1873 to 1876 with money and sweat of the parishioners. The cornerstone, laid in 1873, was carved from a piece of the Rock of Cashel, from back in dear old Erin. Keely designed the church in High Victorian Gothic style, characterized by the emphasis on vertical lines, the pointed-topped arches, and the polychromatic masonry. The floor plan is generally rectangular, with a large square entrance tower at the front and a polygonal apse at the back. The foundation is limestone blocks; the walls above are cream brick with contrasting bands of red brick and stone. On the front tower is a spire with clocks on its four faces. That spire rises to 210 feet, and is topped with a cross. Inside, the apse still contains stained glass windows from the 1870s. In the 1890s German immigrant Hermann Michalowski painted large murals of St. Francis, St. Bernard, St. Patrick, and St. Elizabeth on panels in the apse. In 1883 a new rectory (later used as a convent) was built to replace the old one. It was initially two-story and brick with some Italianate details. Later additions have obscured much of the original building, but the interesting roof-line and the iron cresting on the bay window remain. In 1892 a larger school building was built to replace the original. It is a two-story building, with round arches suggesting the Romanesque Revival style. The building is cream brick, with a two-story entry pavilion with corner cylinders like the rolls of a scroll, topped with a stone cross. The school building was largely paid for by Dr. Edward Johnson and the building contractor was Mat Franzen. The school building is the last surviving historic parochial school building in a city where in the late 1800s two thirds of the students attended parochial schools. References
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway

The Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway is a federally protected system of riverways located in eastern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin. It protects 252 miles (406 km) of river, including the St. Croix River (on the Wisconsin/Minnesota border), and the Namekagon River (in Wisconsin), as well as adjacent land along the rivers. The St. Croix National Scenic Riverway is one of the original eight National Wild and Scenic Rivers, largely as a result of legislation by senators Walter Mondale of Minnesota and Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin. The largest scenic riverway east of the Mississippi River, it lies within parts of eight counties in Wisconsin: Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Pierce, Polk, St. Croix, Sawyer, and Washburn; and three in Minnesota: Chisago, Pine, and Washington. Activities The upper St. Croix is a nationally renowned smallmouth bass fishery. Other fish species present in the riverway include walleye, northern pike, sturgeon, muskellunge, and catfish. The Namekagon River upstream of Hayward, Wisconsin is well known for its brown and brook trout fishing. Besides fishing, the riverway is a popular destination for canoeing, boating, camping, tubing, and hunting. Camping is provided at dozens of National Park Service-designated sites, at state parks along the river, and, in certain sections, anywhere users wish to camp. The riverway also includes numerous hiking trails, some of which are designated in winter for cross-country skiing. Management The riverway is managed overall by the National Park Service. The riverway headquarters and main visitor center are located in St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin, with an additional visitor center in Trego, Wisconsin operated during the summer. Large areas along both sides of the river are also managed by state agencies and include state parks and state forests. Parks and public lands Saint Croix State Forest, MN Governor Knowles State Forest, WI Saint Croix State Park, MN Chengwatana State Forest, MN Wild River State Park, MN Interstate Park, MN & WI William O'Brien State Park, MN St. Croix Boom Site, MN Afton State Park, MN Kinnickinnic State Park, WI St. Croix Bluffs Regional Park, MN See also St. Croix River (Wisconsin-Minnesota) St. Croix Flowage Namekagon River References External links Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway website References
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway

La Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway est une aire protégée américaine à la frontière du Minnesota et du Wisconsin. Créée le 2 octobre 1968, cette National Wild and Scenic River est opérée par le National Park Service. Liens externes Ressources relatives à la géographie : National Parks Conservation Association NPSpecies Planning, Environment and Public Comment Rivers.gov Ressources relatives à l'architecture : Harpers Ferry Center National Park Foundation NPS Stats (en) Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway sur Natural Atlas (en) Site officiel Portail de la conservation de la nature Portail du Minnesota Portail du Wisconsin
Saint Francis Xavier Cathedral (Green Bay, Wisconsin)

St. Francis Xavier Cathedral is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Green Bay in Green Bay, Wisconsin, in the United States. The cathedral was named in honor of Francis Xavier. a Spanish saint. History Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church In 1851, a group of German immigrants in Green Bay founded the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish and constructed a small wooden-frame church. At that time, the Green Bay area was under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Milwaukee. This church would be the predecessor of Saint Francis Xavier Cathedral The Vatican in 1868 erected the Diocese of Green Bay and appointed Joseph Melcher as its first bishop. Melcher then designated Annunciation as the pro-cathedral of the diocese until a permanent cathedral could be constructed. Bishop Francis Xavier Krautbauer in 1876 began construction of the new cathedral. He funded the project with contributions from the royal family of Bavaria, the Bavarian Mission Society in Munich and from local immigrants. The new cathedral was patterned after the Ludwigskirche, a landmark Catholic church in Munich. Saint Francis Xavier Cathedral Saint Francis Xavier Cathedral was consecrated in 1881.In 1904, the diocese added two belfries to the cathedral. A three-story sacristy was constructed in 1918. The diocese in 1959 undertook the first renovation of the cathedral interior and added three enclosed entrances to the exterior. The Cathedral Center opened in 2004, serving as the new home for the Cathedral Museum. The cathedral began receiving a series of 18 restorations starting in 2014. The cathedral closed in September 2017 for a $2.4 million restoration. Repairs include the floors, pews, paintings, and pipe organ.The cathedral reopened later that year. Images See also List of Catholic cathedrals in the United States List of cathedrals in the United States References External links Official Cathedral Site Roman Catholic Diocese of Green Bay Official Site
Catedral de San Francisco Javier (Green Bay)

La Catedral de San Francisco Javier​ (en inglés: St. Francis Xavier Cathedral)​ Es el nombre que recibe un edificio religioso que sirve como la iglesia catedral católica de la diócesis de Green Bay en la ciudad de Green Bay,​ Wisconsin,​ al norte de Estados Unidos. La catedral fue nombrada así en honor de San Francisco Javier. La catedral fue planeada y erigida entre 1876 y 1881 bajo el episcopado de Francis Xavier Krautbauer. Fue diseñado siguiendo el modelo de la Ludwigskirche, una iglesia histórica en el centro de Múnich, Alemania. Krautbauer ordenó una crucifixión monumental pintada por Johann Schmitt, un pintor alemán del movimiento nazareno. Véase también Iglesia católica en los Estados Unidos Arquitectura de las catedrales y las grandes iglesias Referencias
Saint James Court Apartments

The Saint James Court Apartments is a luxury apartment building designed by Ferry & Clas and built in 1903 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In 2008, the site was added to the National Register of Historic Places. History Alfred C. Clas originally designed the building in 1895, but it was not built until 1903 after he purchased the land it sits on. It is adjacent to St. James Episcopal Church and across the street from the Central Library, the latter of which was also designed by Ferry & Clas and both of which are also listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The apartment block was built by Alfred's brother Louis Clas. It is six stories, with a design influenced by Beaux Arts style. The west and north faces are ornamented with corner quoins and a cornice with classical moldings and modillion blocks above a line of dentils. Several columns of windows protrude as multi-story bays. The main entrance on the west side is a single door with sidelights beneath a wood frieze decorated with carved fronds, all framed by a round stone arch. The south and east faces of the building are much less decorated; Clas probably expected large buildings to be constructed on those sides. Inside, there were originally four apartments per floor, for a total of 26 units. Floors were served by an elevator, which was not common at that time. The larger apartments had formal dining rooms with built-in china cabinets and a servant's bell in the floor. Off the pantry was a maid's room. Bathrooms had clawfoot tubs and many of the apartments had gas fireplaces and leaded glass windows. The basement had a doctor's office, central heating system, and the janitor's suite, for the guy who maintained the building and took care of apartments when the tenants were out. Clas added features like the maid's room and fireplaces to appeal to the upper middle-class, which is different from most apartments built in Milwaukee at the time, which were walk-ups and Chicago tenement-style. Clas himself lived in one of these apartments from 1909 to 1920. References
Лютеранская церковь Святого Иоанна (Милуоки)

Лютера́нская це́рковь Свято́го Иоа́нна (англ. Saint John's Evangelical Lutheran Church) — расположена в городе Милуоки, штат Висконсин. Принадлежит общине, входящей в Висконсинский евангелический лютеранский синод. Здание включено в Национальный реестр исторических мест США, а в 1992 году объявлено достопримечательностью Милуоки. История Приход Святого Иоанна был основан 4 декабря 1848 года немецкими иммигрантами, которые были членами Синода Висконсина. В 1889 году община построила здание по проекту германского архитектора Пауля Шетнитцки и его компаньона Ойгена Либерта. Описание Здание построено в стиле неоготики. Как и находящаяся неподалеку церковь Святой Троицы, данное здание имеет две башни разной высоты (127 и 197 футов). В более высокой башне находятся три колокола массой более 6 тонн. Галерея Примечания Ссылки https://web.archive.org/web/20130702161600/http://www.stjohnsmke.org/ St. John’s Lutheran Church Website Saint John’s Evangelical-Lutheran Church (Facebook) Historic Designation Study Report: St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church Complex (PDF) History of St. John, Milwaukee (PDF) Half Century Mark Reached. St. Johannes’ Lutheran Church Will Celebrate Its Semicentennial Pastor Bading’s Jubilee St. John’s Lutheran Group to Honor Its Founders Concert at St. Johannes Church for Visiting Lutheran Delegates Rev. John Bading Leaves Field at 84 Hundreds Attend Funeral Services of the Rev. John Bading at St. John’s Lutheran Church Rev. Schewe Will Succeed Rev. Brenner Future of Church in God’s Hands Historic American Buildings Survey (Library of Congress) German Milwaukee Rev. Bading’s Church in Milwaukee, Lutheran Witness, November 21, 1890. Page 91, column 2, bottom.
Saint Joseph of the Lake Church and Cemetery

The Saint Joseph of the Lake Church is located on the Menominee Indian Reservation in Menominee County, Wisconsin. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. History Roman Catholic missionaries had settled in the area by 1875, serving both the Menominee and other white settlers. The cemetery for Roman Catholics and a burial ground for non-Roman Catholics were established soon after. Under the direction of Father Blase Krake, the church was constructed in the 1890s. The site would become a sanctuary for the Menominee to live their way of life. As the federal government of the United States began prohibiting many Native American tribes from speaking their traditional languages and performing their traditional ceremonies, the church allowed the Menominee to do such things on the property. It has been credited for allowing the Menominee way of life and traditions to be passed on to further generations. References
Saint Luke's Church Complex

Saint Luke's Church Complex is a former Roman Catholic church and school located in Two Rivers, Wisconsin. The site, occupying one-half block, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. The complex covers 10 acres and contains 4 buildings of various architectural styles. The church, a Gothic Revival building built in 1891, is still used for religious services. The rectory is a Queen Anne style building built in 1895 with modifications in 1926 and 1946. It too is still used for its original purpose as the residence of the parish priest. The convent, also a Queen Anne style residence, was built in 1903 with modifications in 1916 and 1931, is now leased to the Two Rivers Historical Society. The school, a three-story building in a style influenced by the Classical Revival, was built in 1909 with modifications in 1921, 1931, and 1958. As of 1992 it was being converted into an apartment complex. References
Saint Patrick's Church (Benton, Wisconsin)

Saint Patrick's Church is the Catholic parish for Benton, Wisconsin and surrounding areas. The parish is part of the Diocese of Madison. The church was built in 1852 by the pioneer priest Samuel Charles Mazzuchelli, a Dominican. Mazzuchelli was the church's architect, as well as its founder. Mazzuchelli — who was declared Venerable by Pope John Paul II in 1993 — is buried in the church cemetery. The church was one of 25 he built in the Upper Mississippi valley. Notes