Isaac Rowlett
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Exploring Wisconsin’s past, present, and future • he/him • views = mine only
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![Just off the shores of Lake Geneva, the Yerkes Observatory in Williams Bay, WI, holds the largest refracting telescope ever built (40-inch lens, 1897). Known as the birthplace of modern astrophysics, Einstein visited in 1921 and called it “wunderschön” [absolutely beautiful].](https://image.24vids.com/tw-2097163257614119045/amplify_video_thumb/2097163165020893184/img/O1h4XHdX4Yc9YgQZ.jpg)
Just off the shores of Lake Geneva, the Yerkes Observatory in Williams Bay, WI, holds the largest refracting telescope ever built (40-inch lens, 1897). Known as the birthplace of modern astrophysics, Einstein visited in 1921 and called it “wunderschön” [absolutely beautiful].
Isaac Rowlett43,104 Aufrufe • vor 1 Monat
Show this to the next person who tells you that Wisconsin is a “climate haven.” We’ve seen increased precipitation rates for decades, and this flooding is just a sign of what’s to come. Now’s the time to prepare for the wetter, warmer, & more unpredictable weather.
Isaac Rowlett265,653 Aufrufe • vor 1 Jahr
Aztalan, Wisconsin — 2026 Once the site of a community of around 500 people between 1000 and 1300 CE, Aztalan spanned 35 acres and was well-fortified by stockade walls. Its name comes from a European settler who mistakenly attributed the pyramids to the Aztecs.
Isaac Rowlett40,312 Aufrufe • vor 2 Monaten
Brand new traffic calming infrastructure on N 6th & Walnut in Milwaukee 🫡
Isaac Rowlett385,493 Aufrufe • vor 2 Jahren
raising my kids just off North Ave in Sherman Park and we love it here’s a look at our recent block party 😊
Isaac Rowlett116,833 Aufrufe • vor 11 Monaten
Today Milwaukee today had its worst air quality in recorded history with a reading of 566 — above the Environmental Protection Agency’s 0-500 AQI scale. Check on your friends and neighbors and stay inside if possible. There are no climate havens. We’re all in this together.
Isaac Rowlett28,260 Aufrufe • vor 3 Monaten
How bad are things going for Trump? This is Ozaukee County, Wisconsin…
Isaac Rowlett56,913 Aufrufe • vor 1 Jahr
Wauwatosa’s name comes from a Potawatomi word for “firefly” and Chief Wauwautaesie, though historians debate the exact origin. It was previously known as Hart’s Mills, after Charles Hart built mills along the Menomonee River beginning in 1835. Today’s population is almost 50,000.
Isaac Rowlett10,085 Aufrufe • vor 1 Monat
Madison, Wisconsin — 2026 Built in 1917, the Wisconsin State Capitol is a Beaux-Arts masterpiece of local materials such as Wisconsin granite and marble. Designed by George B. Post, its massive dome is one of the largest masonry domes in the world. FORWARD!
Isaac Rowlett19,825 Aufrufe • vor 8 Monaten
Milwaukee, Wisconsin — 1/23/26 -13°F (−25°C) air temperature and feels like −38°F (−39°C)
Isaac Rowlett18,832 Aufrufe • vor 9 Monaten
