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Wonderade Punch List · From the archive
Milwaukee Weekend
Oct 10 to Oct 11
A past weekend. Written after the fact from what local sources listed and the weather that actually happened.
Milwaukee stayed dry and cloudy, with a warm Saturday near 80 and Sunday near 77. The weekend held a park pumpkin party, a sensory-friendly trunk-or-treat, motorcycle S.T.E.A.M. at the Harley-Davidson Museum and a mermaid at Discovery World.
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What the weather did
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Saturday
80° / 58°
Cloudy, no rain.
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Sunday
77° / 55°
Cloudy, no rain.
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The weather rule that weekend: Warm afternoon: do the open-sun stuff in the morning and save shade for later.
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Saturday picks |
 Morning |
Davidson Park hosted a Pumpkin Party on Saturday morning, an outdoor neighborhood fall event in the park.
3725 W Juneau Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53208-2818, United States · Price not listed · Outdoors, open sun
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| Afternoon |
Total Spectrum's WEAP opened its new Greenfield Learning Center with a sensory-friendly open house and trunk-or-treat on Saturday afternoon.
4131 W Loomis Road, Suite 100, Greenfield, WI 53221 · Price not listed · Indoors
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 Afternoon |
The Harley-Davidson Museum ran The S.T.E.A.M. of Motorcycles on Saturday afternoon, an indoor look at motorcycles through science, technology, engineering, art and math.
400 W Canal St, Milwaukee, WI, United States, Wisconsin 53203 · Price not listed · Indoors
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Sunday picks |
Great weather. Stay outside as long as the kids will let you.
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The Harley-Davidson Museum hosted The S.T.E.A.M. of Motorcycles, an indoor look at the science behind the bikes.
400 W Canal St, Milwaukee, WI, United States, Wisconsin 53203 · Price not listed · Indoors
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 Afternoon |
Mermaid Echo visited Discovery World on Sunday afternoon, an indoor stop that was booked ahead.
Discovery World · Price not listed · Indoors
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Dinner, sorted · Pick 'n Save
Sheet Pan Chicken Night
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Sheet Pan Chicken Night came from Pick 'n Save, where the Simple Truth chicken breast or thigh value pack gave the most protein for the money in that week's ads. Gourmet potatoes at buy one, get one free made it a full sheet pan dinner. |
| Fresh Simple Truth Natural Boneless Chicken Breasts or Thighs value pack |
$3.99/lb |
| Private Selection Gourmet Potatoes 1.5 lb bag |
Buy 1, Get 1 Free |
Ad prices good through Tuesday, Oct 13.
How to cook it: The chicken and halved gourmet potatoes could roast together on one sheet pan until golden.
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Runner-up dinner · Pick 'n Save
Pork Night
Pork Night was the runner-up, with Pick 'n Save's bone-in pork back ribs giving a lot of protein for the money. Ribs made a hands-on, sit-down family dinner. Pork Back Ribs bone-in ($3.99/lb).
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The weekend bonus
That week's Whole Foods ad had a Pumpkin Turmeric Sourdough loaf, and it doubled as a kitchen project. Families could slice it together for a toast bar or press it into grilled cheese.
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Quick grocery wins |
| Roundy's Select Milk gallon Pick 'n Save · about 49 g protein per $ |
$2.49 |
| Simple Truth Cage Free Eggs 24 ct, Large Grade A Pick 'n Save · about 28 g protein per $ |
$5.49 |
| 80% Lean Ground Chuck sold in a 3 lb tray or more or 1 lb tray for $5.99 lb Pick 'n Save · about 16 g protein per $ |
$4.99/lb |
| Black Angus Boneless Chuck Roast Pick 'n Save · about 11 g protein per $ |
$6.99/lb |
From the ads that ran Oct 7 to Oct 13. Prices varied by store. Protein figures use USDA values and the weight stated in the ad.
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