Racine, WI
Music connected to Racine
About Racine
- • Liberace, the flamboyant pianist, was born in Racine in 1919.
- • The malted milkshake was invented at a Racine Woolworth's lunch counter.
- • Jerome I. Case established his threshing machine company, boosting Racine's economy.
- • A giant, hand-carved, working carousel resides inside the Racine Zoo's main building.
- • The Great Racine Fire of 1855 destroyed much of the city's business district.
- • Named for the Root River, "Racine" was incorporated as a city in 1848.
- • With roughly 77,000 residents, it's Wisconsin's fifth-largest city.
- • Sitting 620 feet above sea level, the views of Lake Michigan are stunning.
- • Manufacturing, particularly food production, employs many Racine residents.
- • Racine offers a comforting blend of industrial history and lakeside serenity.
- • The Milwaukee Bucks, roughly 30 miles north, won the NBA championship in 2021.
- • Racine Horlick High School won state basketball titles in 1920 and 1921.