MILWAUKEE (CBS58) — The Fourth of July is about patriotism, picnics, parades, fireworks and perhaps most of all family.
One Milwaukee family has been keeping their star-spangled tradition alive for 100 years.
For 100 years, the Casalena’s they’ve been coming together to celebrate Independence Day in the same spot in Lake Park, blending their Italian roots with their love for America in a way that’s as unique as it is heartwarming.
“The lady who started the whole picnic in 1925 and that’s Grandma Emma,” said Phyllis Wiegratz, Casalena family member…