Luxembourg Adventures With Kevin Wester

Luxembourg Adventures With Kevin Wester Kevin Wester, foremost tour guide and consultant for Luxembourg travel, provides group tours, family tours, as well as individual travel consultation.

07/31/2025

Echternach, Luxembourg, was home to St. Willibrord who brought Christianity to this region of Europe centuries ago. Echternach is also home to the UNESCO-listed Spring Dancing Procession in honor of St. Willibrord. If you get to Echternach, you've got to check out the Basilica of St. Willibrord and Willibrord's grave in the crypt of the basilica. Learn more.....

07/31/2025

Did you know that the FIRST St. Mary's school and convent building from the 1850s still exists in Port Washington? It is NOT on Johnson Street, but rather the building was moved to Powers Street in 1895 and still stands today! For many years it was the home of the Sam Guenther family of the Guenther Brickyard in Port Washington. This home which still stands on Powers Street is the OLDEST building associated with St. Mary's Parish in Port Washington! Learn more......

07/31/2025

Check out the beautiful stained-glass windows at St. Nicholas Church in Dacada, Wisconsin. St. Nicholas Parish was founded by Luxembourg immigrants in 1848. The current brick church, with the beautiful windows, was built in 1911-1912 and is the third church to serve the parish. The windows were fabricated by Munich Studios of Chicago and were placed in the church sometime after it was dedicated in 1912. If you get to Dacada, you've got to check out the glorious stained-glass windows in St Nicholas Church!

07/31/2025

Check out the gravestone of my g-g-g-grandparents, Francois & Catherine (Genin) Antoine, in St. Mary's Cemetery in Lake Church, Wisconsin. Francois was a well-known stone mason in northern Ozaukee County and built many of the stone houses there. Catherine was the most noted mid-wife in the Town of Belgium and delivered many of the babies years ago. But most importantly, check out their refurbished gravestone! It is so well done and a tribute to their lives and legacy!

07/21/2025

Join me this Saturday, July 26, at 11:00 a.m. for a walking tour of historic St. Mary's Church in Port Washington, Wisconsin. The church was built in 1882 and dedicated in 1884. St. Mary's Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977 and it is a spiritual and historic icon of Port Washington, Ozaukee County and the Luxembourg heritage of the region!

07/21/2025

Check out the outdoor stations of the cross at St. Donatus Church in St. Donatus, Iowa, one of the most important Luxembourg settlements in the Midwest. These stations of the cross have the claim to fame of being the FIRST outdoor stations of the cross in the USA! They continue to be a source of inspiration for so many and a symbol of the deep faith of our Luxembourg ancestors!

07/21/2025

Join me for my walking tour of historic St. Mary's Church in Port Washington built by Luxembourg and German immigrants and their descendants in 1882-1884. The tour is on Saturday, July 26 at 10:00 a.m. Check out this video about the beautiful pews in St. Mary's Church. Even the pews were made right in Port Washington! These are the types of stories and memories I will be sharing in my tour. Hope to see you next Saturday! The tour is sponsored by the Port Washington Historical Society and is free of charge.

07/17/2025

Who's the famous guy on the horse on the sculpture in Luxembourg City's Place Guillaume? Learn more....

07/17/2025

Louisa (Fuerst) Pauly has gone down in history as the first woman cheesemaker in Wisconsin! She was the daughter of Luxembourg immigrants to Port Washington, Wisconsin and she and her husband, Nicholas, started their cheesefactory in Knellsville, Wisconsin, near Port Washington. Following WWII, the Pauly Cheese Company was one of the largest cheesefactories in the world! It all goes back to Louisa and Knellsville! Learn more.....

07/17/2025

John B. "J. B." Krier was "Mr. Belgium, Wisconsin" and really put Belgium, Wisconsin on the map. He was the son of Luxembourg immigrants from Bertrange and Useldange, Luxembourg. While he owned and operated a number of businesses in Belgium and Lake Church, he is perhaps best know as the founder of the Krier Preserving Company of Belgium, Wisconsin in 1913. Thanks J. B. for all you did to grow and develop Belgium, Wisconsin! Learn more....

07/15/2025

Greetings from one of my ancestral villages in Luxembourg - Koerich. Check out its fascinating castle - home to the witch of Koerich! Learn more....

07/15/2025

Dacada, Wisconsin is one of 7 Luxembourg settlements in northern Ozaukee County, Wisconsin. Dacada is a well-known Luxembourg settlement, but what the heck does "Dacada" mean? Learn more.....

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