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In 1997, the city of Milwaukee removed the central section of the North Avenue dam, allowing the water to flow faster. [7] Cambridge Woods Cambridge & Providence 20.9-acre (85,000 m 2) Located in Milwaukee's East Side neighborhood, west of University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, along the Milwaukee River. Cannon 303 N 95 St 8.5-acre (34,000 m 2 ...
Wisconsin currently has 51 state park units, covering more than 60,570 acres (245.1 km 2) in state parks and state recreation areas. Each unit was created by an act of the Wisconsin Legislature and is maintained by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Recreation.
The park was named for Polish immigrant Jerome C. Dretzka who was the executive Secretary of the Milwaukee County Park commission. [1] [2] Dretzka served as from 1920 to 1963 on the Milwaukee County Park Commission. He was also the procurement officer of the Civilian Conservation Corps for the state of Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of ...
Milwaukee parks are again getting some attention, yet they face new challenges. More is needed to support these vital green spaces in metro area. I didn't fully appreciate Milwaukee parks until I ...
Lakeshore State Park is a 22-acre (8.9 ha) Wisconsin state park located on the shores of Lake Michigan in the city of Milwaukee. [1] It is situated adjacent to both Discovery World and Henry Maier Festival Park. [2] [3] It is the only urban state park in Wisconsin and features restored prairie and a pebble beach.
The land which makes up Greenfield Park was purchased by Milwaukee County, Wisconsin in 1921. Fifteen years later the park land included 278 acres. The park was surveyed in 2011 and added to the Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory. [1] The park is on the western county line bordering Waukesha County, Wisconsin. In 1923 a golf course ...
Peter A. Bratt, Milwaukee County Parks Director of Operations & Skilled Trades, finds illegally dumped items along the Little Menomonee River Parkway on Thursday, May 26, 2022 in Milwaukee, Wis ...
Lake Park was designed in the late 19th century by Frederick Law Olmsted, who also designed Central Park in New York City along with many others. Believing that access to nature had a civilizing and restorative effect on the urban public, Olmsted designed Lake Park in the Romantic tradition, with a preference for natural (over formal) landscaping, winding paths, a variety of vistas ...