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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 ...
The Coast Guard decommissioned the lighthouse in 1994. In 2003 Milwaukee County leased the lighthouse and keepers quarters to the North Point Lighthouse Friends and they began restoration of the tower and keepers quarters. A $984,000 grant was used to restore the light station and it re-opened to the public as a maritime museum in 2007. [5]
Henry Clay Payne donated Eight Stone Lions to the city of Milwaukee. They were placed to guard each end of the two iron bridges in Lake Park. "The bridges were designed by local engineer Oscar Sanne to cross the two branches of the south ravine on either side of the lighthouse, carrying carriage and pedestrian traffic in and out of Lake Park, the original southern entrance to the park.
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Lake Michigan near South Shore Park 43°00′05″N 87°53′08″W / 43.0015°N 87.8855°W / 43.0015; -87.8855 ( LIGHT VESSEL NO. 57 (Shipwreck 90-foot wood-hulled boat built in 1891 and stationed until 1923 at Gray's Reef west of the Mackinac Bridge in lieu of a more expensive permanent lighthouse.
A new fish passage around the Kletzsch Dam has opened up 54 miles of water for fish to swim upstream. The project is one of many to restore Milwaukee's area of concern.
Erastus B. Wolcott is a public art work by American artist Francis Herman Packer, located in Lake Park on the east side of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. [1] The bronze equestrian commemorates military officer and physician Erastus B. Wolcott. [2] It is located in the center of Lake Park, near Eight Stone Lions and the North Point Lighthouse.
A year-long reconstruction of Milwaukee's North Lake Drive is to begin Monday − bringing detours for drivers who use the busy commuting route.. The $8.77 million project will run between East ...