Tagged Lake Park

Here are the 2023 lineups for Lake Park’s Musical Mondays and Wonderful Wednesdays

April 26, 2023

What's better than hanging out in Milwaukee's iconic Lake Park? Hanging out in Milwaukee's iconic Lake Park while listening to live music, of course. Enter the long-running Musical Mondays and Wonderful Wednesd...

Survey: Lake Park’s Ravine Road should be year-round pedestrian, bike path

Matt Wild

February 9, 2023

The saga of Lake Park's Ravine Road is a long and complicated one. Located near Bartolotta's Lake Park Bistro, the road was historically used as a motorway connecting Lincoln Memorial Drive to the upper East Si...

Buckle up and take a leisurely stroll across the newly restored Ravine Road Bridge in Lake Park

Matt Wild

November 1, 2022

The long wait is over: With restoration work (nearly) complete, you can totally walk across the Ravine Road Bridge in Lake Park again. (Well, you always could when the bridge was still standing, but you had to ...

Spend a day at Lake Park Golf Course in strangely hypnotic ‘Lake Park Golf Course’ video

Matt Wild

August 5, 2022

Milwaukee's Lake Park is an absolute gem. In addition to its sprawling paths, its towering lighthouse, and its gorgeous views of Lake Michigan, the East Side park boasts a 3-par, 18-hole golf course. It's calle...

Lake Park will celebrate 200th birthday of Frederick Law Olmsted with parade, cake, more

Matt Wild

June 21, 2022

Fredrick Law Olmsted, born in 1822, is known as the father of American landscape architecture. His most famous projects include New York's Central Park and the grounds outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D....

Here are the 2022 lineups for Lake Park’s Musical Mondays and Wonderful Wednesdays

Matt Wild

May 18, 2022

There are approximately 8,000 live music series returning to Milwaukee in 2022. Two of them happen to take place at Lake Park's Summer Stage, just south of the playground and tennis courts: Musical Mondays and ...

Here are the lineups for Lake Park’s “Musical Mondays” and “Wonderful Wednesdays” concerts

Matt Wild

June 29, 2021

Looking for a lovely time in Milwaukee's lovely Lake Park? Looking to enjoy some lovely live music in Milwaukee's lovely Lake Park? If so, you're in luck, because Lake Park's free "Musical Mondays" and "Wonderf...

Begun, the Ravine Road Petition War has

Matt Wild

January 15, 2020

Earlier this month, we brought you news that Lake Park advocacy group Lake Park Friends had adopted a resolution and created a petition to reopen the closed Ravine Road to vehicular traffic. Located near Bartol...

Should Ravine Road be reopened to vehicular traffic? Lake Park Friends thinks so

Matt Wild

January 6, 2020

The saga of Lake Park's Ravine Road is a complicated one. Located near Bartolotta's Lake Park Bistro, the road—long used to connect Lincoln Memorial Drive to the upper East Side—was blocked off in 2014 when the...

Mandatory Milwaukee: The many charms of Lake Park, past and present

Catherine Jozwik

June 18, 2018

Some places come and go, while some places become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. Join us as we revisit beloved and well-worn local staples with fresh eyes, and explore how they might figure...

Our kingdom for the story behind this sad/weird squirrel grave we found in Lake Park

Matt Wild

May 25, 2018

Lake Park is one of Milwaukee's best things. The 138.1-acre urban park was designed in the late 19th century by Frederick Law Olmsted (designer of New York City's Central Park, among many other parks), and has ...

What’s the deal with the Lake Park bridge?

Matt Wild

April 20, 2017

Ever come across a mildly interesting thing in Milwaukee and wonder, "What's the deal with that mildly interesting thing?" What's The Deal With explores these local curiosities, and aims to find the stories beh...

Milwaukee is still talking about Pokemon Go, and still trying to make it (and future games) pay up

Matt Wild

January 24, 2017

Milwaukee is still talking about Pokemon Go. And still trying to make it (and other games) pay for permits to take up virtual space in Milwaukee County Parks. Again.Tuesday, in a Milwaukee County Board me...

Milwaukee just made sure something like the Pokemon Go/Lake Park controversy never happens again

Matt Wild

December 6, 2016

In a committee meeting Tuesday morning, members of the Milwaukee County Board unanimously recommended for approval a proposed ordinance that would make sure something like the Pokemon Go/Lake Park controversy...

PokeStops are slowly disappearing from Lake Park

Matt Wild

October 6, 2016

Back in September, we gave you a blow-by-blow account of a contentious, ridiculous, boring, and ultimately "gloriously absurd" meeting between Milwaukee County officials and Pokemon Go players. The meeting wa...

Lake Park’s Pokemon Go meeting was boring, livid, and gloriously absurd

Matt Wild

September 8, 2016

On the evening of Wednesday, September 7, in the year of our Lord 2016, nearly 100 grown adults and several weeping children gathered in the Marcia Coles Community Room located below Bartolotta's Lake Park Bist...

Milwaukee County Parks would like to clear up the “confusion” surrounding Pokemon Go

Matt Wild

August 30, 2016

To recap: Last Tuesday, it was revealed that Milwaukee County Parks had written a letter to the developer of Pokemon Go, Niantic, Inc., asking for the removal of PokeStops from Lake Park. Later that day, th...

Here’s a statement from Milwaukee County “Exeggutor” Chris Abele on the whole Pokemon Go thing

Matt Wild

August 25, 2016

In case you need a refresher: On Tuesday, it was revealed that Milwaukee County Parks had written a letter to the developer of Pokemon Go, Niantic, Inc., asking for the removal of PokeStops from Lake Park. ...

Let’s talk about Pokemon Go and those missing Journal Sentinel archives

Milwaukee Record Staff

August 25, 2016

Every Wednesday at noon, Ryan Schleicher, Evan Rytlewski, and Matt Wild take to the WMSE airwaves to discuss all things Milwaukee. This half-hour fun-fest is called The Disclaimer, so named because none of ...

Here’s an email from the Milwaukee County Exec office to concerned Pokemon Go fans

Matt Wild

August 24, 2016

UPDATE (8/25/16): Here's a statement from the Milwaukee County "Exeggutor" himself, Chris Abele.Yesterday we brought you the story of how Milwaukee County Parks had contacted the makers of Pokemon GO, a...