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My favorite park bench in Milwaukee County

October 8, 2026

A version of this article originally appeared on our Patreon. Want to support Milwaukee Record and get exclusive articles and podcasts? Click HERE. Thanks! One of the best things about Milwaukee County is its ...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Stockpiling Milwaukee County Parks glassware

Tyler Maas

August 31, 2025

broadstreet.zone(77472); Some Milwaukee things come and go, while some become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: owning way too many glasses from Milwaukee County Parks beer gardens...

Ode to the Friends Groups of Milwaukee County Parks

Juan Miguel Martinez

June 5, 2024

Milwaukee County Parks. A vast collection of parcels of land which, once upon a time, served no purpose other than being parcels of land. One of the earliest examples of building up a park little by little i...

Inaugural “Pours for Parks” beer festival to benefit Milwaukee County Parks

Tyler Maas

February 28, 2024

If Milwaukee knows two things, it’s beer and public parks. Beyond the city’s rich brewing history, the region is also home to a large and ever-improving arsenal of craft breweries. Similarly, the Milwaukee Coun...

Here are the Milwaukee County pools, water parks, and splash pads opening this summer

Matt Wild

May 19, 2023

Believe it or not, summer is (theoretically) just around the corner. And with it, Milwaukee County Parks' summer pool season! It's almost time to pool it, Milwaukee! Ahem. Anyway, thanks to a 15% increase ...

Juneau Park’s new seasonal beer garden will open May 24

Matt Wild

May 11, 2023

Dedicated followers/drinkers of Milwaukee County Parks beer gardens may have noticed that Juneau Park, 900 N. Prospect Ave., is missing from this year's Traveling Beer Garden schedule. That's because the downto...

South Shore Terrace’s winter chalets to return with updated food and drink menus

Tyler Maas

November 18, 2022

In late 2020 and early 2021, South Shore Terrace—in an effort to make up for an abbreviated 2020 summer season and in order to bring much-needed funds to the Milwaukee County Parks system—opened its "winter cha...

A handy guide to Milwaukee County Parks beer gardens

Matt Wild

April 21, 2022

Spring has (sort of) sprung, so you know what that means, Milwaukee: BEER GARDENS. Yes, it's time to drink beer in public parks, AS GOD INTENDED. Once again, you'll have many beer garden options this season,...

Let’s all clean the heck out of our Milwaukee County parks this weekend

Matt Wild

May 6, 2021

Milwaukee County parks: you know them, you love them. So let's all get together and clean the hell out of them this weekend! (Editor's note: As part of Milwaukee Record's new family-friendly image, we're mostly...

Milwaukee County Parks offers update on summer activities, pools, beer gardens, more

Matt Wild

April 26, 2021

Summer is right around the corner, and your Milwaukee County Parks will be there to greet the season with open arms. Well, mostly open arms. Late last week, the parks department published a brief Spring COVID U...

I fought the winter blues (and won) in one of South Shore Terrace’s chalets

Tyler Maas

March 2, 2021

Even though it's now March, it's still technically winter. In Wisconsin. During a pandemic. Hell, even in "normal times," winter is a long, arduous, dark, isolated, uncomfortable, and boring period of time that...

A semi-informative guide to winter disc golfing in and around Milwaukee

Tyler Maas

February 23, 2021

Following a seemingly endless onslaught of spirit-crushing snow and subzero temperatures in metro Milwaukee over the past few weeks, the region has mercifully been granted a respite from the punishment inflicte...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Milwaukee County Parks are a godsend in a socially distant summer

Tyler Maas

August 18, 2020

broadstreet.zone(77472); 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 exp...

Love Milwaukee County Parks? Then buy some “Love Your Parks” coffee from Stone Creek

Matt Wild

August 6, 2020

Want to show off your love for Milwaukee County Parks and help the ailing parks system at the same time? There's a coffee for that now. Way back in the beforetimes of 2018, we said that Milwaukee County was ...

Milwaukee County Parks announce Vine Humboldt and South Shore Terrace beer garden opening dates, guidelines

Tyler Maas

June 29, 2020

Earlier this month, Milwaukee County Parks announced the return of its Traveling Beer Garden, along with a number of new guidelines on account of COVID-19 concerns. Today, the County Parks system also announced...

All Milwaukee County playgrounds, basketball/tennis courts are open on a use-at-your-own-risk basis

Matt Wild

May 22, 2020

Want to enjoy Milwaukee County Parks playgrounds, basketball and tennis courts, outdoor fitness equipment stations, dog exercise areas, and disc golf courses again? Well, now you can—at your own risk. Milwau...

All Milwaukee County playgrounds are closed

Matt Wild

March 20, 2020

On Monday it was golf courses and dog parks; today, Milwaukee County Parks has announced that all of its playgrounds are closed, too. A tweet from Milwaukee County Parks reads: To help stem the spread of CO...

Milwaukee County Parks closes all golf courses and dog parks, recommends avoiding playgrounds

Matt Wild

March 16, 2020

If you're like us, there's only one thing that has been rattling around in your brain for the past few days: Wow. This is fucking crazy. And so the craziness continues, with Milwaukee County Parks announcing th...

Want to camp out in Milwaukee County Parks? Now you can (in Whitnall Park)

Matt Wild

July 11, 2019

Have you ever wanted to camp out in Milwaukee County Parks? Like, camp out overnight? Of course you have. Well, now your roughing-it dreams can come true—in Whitnall Park, at least. Today, Milwaukee County P...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Seven Bridges Trail is a slice of scenic serenity in an industrial suburb

Tyler Maas

June 6, 2019

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...

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