Congratulations Lakeshore State Park on your 10-year anniversary! A lot of cool things have happened on Lakeshore State Park over its 10-year life, as well as in the surrounding neighborhood. The Lakefront is astounding and continues to grow and change every year.
The park couldn't have matured into the beloved green space it is today, without the hard work of DNR staff, the leadership of the Friends Board, and the generous support of our volunteers and donors. All have contributed to making Lakeshore a treasured destination, situated on Lake Michigan's shoreline in downtown Milwaukee.
Recently, the park has hosted the food network, and an insect hotel art installation of UWM students whose work will be distributed throughout the Wisconsin park system. Coming up, we will again host the Urban Island Beach Party in August and Doors Open in September.
Leveraging our funds, the Friends have applied for and received hundreds of thousands of dollars in grants for educational programs, capital infrastructure, as well as our ongoing efforts to fulfill a visitor and education center at the park.
Examples of how our funding have helped the park include producing the Gathering Waters Festival, additional hours to support the park's naturalist teaching program, enhanced prairies with additional plants, information kiosks, shade shelters, interpretive signage and a bench sponsorship program created and installed, a water well and water service for the boat slips - just to name a few.
All of these efforts begin with the help of our supporters. So I would like to thank all of you for making Lakeshore the premier State Park in Milwaukee.
Congratulations to everyone who has contributed to the parks growth, I couldn't be more proud of all of our accomplishments.
