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- Email: Lakeshore State Park
- Phone: tel:+1-414-274-4281
Lakeshore State Park
Description
In the heart of downtown Milwaukee, Lakeshore State Park provides a unique urban oasis with recreational and educational opportunities geared to the urban population. Lakeshore State Park offers great views of the city and Lake Michigan and has a reservable, overnight boat slip.
Location
County: Milwaukee
Parks_Topic Contact_Lakeshore
500 N Harbor Dr.
Milwaukee, WI 53202
United States
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Autumnal Equinox Hike
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While we may not see many falling, colorful leaves in our park, we do have gorgeous fall-blooming species such as black-eyed susans, compass plant, and many varieties of native grasses, asters and goldenrods to add autumn color to our prairies.
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Bookmark Making
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Join our naturalist for a hike to collect samples of our lovely native prairie grasses and then use them to make our own bookmarks!
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Spider Search
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For many folks, spiders are creepy crawly they do not want around, but spiders are actually our friends! Spiders are natural pest control and eat bugs such as mosquitos, cockroaches and flies, some even eat ticks. One single spider can eat up to 2,…
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Canoemobile Open Paddle and Beach Bonfire
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Celebrate the end of summer at Lakeshore State Park! This month, the Wilderness Inquiry’s Canoemobile program will join us to host open paddling.
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Public Fishing Clinic
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Want to fish but not sure where to start? Come on down to Lakeshore State Park’s fishing pier for our public fishing clinic!
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Late Summer Prairie Walk
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Wander through our prairies with a naturalist and learn more about all the wildflowers we are celebrating during the Wildflower Festival.
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Take And Make: Native Plants For Tea
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Come join our naturalist to discover Lakeshore’s native plants that make a delicious tea.
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Wildflower Festival
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Come celebrate our beautiful blooming prairies with local musicians, artists and creators, as well as food trucks and activities for children and adults.
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Edible Plants of Lakeshore
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Lakeshore State Park’s prairie plants are not only pretty, but many are edible as well! Join our Naturalist for a stroll and check out some of these cool native species.