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2022 LPF Annual Report

Celebrate Frederick Law Olmsted's 200th Birthday by participating in several local activities.

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12/8/2019 - With an eye on both historic preservation and modern day concerns, and after thoughtful debate and research, the Lake Park Friends Board of Directors unanimously adopted a resolution on Ravine Road. Based on the conclusions of three historic preservation...

January 30, 2019 -- Great news - it’s official! The Milwaukee County Parks Department announced at the Milwaukee County Board Parks, Energy & Environment Committee meeting yesterday, January 29, that the Ravine Road bridge will be rehabilitated. The project will...

Based on supplemental structural engineering evaluations, which were commissioned by Lake Park Friends, a formal request has been made for Milwaukee County Parks to rehabilitate the Ravine Road Concrete Bridge because it will be safe, economically feasible in terms of...

Lake Park Friends was present when the Historic Preservation Commission met to consider demolition of the Rustic Wooden Bridge, which spans the Locust Street Ravine. The Commission decided to table our Certificate of Appropriateness application until new construction...

Oct. 2, 2018 -- Lake Park Friends’ additional investigations of the Ravine Road Footbridge demonstrate that the bridge can be rehabilitated to meet today’s safety standards AND would last at least another 50 years. The County completed their review of the final report...

2018-06-19 Concrete Testing Results Report for Ravine Road Bridge Lake Park Friends undertook additional testing of the Ravine Road Bridge. Additional testing was critical to both determine the feasibility of rehabilitating versus replacing the bridge and to help...