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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 is to begin. The HPC would like to see a design...

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 (click here to see the report: 2018-08-06...

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 Milwaukee County meet its historic preservation...

In September 2017, Lake Park Friends hired TranSystems, an engineering firm specializing in the rehabilitation of historic concrete bridges, to conduct an independent review of bridge restoration alternatives. TranSystems concluded that additional testing is needed in order to do a thorough and complete comparison of...

June 23, 2017 IMPORTANT NOTICE: Tuesday, June 27, 2017 meeting has been postponed. There are on-going discussions regarding possible alternate funding sources for the bridge, therefore, this meeting will be rescheduled in the future to provide an update. Thanks to everyone who provided feedback in anticipation of...

Lake Park Friends Draft minutes of the 20th Annual Meeting Lake Park Pavilion - Marcia Coles Community Room May 10, 2016 7:15-8:00pm 1. Welcome and Introductions - Alice Wilson Alice Wilson welcomed all attending the Lake Park Friends Annual Meeting and recognized that 2016 is the 20th Anniversary of Lake Park...

Wednesday, February 15, 2017 at 7:00 to 9:00 pm Marcia Coles Community Room, lower level Lake Park Pavilion 3133 E. Newberry Blvd. Milwaukee County Supervisor Sheldon Wasserman, along with Milwaukee County Parks Director John Dargle and MCP Landscape Architect Kevin Haley, and Milwaukee County Director of...

Urban Milwaukee published an article regarding the recent closing of the Ravine Road Footbridge to pedestrians.

RESOLUTION of the Board of Lake Park Friends Board WHEREAS, the County and the Northpoint Lighthouse Friends intend to install a so-called regenerative stormwater conveyance system (RSC©) in the South Lighthouse Ravine of Lake Park (the “South Ravine”) and has hired Stormwater Solutions Engineering, LLC (“SSE”) to...

Lake Park Tennis Lessons Registration Information & Form In Summer 2016, Lake Park Friends will again be offering tennis lessons for kids in Lake Park. Click here for information and to register.