MKE CO PARKS: Jacobus Park

Keeley's walk at Lake Park this morning got cut short due to a gas leak in our basement. Now that it's all taken care of, we decided to take a short walk at Jacobus Park in the afternoon.
There's a big playground, a wading pool, and a sandbox. It's empty right now but on the weekends and after 3pm on weekdays, this place is packed with people.

Jacobus Park is located in a nice little neighborhood that is very family oriented. The only bad thing I can say about it is that it's a little too white bread. Other than that though, I think it would be a great place to raise kids especially with the park right here.
There are paths all over the park. You can enter/exit the park from multiple different points in the neighborhood.
Keeley was driving me crazy on this walk because he was in total sniff mode. I hate it when our walk goes so slowly.
Jacobus Park is 26 acres. It was named after Charles C. Jacobus who was an early Milwaukee businessman and also served on the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors.
Sometimes our walk at Jacobus Park only takes 20 minutes because it's not that big. But today it took us over 30 minutes because Keeley was walking so slow.
Jacobus Park is also a nature preserve. A lot of the paths have markers like this that tell you about the trees, plants, and animals that live there.
The park has an excellent variety of native woodland plants.
And a lot of the oak trees are over 150 years old.
There's also a park pavilion and the neighborhood association holds events there throughout the year. For example, in the fall they have a nighttime trick-or-treat event at the park.
There's a pond too. It's only about 3 feet deep in the middle but it supports some ducks and geese.
Today we saw this goose family. The baby geese are so cute. The only bad thing is Keeley thinks goose poop is delicious and I think eating goose poop is gross.
Across from the park is the Menomonee River. Keeley and I crossed the street to check it out. We've had a lot of rain lately so the river is high and moving pretty fast too.
The park also has 2 picnic areas and a small practice field.

For more information about Jacobus Park, check out the Charles Jacobus Park Neighborhood Association.