MKE CO PARKS: Grant Park

Yesterday we took our morning walk at Grant Park on the southside of Milwaukee.This is the entrance to the Seven Bridges Trail. It says "Enter this wild wood and view the haunts of nature." And on the other side as you're leaving it says, "May the God given peace of this leafy solitude rest upon and abide within thee."
This is one of our favorite trails because it is so pretty.
Keeley's grandma came with us because I get lost on the southside and also so that I would be more free to take pictures. She's so sweet to us!
If you walk in the direction that the water in the stream is flowing, it leads to Lake Michigan.
The lake was very calm this morning.
Keeley looks like he's lost in thought, staring out at the lake.
Keeley climbed up on this groin to get a better view.
These things were built in the 1930's to help prevent shoreline erosion.
Keeley sure is a handsome pup!
He doesn't usually like to go in the water, but his grandma threw a stick in so Keeley had to go retrieve it.
He was looking pretty happy running with his stick.
After walking on the beach for a while, we decided to continue on the trail.
This is a good time of year to walk on this trail if you're interested in native woodland plants and wildflowers because a lot of the underbrush hasn't grown in to hide them yet.
I'm not sure why this is called the Seven Bridges Trail, since there are really ten bridges.
I included this picture to show Keeley's cute butt.
There is a lot more to Grant Park than just the trail. It's 374.6 acres in size which is pretty darn big. It has 3 playgrounds, a soccer field, a couple of softball diamonds, tennis courts, and more.
There are also picnic areas, pavilions (like this one), concession stands, clubhouses, and an 18 hole golf course. The Oak Leaf Recreational Trail also runs though Grant Park.
And there's even more still! There is also the Wil-O-Way Recreation Center, where persons with disabilities can participate in all sorts of activities and also the Wulff Lodge, where scout troops can camp overnight in the park.
We found some pine cones while we were walking around.
Keeley likes to stop and sniff everything.
This was a good walk!

If you want to see more about Grant Park, you can check out our previous posts:
July 13, 2008
June 1, 2008