Whitefish Bay- A Small Town with Alot to Offer

April 14, 2009 at 11:59 AM

Following the lakeshore north of the Village of Shorewood you will enter the Village of Whitefish Bay. Another walking community with tree lined streets and streetlights. Homes are manicuried and well maintained. Whitefish Bay is well-known as being a family oriented community. The quaint downtown is on “Silver Spring “ there are restaurants, clothing and novelty stores plus the ever so popular 5 and dime “Winkies” a store that holds history in the area. Numerous activities are held in this area. In the quaint downtown is where there are fish boils, annual parades are held on the fourth of July that leads the residents and visitors to “Klode Park” for a fun day of music, food, relaxation and fireworks displayed by the lakeshore. There also is “Big Bay” Park at the lakeshore. “Cahill Square” is located near the library where one can play tennis, baseball, and ice skate. Parents also bring their children to the numerous parks to play on the play sets. At Halloween time there are carved pumpkins near the library are viewed by families..

Schools are rated top notch in Whitefish Bay and many of the residents are lifelong residents. Whitefish Bay school’s and families prepare children for higher education. There are many volunteer organizations you can be involved in. Residents know one another and take pride in their community and their village.

Whitefish Bay is located 10 -15 minutes from downtown Milwaukee and minutes from I-43

Posted By: Piera Dyer

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Milwaukee- a great place to live near a great body of water, Lake Michigan

April 13, 2009 at 09:36 AM

Milwaukee was discovered in 1679 by the French explorer La Salle and Milwaukee is named after an Indian village meaning “ gathering place by the waters”. In 1834 Solomon Juneau married the daughter of a fur trader and plotted a village on the “East Side” of the Milwaukee River bordering Lake Michigan. Decendents from Poland and Germany were a large part of the early population.

Today people from every part of the world make up Milwaukee’s population.

Milwaukee has an impressive lakefront with Lake Park bordering the area. Many activities are available such as boating, the Milwaukee Yacht Club, sandy beaches, volley ball match’s which are televised. You can sip on a coffee at the ever so popular “Alterra Coffee” and watch the action go by. If you go up Lafayette Hill you will find yourself viewing enchanting mansion’s built in the 1920’s. Or you can be on Lake Drive and view the homes and neighboring activities. We also have the University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee a wide range of cultural activities including Calatrava Art Museum, Betty Brinn Children’s Museum, Symphony, Repertory theatre, and so many more museums and theatres. Milwaukee is rich with the arts and life!

The spirit of Milwaukee is one with enthusiasm. We also pride ourselves with the many diverse restaurants, nationally renowned festivals, outstanding architecture and history!

Next I will travel you further into Milwaukee’s Northshore.

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