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Article: Gather at new state park
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- June 12, 2009
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Lakeshore State Park -- Milwaukee's newest state park located on
a manmade island offshore from the Summerfest grounds -- will be
home to the Gathering Waters Festival Saturday, an event designed to
promote the park's unique features, which include unobstructed
vistas of downtown and the waterfront, and ideal kayaking
conditions.
Among the activities are paddle sports demonstrations by REI
employees, fishing clinics from members of the state Department of
Natural Resources, rock wall climbing, kite flying, boat and bike
rides, and a geocaching scavenger hunt.
Groups and merchants will set up information booths, including
the Girl Scouts and Wheel & Sprocket, where visitors can get their ...