Easy Walks, Rolls and Paddles in Milwaukee August 2024

Hello Easy Walkers, Rollers and Paddlers, 

We ease into this month with a 9 am Saturday Aug 3rd guided tour with Bay View Historical Society's historian and author Ron Winkler at United Church of Christ, near the southeast corner of Humboldt Park, corner of Lenox Ave and Oklahoma Ave, on or near the MCTS 51 and 52 public transit lines: https://bayviewhistoricalsociety.org/event/annual-august-walk-southwestern-border/. $5-$10 cost 

Then head to the party (free lunch and dessert!) in Pulaski Park to celebrate Plastic Free Milwaukee 12-2 pm: https://www.plasticfreemke.org/july-2024-newsletter "Easy Walks and Paddles in Milwaukee" is a proud supporter of Walk for Democracy at the state capitol building in Madison on Tuesday Aug 6: https://www.facebook.com/events/298944889852271 

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/march-for-democracy-wisconsin-tickets-902724091057 

 Aug 9 Urban Ecology Center Free Canoeing: https://www.urbanecologycenter.org/programs-and-events/take-it-outside-days

 Aug 11 5-9 pm "We are Water" Mni Wiconi Somos Agua at McKinley Beach https://www.milwaukeewatercommons.org/we-are-water 

 Aug 13 Vote, then Kinnickinnic River sunset paddle https://milwaukeeriverkeeper.org/muwt-2024/ 

 Aug 17 Havenwoods State Forest Area of Concern Project: PRESENTATION AND HIKE Saturday, August 17, 2024, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/events/97151 

 Aug 18 Red Magic Art Festival in Jackson Park: https://www.facebook.com/events/jackson-park-milwaukee-35th-forest-home-ave/red-magic-art-festival-2024/1470369630579188/ 

 Aug 21 5:30-7:30pm — Summer Fair Future Meetup at Milwaukee Community Sailing Center, McKinley Marina. 

 Aug 23 Vegetable/Fruit gleaning Friday am, TBD, text 4143699249 for details 

 Aug 24 Blessed Vegetables and Rummage Sale at Lutheran Church of the Great Spirit 

 Aug 25 1:30 Havenwoods State Forest Walk, Talk and Roll 

 Aug 29 Senior Water Advocacy Network (SWAN) Plastic-Free MKE boat tour ($15 lunch and learn) https://milwaukeeriverkeeper.org/boat-tour-2024/ 

 Sept TBD Bay View Historical Society Slow Roll/Walk and Talk 

 Sept 21 Outreach for Hope Walk & Roll Kenosha Petrified Springs 

 Sept 29 Harborfest/Baby Sturgeon Release https://harbordistrict.org/harbor-fest/ 

 Oct 5-8 Savanna Institute in Madison https://www.savannainstitute.org 

 Oct 12 Gen Regen conference in Madison, Tour D'Art D'Tour 

 Oct 20 Regenerate MKE Bay View Street Fair with MKE Indoor Outdoor Exchange 

 Oct 23 Sierra Club WI Easy Walk/Roll and "Bite sized Adventure" "Trail Access for All" at Kuumba Juice and Coffee/Beerline Trail 

https://act.sierraclub.org/events/details?formcampaignid=701Po00000IgJ8TIAV&mapLinkHref=https://maps.google.com/maps&daddr=Trail%20Access%20for%20All@43.082226,-87.90764 

 Nov TBD Community Food Conversations 

Nov/Dec TBD MKE Maker Market wait listed 

 Jen and Karen's next project involves documenting accessible bathrooms throughout Milwaukee public parks. 

 Have an Easy Day, Karen and Jennifer Lemke