The U.S. Department of Arts and Culture invites all Americans to #HonorNativeLand. Milwaukee County is the traditional territory of the Menominee, Fox, Mascouten, Sauk, Potawatomi, Ojibwe, and Ho-Chunk tribes. Honor Milwaukee’s indigenous residents past and present on a walk through the park to learn about native uses for the plants found at Lakeshore and how the […]
Come out in support of those coming out! October 11, 2022 is U.S.’s thirty-third annual National Coming Out Day. Celebrate with and support friends and family at Lakeshore State Park’s Pebble Beach with a bonfire and s’mores! Hear inspiring stories of how community members young and old have come out, and about the amazing resources […]
Come taste one of Wisconsin’s superfoods! Aronia Berries, also called Chokeberries, are a beautiful native plant that pollinators love in early spring. Try some Aronia berry jelly made from Lakeshore State Park’s own berry bushes! Then make a seed bomb to toss in Big Prairie. Collect your own seeds in the park or use ours! […]
Take a walk with our Park Naturalist to search for spiders, webs, and other creepy crawlies! Meet at the Park’s north entrance, just west of Discovery World. Hike will end at the ‘bonfire’ at the pebble beach. All ages and abilities welcome!
Stop by the pebble beach, make a s’more, warm up by the fire, and meet the Park staff on your stroll through the park! Donations to the Friends of Lakeshore State Park to support these events are welcomed, but not required.