In like a Lion

Published: March 22, 2011
Tags: Bill Moffitt, bridge, Harnack, Jeremiah Brandow, Lake Park, Lion Bridge, Milwaukee, North Point Light Station, SPE Inc., Vista Design & Construction

Saving a landmark

Published: April 1, 2010
Tags: Frederick Law Olmsted, Julie Hoppe, Lake Park, Lake Park Friends, Mead and Hunt Inc., Milwaukee County Department of Transportation and Public Works, Milwaukee County Parks Department, National Historic Preservation Act, North Point Lighthouse, Vista Design & Construction LLC, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Historic bridge is part of beloved lake park Designed by renowned landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, the mastermind behind New York City’s Central Park, Milwaukee’s spectacular Lake Park has been a source of city pride since 1894. “The people who live in the area really love their park,” said project manager Julie Hoppe of Mead [...]

Money scarce for Lion Bridge repairs

Published: September 16, 2009
Tags: Lake Park, Lake Park Friends, Lion Bridge, Milwaukee County, Vista Design & Construction LLC

Sean Ryan sean.ryan@dailyreporter.com Milwaukee County represents the best of several discouraging options in the search for money to fix a historic bridge in Lake Park. County officials are looking for the $1.45 million to repair a 112-year-old bridge, and the odds are better with the county than with private donors, said Tom Cheney, president of [...]