Posted on: December 3, 2018
Work on a new aerial adventure park within Kenosha County’s Bristol Woods Park is scheduled to begin this week.
The park, set to open by summer 2019, is the result of a partnership between Kenosha County Parks and Boundless Adventures, a New York-based com...
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Posted on: September 19, 2018
Kenosha County Executive Jim Kreuser invites bike riders of all ability levels to participate in the Ninth Annual Fall Wheel Ride to Petrifying Springs Park from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 29.
“It is a great time of the year to get out and view the sig...
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Posted on: September 18, 2018
Petrifying Springs Biergarten, in partnership with Kenosha County Parks, will celebrate Oktoberfest throughout the upcoming weekend, Sept. 21-23.
The second annual Oktoberfest at the Biergarten will include live music, authentic German food and beer, Bavar...
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Posted on: September 7, 2018
The Kenosha Sportfishing and Conservation Association is seeking volunteers for its annual Pike River Cleanup, to be held 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15.
This event, aimed at further improving the health of the Pike River, is supported by Kenosha C...
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Posted on: September 4, 2018
The 8th Annual Old Settlers Oktoberfest at Old Settlers Park, 24100 75th St., Paddock Lake, will be held noon to 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 8.
The festivities will include authentic German food and beverages, a fun run, live music and dancing, a classic car sh...
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Posted on: August 10, 2018
A newly renovated facility within Kenosha County’s Fox River Park will provide overnight camp accommodations for scouts and other civic groups.
Kenosha County Parks staff along with community volunteers and local businesses recently put the finishing touch...
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Posted on: July 23, 2018
A family-friendly community event last held 25 years ago is returning to Petrifying Springs Park on Saturday, Aug. 11.
Picnic in the Park is a day of live music, interactive family activities and concessions, aimed at continuing to raise awareness and educ...
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Posted on: June 8, 2018
A new multiuse path linking Petrifying Springs Park with Highway KR and a soon-to-be built trail in Racine County is now open to users, Kenosha County Executive Jim Kreuser announced today.
A ribbon-cutting event to formally commemorate the KR Trail will b...
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Posted on: June 7, 2018
Construction of the Phase I Pike River Streambank and Wetland Restoration project in Petrifying Springs Park will begin Friday, June 8, Kenosha County Executive Jim Kreuser announced today.
This project will be accomplished with support from a $500,000 Gre...
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Posted on: June 6, 2018
In general terms, common sense and awareness are the best safety tools to prevent victimization, including when traveling on a bicycle trail in Kenosha County. County Board Supervisor Jeff Wamboldt, who also serves as crime prevention officer for the Keno...
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Posted on: June 4, 2018
The Rebels and Redcoats Revolutionary War Reenactment is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, June 9-10, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Petrifying Springs Park, 5555 Seventh St., Kenosha.
This free event is hosted by the North West Territory Alliance, an American...
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Posted on: June 4, 2018
County Executive Jim Kreuser is encouraging people of all ages to check out the Kenosha County Parks programs and events to be held throughout the summer.
These include the return of the popular weekly programs that debuted at Petrifying Springs Park last ...
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Posted on: May 16, 2018
Beginning this Memorial Day Weekend, the Petrifying Springs Biergarten and two public beaches in Silver Lake and Paddock Lake will open for the summer season.
County Executive Jim Kreuser welcomes everyone to venture out and enjoy summer in Kenosha County&...
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Posted on: May 11, 2018
Kenosha County Executive Jim Kreuser is inviting people to participate in the DairyAir Dairy Breakfast ride on Saturday, June 16, 2018.
The starting point for the event is:
- 7 a.m. at Bristol Woods Park, 9800 160th Ave., Bristol, for a 12.6-mile ride to the ...
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Posted on: May 4, 2018
The state has awarded the Kenosha County Division of Parks nearly $50,000 in Coastal Management Program funding to study Lake Michigan shoreline protection needs at Kemper Center.
The funds will go toward completion of a coastal engineering study to develo...
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Posted on: March 1, 2018
Kenosha County’s innovative, cost-effective approach to removing emerald ash borer-infested trees from three parks recently gained honors from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
The Parks Divisions’ Emerald Ash Borer Mechani...
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Posted on: January 11, 2018
Kenosha County Parks has been awarded $200,000 from Fund for Lake Michigan (FFLM) to support wetland restoration in the Pike River within Petrifying Springs Park, Kenosha County Executive Jim Kreuser announced today.
The Petrifying Springs Park Wetland Res...
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Posted on: January 5, 2018
Kenosha County’s annual ice fishing derby will return to KD Park from 7 to 11 a.m. Jan. 21, 2018, County Executive Jim Kreuser announced today.
The 4-H Youth Ice Fishing Derby is hosted by Kenosha County Parks in cooperation with County Executive...
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Posted on: November 16, 2017
A unique partnership earlier this week turned a rural Kenosha County park into a real-world laboratory for students in Gateway Technical College’s Arboriculture/Urban Forestry Program.
Students were at Silver Lake Park on Tuesday, working on the proper not...
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Posted on: November 7, 2017
Kenosha County has been tentatively awarded two state grants to further develop the West End Park, known locally as KD Park, Kenosha County Executive Jim Kreuser announced today.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Knowles-Nelson Stewardship and ...
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Posted on: September 11, 2017
An $8,000 grant award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will help launch the first phase of a prairie restoration plan at KD Park, Kenosha County Executive Jim Kreuser announced today.
The work began late last week, with the spraying of herbicides to...
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Posted on: September 8, 2017
A restoration of the Pike River in Petrifying Springs Park will begin next year, thanks to a $500,000 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Kenosha County Executive Jim Kreuser announced today.
The project,...
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Posted on: August 29, 2017
Kenosha County Executive Jim Kreuser invites bike riders of all ability levels to participate in the Eighth Annual Fall Wheel Ride to Petrifying Springs Park from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Sept. 30.
“Fall is a beautiful time of the year in Kenosha County...
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