Historic Third Ward in Milwaukee in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Lake Michigan Water Trail

A Project of America's Great Outdoors

Photographed by Trevor L Whited, August 12, 2022

1. Lake Michigan Water Trail Marker

Inscription. The Lake Michigan Water Trail Project in Wisconsin is designated a keystone conservation and outdoor recreation project under President Obama's America's Great Outdoors program. Here, we celebrate the partnerships and collaboration that resulted in the state's first water trail designation and a new era of public access and use of the river.

Erected 2012 by National Park Service - United States Department Of The Interior.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Environment • Parks & Recreational Areas • Waterways & Vessels.

Location. 43° 1.948′ N, 87° 53.689′ W. Marker is in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in Milwaukee County. It is in the Historic Third Ward. It can be reached from North Harbor Drive. Stone marker sits along the Hank Aaron State Trail in Lakeshore State Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 500 North Harbor Drive, Milwaukee WI 53202, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Wisconsin. It is also in the American Midwest,

on the Great Lakes,

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Carferry SS Milwaukee (approx. 0.2 miles away); Milwaukee's Changing Lakefront (approx. 0.2 miles away); First Milwaukee Cargo Pier (approx. 0.3 miles away); Hansen Storage Co. Warehouse #2 (approx. half a

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mile away); Blessed Virgin of Pompeii Church (approx. half a mile away); Historic Milwaukee (approx. half a mile away); Abraham Lincoln (approx. 0.6 miles away); S. Heller Elevator Company (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Milwaukee.

Photographed by Trevor L Whited, August 12, 2022

2. Lake Michigan Water Trail Marker

Lake Michigan & the Milwaukee Breakwater Light behind in the distance

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 21, 2022, by Trevor L Whited of Kokomo, Indiana. This page has been viewed 284 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 21, 2022, by Trevor L Whited of Kokomo, Indiana. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.