Oar powered exploration offers unique water path through downtown
The Milwaukee County Historical Society and the Milwaukee Kayak Company have partnered for another year of tours along the waterway that transformed the former immigrant settlement into a major industrial hub. While efforts to utilize the Milwaukee River as a recreation destination have finally gained momentum in recent years, going near the river was unthinkable even a generation ago. The river had helped establish the city, and allowed it to prosper economically. But the industrial pollution and sewage diversion took its toll on the precious resource. The Milwaukee River is now what city planners envisioned over a century ago,...
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