Sledding At Petrifying Springs Park
by Kay Novy
Title
Sledding At Petrifying Springs Park
Artist
Kay Novy
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Photograph - Photography
Description
Located at Hwy. 31 and Hwy. A, this is a park in the Kenosha County park system. 350 acres. Scenic hiking. Streams and rivers, picnic areas, playgrounds, volleyball courts, softball diamonds, a public golf course, shelter rentals, sledding hill, and the Carlisle Family Dog Park (open year-round).
*NEW IN 2012* There are two permanent outdoor chess tables here: one by Parking Area 1 by the Well and another by the river in at Parking Area 4. These are permanently installed cement tables with a chess/checkerboard inlaid into them. Bring your own chess pieces or checkers to play.
Cross country skiing and snowshoeing on all trails; lighted sledding hill at Area 2; lighted cross country skiing track on golf course. The UW-Parkside Community Cross Country Ski Club grooms the cross country ski trail using Kenosha Countys equipment. The night ski trail length is approximately 3,000 feet (0.57 miles).
The Kenosha County Division of Parks will receive $234,000 from the Fund for Lake Michigan to support the Pike River Fish Passage Dam Removal, bridge construction, and stream bed and bank restoration at Petrifying Springs Park, Kenosha County Executive Jim Kreuser announced Friday.
We appreciate the Fund for Lake Michigan recognizing the importance of this project to improve the health of the fish, the Pike River and, ultimately, the health of Lake Michigan, Kreuser said. This is also an important safety improvement for the families who enjoy the park, as well as a way to mitigate the long-term costs associated with the constant flooding of the bridge and parkland.
This is the second grant Kenosha County has received from the Fund for Lake Michigan. In 2011, the Fund for Lake Michigan provided a $102,000 grant for an engineering study for the dam removal project.
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December 27th, 2012
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Comments (28)
Joan Carroll
what fun! v
Kay Novy replied:
Lol.....fun going down the hill, but not so much pulling the sled back up it! Thanks.
Randy Rosenberger
Thanks for sharing this great shot with us, Kay! Love the memories it inspires! fave and vote
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