MKE Album: Veterans Park
| Name: | Veterans Park | ||
| Description: | Milwaukee County park on the shore of Lake Michigan north of the Milwaukee Art Museum; made from filled-in rock and soil; walking and bicycle paths give access to the lakeshore | ||
| Address: | near | ||
| Coordinates: | 43.042630, -87.895018 (flagpoles at entrance) | ||
| Place Area: | lakefront | ||
| Place Type: | park | ||
| Web Site: |  countyparks.com
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| Nearby: | (A) Veterans Park flagpoles at entrance | ||
| 263 meters | W | to | (B) Juneau Park |
| 327 meters | SW | to | (C) Milwaukee County War Memorial Center |
| 348 meters | NW | to | (D) Henry Harrison Button House |
| 368 meters | W | to | (E) Kilbourn Tower |
| 394 meters | W | to | (F) Regency House |
| 395 meters | W | to | (G) University Club of Milwaukee |
| 400 meters | NW | to | (H) James S. Peck House |
Album PhotosThese are Veterans Park photos hosted on december.com; they are available for license.
Show Photos: Thumbnails / Large / Index  Photo Description: the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial Photo Date: 2006-09-20 Place Area: lakefront Place Type: park spirit Photo Category: scene Photo Resolution: hi Link to Photo  Photo Description: the lagoon in Veteran's Park looking south from the northern tip Photo Date: 2006-09-25 Place Area: lakefront Place Type: park Photo Category: scene Photo Resolution: hi Link to Photo  Photo Description: the lagoon in Veteran's Park looking north from the veteran's memorial Photo Date: 2006-09-20 Place Area: lakefront Place Type: park Photo Category: scene Photo Resolution: hi Link to Photo  Photo Description: a closeup of buildings on the lagoon in Veteran's Park looking north from the veteran's memorial Photo Date: 2006-09-20 Place Area: lakefront Place Type: park Photo Category: scene Photo Resolution: hi Link to Photo  Photo Description: trailers camped out before the Great Circus Parade Photo Date: 2003-07-09 Place Area: lakefront Place Type: park home Photo Category: scene legacy Photo Resolution: med Link to Photo  Photo Description: a late summer view of kites in the park Photo Date: 2007-09-09 Place Area: lakefront Place Type: park Photo Category: scene Photo Resolution: hi Link to Photo  Photo Description: the park in winter Photo Date: 2007-01-16 Place Area: lakefront Place Type: park Photo Category: scene Photo Resolution: hi Link to Photo  Photo Description: the park as viewed from the lake Photo Date: 2007-07-21 Place Area: lakefront Place Type: park Photo Category: scene Photo Resolution: hi Link to Photo  Photo Description: this is the point of land on the furthest eastern extent of Veteran's Park; the bicycle path loops through here; the land juts out into the Lake near the North Gap harbor entry; from this point, you are just a couple dozen meters to the end of Government Pier, but you cannot walk to it--some people walk out here thinking they can get to Government Pier Photo Date: 2006-09-20 Place Area: lakefront Place Type: park path Photo Category: scene Photo Resolution: hi Link to Photo  Photo Description: this is looking west to Veteran's Park's eaternmost point from Government Pier Photo Date: 2006-09-25 Place Area: lakefront Place Type: park Photo Category: scene Photo Resolution: hi Link to Photo  Photo Description: kite festival in the park Photo Date: 2007-09-09 Place Area: lakefront Place Type: park Photo Category: scene Photo Resolution: hi Link to Photo  Photo Description: spring in the park looking toward the Art Museum Photo Date: 2007-05-08 Place Area: lakefront Place Type: park Photo Category: flavor Photo Resolution: hi Link to Photo  Photo Description: a monster kite flying over the park Photo Date: 2007-09-02 Place Area: lakefront Place Type: park Photo Category: scene Photo Resolution: hi Link to Photo  Photo Description: the memorial showing its setting with buildings and the lagoon behind it Photo Date: 2006-09-20 Place Area: lakefront Place Type: park Photo Category: scene Photo Resolution: hi Link to Photo  Photo Description: closeup of bricks of the memorial Photo Date: 2007-08-31 Place Area: lakefront Place Type: park Photo Category: scene Photo Resolution: hi Link to Photo  Photo Description: downtown buildings reflected in the lagoon Photo Date: 2007-09-30 Place Area: lakefront Place Type: park Photo Category: scene Photo Resolution: hi Link to Photo  Photo Description: the easternmost point of Veteran's Park where it juts out into Lake Michigan, ending just short of the end of Government Pier (the rocks in this photo), with the water between being an inlet into McKinley Marina Photo Date: 2007-10-30 Place Area: lakefront Place Type: park Photo Category: scene Photo Resolution: hi Link to Photo  Photo Description: looking west back to the city from the area of the eaternmost point of the park Photo Date: 2007-10-30 Place Area: lakefront Place Type: park Photo Category: scene Photo Resolution: hi Link to Photo  Photo Description: looking toward McKinley Marina and the condo and apartment buildings on the bluff Photo Date: 2006-09-20 Place Area: lakefront Place Type: park Photo Category: scene Photo Resolution: hi Link to Photo  Photo Description: the walkway along Lake Michigan in Veteran's Park as viewed from the lake Photo Date: 2007-07-21 Place Area: lakefront Place Type: park Photo Category: scene Photo Resolution: hi Link to Photo  Photo Description: looking out to Lake Michigan from the park Photo Date: 2006-09-20 Place Area: lakefront Place Type: park Photo Category: scene Photo Resolution: hi Link to Photo | my flickr photosThese are Veterans Park photos that I've posted to flickr; they are also available for license.
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