Go sailing Saturday to celebrate Summer and win sailing related prizes.
Summers Sailstice is an international celebration of sailing that happens every year on the summer solstice. To participate all you have to do is sign-up at www.summersailstice.com and then go sailing on Saturday.
There is no entry fee and by doing so you'll be automatically entered to win hundreds of sailing related prizes. Your also encouraged to take pictures, and send them back with your story to the site. It all for fun!
This year Summer Sailstice also happens to coincides with the Lakeshore State Park Season Opener party at the new park by the Summerfest grounds. This event is a perfect afternoon destination, so please plan to stop in, see the new harbor and enjoy the events. Check out www.friendslsp.org/events.php for event details.
It a perfect excuse to get out and sail this Saturday.
Lakeshore State Park
2008 Summer Opener
Date: Saturday, June 21, 2008
Time: Noon to 4:00 p.m. Free event!
Take in the scenic views of Lake Michigan and downtown Milwaukee from
this beautiful 17 acre state park surrounded by water. Join us at
Lakeshore State Park’s 2nd Annual Summer Opener. Stroll the Park and
celebrate the Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year, while you
visit a variety of free park activities including:
- Canoeing & kayaking with Laacke & Joys
- Bike ride from Hank Aaron State Trail
- Bike safety and Wheel N’ Sprocket
- REI PEAK program for kids
- Live reptiles, amphibians & birds
- Fishing clinic for kids
- Pontoon rides by Performance Yacht
- Kite flying with Gift of Wings
- Segway rentals
- Nordic Walking
- Solstice celebration –
cultural traditions and solar energy displays
- Activities
with Milwaukee Public Museum, Urban Ecology Center, Discovery World,
Havenwoods State Forest & Milwaukee Co. Park’s Wehr Nature Center
- MMSD and Great Lakes WATER Institute research vessels
- Coast Guard and Milwaukee Police and Fire Dept. vessels
- Coast Guard, Milwaukee Police and Fire Dept. vessels
- Park PassPort: get it stamped at 10 booths and enter a Grand Prize drawing
- Music, vendors, door prizes and raffles
- Food by the new Harbor 550, beer by Milwaukee’s new Buffalo Water Brewery and other beverages
Also enjoy Polish Fest and Lakefront Festival of the Arts - our neighbors on the lakefront.
Hosted by the Friends of Lakeshore State Park
Contact: Kae DonLevy 414.588.0617
Event details at: http://www.friendslsp.org/events.php