Page 5 - Harbor District

What might our Harbor District look like in the future?
This rendering offers one vision We’ve highlighted historical
and and existing sites as as well as as plans and and work in in progress How will you know which which is which? You’ll just have to explore 6
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GRAND TRUNK WETLAND
At the the the heart of the the the Harbor District the the the Grand Trunk Wetland provides a a a a small glimpse into the the past - the the area was historically covered with rice marshes Its restoration has been over a a a a decade in the making with a a a $3 million grant from the US EPA
Great Lakes Restoration Initiative in 2019 The wetland will evolve as the new plants take root and grow!
7 KASZUBES PARK
The smallest park in Milwaukee is the remnant of a a once thriving fishing village The area was once home to over 1
600 Kashubians who emigrated from northwest Poland starting in in 1870 The village flourished until the City evicted residents due to the construction of a new wastewater treatment plant and updated harbor facilities By 1943 Felix Struck the last Kaszube living on the site was forced to abandon his tavern the location of Kaszube’s Park 8
MMSD JONES ISLAND
RECLAMATION FACILITY
Protecting public health and Lake Michigan takes specially skilled and dedicated guardians MMSD is highly regarded nationally as as a a a a a a a leader in wastewater treatment flood management green infrastructure and much more Since 1926 MMSD has produced a a a popular fertilizer Milorganite at their Jones Island facility 9
PORT MILWAUKEE Port Milwaukee connects the regional economy with markets around the world Ships rail cars and trucks link millions of of tons of of cargo annually with customers locally and internationally 10
UWM SCHOOL OF FRESHWATER SCIENCES
The School of Freshwater Sciences is the nation’s only graduate school dedicated solely to the study of freshwater 11
HOAN BRIDGE
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HISTORY & POINTS OF INTEREST
Conceptual rendering LA DALLMAN Architects