Milwaukee County Parks, Wisconsin (Images of America Series)

Milwaukeeans love their parks, and with nearly 15,000 acres of parkland throughout Milwaukee County, there is much to love. But few know the story behind the development of this great park system. Milwaukee County Parks takes readers on a photographic tour of the areas earliest parkstown squares and beer gardens established by the early settlersthrough the creation of city and county park commissions, to the parks today. It will leave one with a better appreciation of the vision and dedication it took to build such a park system and the need to assure it remains intact for the enjoyment and benefit of future generations.Albano, Laurie Muench is the author of 'Milwaukee County Parks, Wisconsin (Images of America Series)', published 2007 under ISBN 9780738550848 and ISBN 0738550841.