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Harrington Beach State Park

Harrington Beach State Park stretches along a mile of Lake Michigan shoreline in northeastern Ozaukee County, Wisconsin. The 638-acre park, previously a day-use-only facility without a campground, attracted 500 to 1,000 visitors each weekend during recent summers. In 2005 the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources decided to add a campground, the first new state campground… Read More »

McKee Farms Park Splashpad

As the City of Fitchburg’s recognizable “central” park, McKee Farms expanded its recreational offerings with the implementation of a 4,000-square-foot splashpad. The new addition fulfills the City’s long-standing goal of adding an aquatic play attraction within the boundaries of this 59-acre park. The Wisconsin Park and Recreation Association has recognized the project with its 2016… Read More »

Blue Mound State Park Splashpad

Ayres worked with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) to develop the first splashpad facility in a Wisconsin state park, which had its grand opening at Blue Mound State Park on Memorial Day 2015. The project included a feasibility study examining whether to repair or replace an aging swimming pool complex at the park.… Read More »