Five Signs of a Wretched Spring

Five Signs of a Wretched Spring

What a wet and moody spring it’s been. Where there was once snow, there’s now mud, trash and decrepit sailboats, though at least one ick-encrusted bank has survived. The city’s last snow bank? This craggy specimen borders the southern end of the Shorewood Pick ‘n Save. The city’s soft covering of snow melted to reveal so much trash underneath the Marquette Interchange. This muddy expanse in Riverwest was once an ice-skating rink above which a sign said, “Skate / Don’t Hate.” This worm ran afoul of either a Downtown pedestrian or the incessant rain. The Gambler, a vessel for sale in Walker’s…

What a wet and moody spring it’s been. Where there was once snow, there’s now mud, trash and decrepit sailboats, though at least one ick-encrusted bank has survived.



The city’s last snow bank? This craggy specimen borders the
southern end of the Shorewood Pick ‘n Save.



The city’s soft covering of snow melted to reveal so much
trash underneath the Marquette Interchange.



This muddy expanse in Riverwest was once an ice-skating rink
above which a sign said, “Skate / Don’t Hate.”



This worm ran afoul of either a Downtown pedestrian
or the incessant rain.



The Gambler, a vessel for sale in Walker’s Point.


A closeup of the Gambler’s stern, in the rain

Matt has written for Milwaukee Magazine since 2006, when he was a lowly intern. Since then, he’s held the posts of assistant news editor and, most recently, senior editor. He’s lived in South Carolina, Tennessee, Connecticut, Iowa, and Indiana but mostly in Wisconsin. He wants to do more fishing but has a hard time finding worms. For the magazine, Matt has written about city government, schools, religion, coffee roasters and Congress.