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1. Live Outdoor Music
KATIE WILLIAMS, ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER
Live, outdoor music: Small gigs on the patios of my favorite restaurants, weekly series like Chill on the Hill and the mainstream artists at the BMO Pavilion.
2. The Great Taste of the Midwest
CHRIS DROSNER, EXECUTIVE EDITOR
The Great Taste of the Midwest beer festival in Madison (Aug. 10). It’s like Christmas for beer nerds.
3. Festa Italiana
ARCHER PARQUETTE, MANAGING EDITOR
The Italian side of my family would mash my lasagna if I didn’t shout-out Festa Italiana. Come for the calamari; stay for the bocce.
It’s time to pick your Milwaukee favorites for the year!
4. Reading in the Park
BRIANNA SCHUBERT, ASSOCIATE DIGITAL EDITOR
Pack a book and a blanket, grab an iced coffee at Colectivo in Bay View and plop down anywhere in Humboldt Park for a perfect afternoon of reading in the sun (or the shade!).
5. Floating Around
CHELSEA MAMEROW, ART DIRECTOR
Was it really even summer if you didn’t have a tube float? Close to home, we frequent Ottawa Lake, but nothing beats floating down the Kickapoo River near Viroqua.
6. Neveria las Maravillas
BIANCA CABRAL, EDITORIAL DESIGNER
Neveria las Maravillas has artisanal ice cream reminiscent of savory Mexican flavors. My favorite combo is a scoop of guava and vanilla.
7. Biking and Custard
LISA BAKER, ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE
Biking along the lakefront and going out for custard with the kids the weekend before school starts.
8. Pewaukee Water Ski Club
MELISA MACKEVICIUS-LEONARD, ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE
Pewaukee Water Ski Club’s show every Thursday evening. Bring some lawn chairs and a picnic dinner and make a night of it.
9. Wisconsin Cottage Getaways
ABBY YEMM, ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE
I can never get enough of Wisconsin cottage getaways. Campfires, swimming in the lake, a Summer Shandy and a beautiful sunset – it’s the best time of year!
10. Fox Brook Park Swimming
MEGAN GUZMAN, CIRCULATION AND MARKETING MANAGER
Swimming at the sandy beach at Fox Brook Park in Brookfield. You can’t go wrong with a beer garden at the beach!
11. Muskego Water Bugs
GIGI PETERSON, ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
The Muskego Water Bugs! We watch the waterski team while the kids play in the water and sand.
IMBIBING ALFRESCO
I love patio cocktails on a Sunday fun day. I’m definitely partial to my Bay View patios – Burnhearts, Mothership. I love Voyager – just sitting on the corner having some wine and hanging out.
BIKING
My wife [Kate] and I do a lot of biking on the Oak Leaf Trail. With Kennedy’s disease, it’s gotten a little bit harder, but having an electric bike has made it easier.
PUBLIC GOLF COURSES
I am a terrible golfer who loves golfing, and the [county] golf courses are [flipping] great. They’re inexpensive, they’re fun, and they’re challenging.
