Harbor Fest celebrates Milwaukee’s waterways; ‘Enjoy our rivers’

MILWAUKEE – Harbor Fest is a celebration of Milwaukee’s waterways – and it drew a whole bunch out to the riverfront on Sunday, Sept. 25. 

“That is our metropolis, that is our harbor,” mentioned Jennifer Bolger Breceda, Government Director of Milwaukee Riverkeeper.

Milwaukeeans love their waterways and the harbor is the place they meet.

“It’s all related to the lake, the rivers, to our communities,” Bolger Breceda mentioned.

That’s the reason Harbor Fest has come again for the sixth yr – to rejoice the harbor’s historical past and its future.

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“There are elements of the river and elements of the harbor that should be revitalized and introduced again to stay and that’s a part of the celebration that we begin utilizing this once more,” Bolger Breceda mentioned.

Accompanying the music and family-friendly actions was a particular launch of sturgeon – the largest and oldest freshwater fish within the Nice Lakes.

Sturgeon launch, Milwaukee

“They’re the keystone species within the lake that tells us now we have good water high quality in the event that they’re surviving on the market,” mentioned Mary Holleback of the Riveredge Nature Middle.

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The harbor has been part of Milwaukee’s historical past for 187 years. Individuals who visited the fest wish to see it function for years to come back.

“We hope that individuals come right here and hook up with it and are available again yr after yr and luxuriate in our rivers, our waterways and proceed to know that is their place,” Bolger Breceda mentioned.