Find A Spot To Picnic On The 4th Of July

Break out those picnic baskets and find a good spot to watch those fireworks tonight.

Coca-Cola And Subway Want To Give Away Money Towards Parks

Looking for that ever popular park that needs a little TLC, Coca-Cola and Subway want you to tell them which parks should get $100,000. This made me wonder, which parks in Caledonia could use a little sprucing up?

Caledonia has some great outdoor recreational spaces. But is there a park in Caledonia that could use a little extra help? Coca-Cola and Subway are looking to give away money for "America's favorite park" and I thought it would be interesting to start a discussion about which parks in Caledonia might fit that bill. Take a look at our list of parks and recreational areas in Caledonia (be careful because there are a few of them in our directory that are just outside Caledonia). Lets do a little dreaming about what we could do with that money and I'd love to see some photos of your favorite parks. I'd love to see some of the parks in Caledonia get that money. Click here to learn how to campaign for your favorite park.    

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Brian Dey

11:52 am on Thursday, May 31, 2012

Denise, there used to be a canoe launch that we installed when I was President through a grant that Wendy McCalvy applied for. Unfortunately, it got washed away in the ame flooding that eroded the road at Gorney.   more ›

Looking For A Place To Picnic This Weekend?

Memorial Day is a great time to get out and enjoy the area parks. Check out our parks directory and get that picnic basket ready.

Groups Pitch In To Help Make Nicholson Wildlife Area Accessible

A number of wildlife the Nicholson Wildlife Area home, but a number of people who want to use the area can't because it often floods during the spring and fall. However, several area groups are coming together to change that.

There's work to be done in the Nicholson Wildlife Area, but it won't cost village taxpayers a dime. Several groups in the area are coming together to build a boardwalk and add signage to the park. Some of the work has already begun and the project will be completed by the end of this summer. Officials with the Hoy Audubon, Root-Pike WIN, Weed-Out! Racine, the Village of Caledonia, the Village Parks Commission, the Sierra Club, and the First Choice Pre-Apprenticeship Program want to make the wildlife area more accessible to the public. “I’m really impressed by how many groups are getting involved with this project,” said Melissa Warner, a former science teacher at St. Catherine's High School and Caledonia resident. The reason: the 127.4-…

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Spring Has Sprung, Here's A Directory Of Parks

Caledonia has a ton of recreational spaces that seem to be best kept secrets, so we're letting the cat out of the bag and showing you where you can go to have a picnic, enjoy your four-legged friends or take a nice relaxing walk.

River Bend Volunteers Talk About The Work That Needs To Be Done

Even though the County has yet to formally purchase River Bend, the group that plans to operate the facility has already started to figure out what needs to be done.

Big plans are being made for the River Bend Nature Center. Volunteers interested in seeing River Bend continue operating learned about the work that needs to be done -- fund-raising and cleaning up the place. A meeting, led by Roger Chernik, was held last night. Chernik heads a group called River Bend Nature Center Inc., the group that will operate River Bend once the Racine County Board approves the county purchase. Currently the YWCA owns the property. To read more, click here. If you are interested in volunteering, please email Roger Chernik at rogerchernik@sbcglobal.net.

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Slideshow: Scenes from Summer

In celebration of summer, this is a growing slideshow of images captured along the lake shore and Caledonia. Have photos you want to add? Send them to denise.lockwood@patch.com.

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