According to the History of the Port of Milwaukee, Milwaukee began as a Great Lakes port in 1835, when the first commercial cargo vessel called at the village on the shore of Lake Michigan. As the years passed, the port of Milwaukee changed as the demand for waterway use increased. Milwaukee differed from other Great Lakes cities in developing its port. Developers realized that they couldn’t crowd the port into river channels with bridges and street traffic, as this would cause slow downs. Milwaukee created a plan to build an outer harbor with modern facilities. This would make it much easier for cargo vessels to load and unload in Milwaukee.
Source: https://portmilwaukee.com/Port-Mke/About-Port-Milwaukee/History#.U7YPAJRdVKY
The sign at this location provides some interesting history on cargo vessel traffic on Lake Michigan. After reading the sign, please complete the two tasks below.
Task One:
Post a picture of you, with your GPS, at the coordinates listed. (You do not need to show your face.) Please show Lake Michigan in the background. We look forward to seeing your pictures.
Use "Message this owner" (at the very top of the cache page) to answer these questions. Send your answers at the same time you log your find.
1. What has been placed along the shoreline of this area to help reduce the effects of erosion?
2. In your own words, describe the unloading system used on the barges mentioned on the sign.?
3. What became of the Transfer, Collier and EMBA and what are some advantages and disadvantages to this process for ship owners AND for Lake Michigan?
4. Using the information on the sign and the view from ground zero, how is Lake Michigan an asset to the city of Milwaukee?
5. Find the CLOSEST bollard lamp post (approx 4 feet tall) to the sign. It is about 20 feet to the SW. On the back, low, there is a number. Send us the lamp number. Note: this may require some digging if there is snow on the ground.
6. Reminder: PLEASE POST YOUR PHOTO of you, with your GPS, at the coordinates listed. (You do not need to show your face.) Please show Lake Michigan in the background.
Note: Park hours are 6 am to 10 pm. This cache is winter friendly (see note for question 5 above) and handicapped accessible. Free parking is available nearby, except during some summer months. The Geocache Notification Form has been submitted to of the Wisconsin DNR. Geocaches placed on Wisconsin Department of Natural Resource managed lands require permission by means of a notification form. Please print out a paper copy of the notification form, fill in all required information, then submit it to the land manager. The DNR Notification form and land manager information can be obtained at: www.wi-geocaching.com/hiding The Geocache Notification Form has been submitted and approved by Lakeshore State Park manager Tom Kroeger.
Congratulations to Huugglez on being first to log!
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