Beautiful River

The Milwaukee River is beautiful all year round. We wanted to show a few different faces of this ever changing place.

FALL

Great Blue Heron Fishing

 Fly Fishing

Kayaking in the Morning

Hawk in Flight

Salmon Fishing

WINTER

First Ice

SUMMER

Kayaking

 Great Blue Heron

Salmon River

Every Fall the Milwaukee River is invaded by a very special fish, the Chinook--or King--Salmon. Starting in August, the salmon enter the river from the Milwaukee harbor and head north to spawn. Although originally not native to the river, or Lake Michigan, the salmon were released on the river, so they return each year to lay their eggs.

They live their lives in Lake Michigan and they can grow to be 35" long and up to 35lbs, although the record weighed in at 43 lbs!

The salmon have large sharp teeth and feed on fish such as Alewives throughout the year.

One of the favorite lures to use to catch salmon are flies. Fisherman also use spawn sacs, spinners, and spoons to catch these trophy fish.

The Schlitz Audubon Center

The Schlitz Audubon Center is on the shores of Lake Michigan, just north of Milwaukee. The Audubon Center was once a farm owned by the Schlitz Brewery, and was used as a place to rest it's busy draft horses. Today, the land is a 185 acre nature center. The center has woods, grassland, trails, a 60ft observation tower, bridges, ponds and beautiful beaches along lake Michigan.

The nature center's rustic building is a very environmentally friendly facility. The center uses natural light, solar power, a geothermal heating system, and low impact lighting and plumbing where possible.