Description Milwaukee loves the Oak Leaf Trail, a 125-mile escape to nature connecting the major Milwaukee County parks.
Join local author Jill Rothenbueler Maher as she uncovers the previously untold stories of a Milwaukee County treasure..
The Oak Leaf story continues today as local volunteers and politicians advocate for extensions, repairs and other improvements.
Years later, bicycling enthusiasts worked overtime with local leadership to get a 76-mile route ready for the country\'s bicentennial, creating the beloved 76 Bike Trail.
To promote biking as an alternative to precious gasoline during wartime, Harold "Zip" Morgan designed a route that 1960s riders built on.
Believing parks to be the "lungs of the people," long-range thinkers like Charles Whitnall advocated for the verdant spaces the trail would later snake through.
But many have not heard the History behind the trail.
Description Milwaukee loves the Oak Leaf Trail, a 125-mile escape to nature connecting the major Milwaukee County parks
