Lake Country This Month

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Clocks of Distinction August 20 & 21 Mukwonago American Legion Post 375 Celebrate our 60 th Annual Maxwell street days flea market FIELD PARK, MUKWONAGO - Hwys 83 & NN OVER 600 SELLERS Offering a Variety of Goods (Buyers allowed on grounds after 7 am) Reasonable Off-site Parking Available (Pets, Bicycles & Skateboards Prohibited) For information and 2016 schedule: www.maxwellstreetdays.net www.mukwonagochamber.org Always FREE ADMISSION FOOD & REFRESHMENTS Available on Grounds 249973003 Equalizing amenities By Chris Bennett Special to The Freeman DELAFIELD — The com- munities of Lake Country are performing a balancing act worthy of a tightrope walker, and their success in doing so helps explain why the area is one of the most desirable in southeast Wisconsin. "The trend in each of these communities, if they don't already have it, is to create a more walkable downtown," said Carolyn Esswein. Ess- wein teaches in the Urban Planning Department at the University of Wisconsin-Mil- waukee. Esswein is also the director of Community Design Solu- tions, which is a design center in UWM's School of Architec- ture and Urban Planning; and owner of Ce Planning Studio, LLC, a firm which adds value through design visioning, public engagement and com- munity investment. In simple terms, the north- west corner of Waukesha County is known as Lake Country. The communities of Oconomowoc, Pewaukee, Hartland and Delafield are the larger communities. The smaller communities of Chenequa, Merton, North Lake and Nashotah are also included, among others. The walkable downtowns Esswein raves about — she advises communities in their design and helps them bring those areas to life as part of her professional calling — are within a short drive of an abundance of exceptional shopping, outstanding schools and outdoor recre- ation opportunities. One could gorge on fudge purchased in downtown Delafield and walk it off by hiking up the observation tower at Lapham Peak. A fam- ily might enjoy a meal of pizza and ice cream, go see an outdoor movie in Hartland and head to Pewaukee Lake the next morning for a few hours of water skiing. The automobile must also be added to the balancing act. Lake Country is not served by significant mass transit. Resi- dents must be able to drive as a manner of course in daily life. In spite of automobile dependence, Esswein said there are local schools to which some children walk, which reinforces Lake Coun- try's small-town character. "They have excellent, well- rounded schools, with great academics, great sports and great arts that attract a vari- ety of families to the commu- nity," Esswein said. "It also stabilizes property values." Walkable schools in some areas exist even though densi- ty in Lake Country typically accommodates larger lots in a rural setting. The small-town feeling and walkable down- towns are buttressed by retail space and subdivisions on the edge of the community. Such development is reached by automobile. "For most of the communi- ties, I think what they've done is been able to maintain the small-town charm, the village charm, and accommodate more retail and more oppor- tunities on the perimeter of their community," Esswein said. Managing development She said development on the edge of Oconomowoc and the Highway 83 area in Delafield are examples of retail that serve many resi- dents without compromising thriving downtowns. "It's separate from their small downtowns," Esswein said. "It's accommodating some of the retail demands people would need to leave and go to other communities for. Within that proximity, it's an easier drive." Esswein said each commu- nity also seems aware enough to avoid development that will hurt its downtown. Esswein said Oconomowoc, in particu- lar, is managing development well. The balancing act between walking and driving, down- towns and recreation, schools and open areas that is a con- stant to Lake Country stems from a desire for community and the need to create connec- tions between people and downtown. Esswein said she worked on such a project three years ago in Hartland. "I think most of the com- munities that are successful, they have a balance," Esswein said. "Great downtowns, great recreational facilities and then great schools — all that goes together." Lake Country communities balance walking and driving, downtowns and recreation, schools and open areas Charles Auer/Freeman Staff Lake Country communities like Pewaukee have worked to make their downtowns walkable. Paddleboard Specialists opens shop in Oconomowoc By Eric Oliver Freeman Staff OCONOMOWOC — When Cris and Susanna Rosario were looking to move Pad- dleboard Specialists from its original location in Madi- son, they decided there's no place like home. The Rosarios soft-opened the showroom to Paddle- board Specialists, 1217 W. Wisconsin Ave., recently. The one-stop paddleboard- ing shop has several boards stacked wall to wall with Cris and Susanna Rosario on hand to share their tech- nical expertise. The Rosarios started pad- dling eight years ago, when they ordered a set of boards from Florida. "We started paddling and we learned more about it, and we loved it," Susanna Rosario said. Cris Rosario worked at Isthmus Sailboards and Pad- dleboard Specialists for six years. After the owner decid- ed he wanted to sell, Cris Rosario decided to buy. Now their showroom is stocked with paddleboards for anyone interested in the sport, or anyone looking to take the next step into pad- dleboarding. "We carry everything from all around," Cris Rosario said. "We have boards which are just great for beginning paddling to full carbon race board." Rosario said his shop dif- fers from big box stores that sell paddleboards because it specializes in only one aspect: paddleboards. "We're not a miniature REI," Cris Rosario said. "We don't carry Patagonia. This is what we do. We're paddle- board specialists and this is what we do." For the interested person, Cris Rosario had one piece of advice: Get outside and try it, even if that means going to another shop to get a board. He is confident that if someone gets hooked on the sport, they'll eventually make their way to the Rosar- ios' shop. Cris Rosario said anyone can paddle or enjoy a paddle- board. When their daughter was younger, Susanna used to take her out on the board where she sat between her legs, and occasionally the child fell asleep on their way back to shore. Today, she is paddling her own board. The shop's proximity to the numerous lakes throughout Lake Country doesn't hurt, either. Cris Rosario said getting out on the lake first thing in the morning when it's calm and glassy is one of his favorite things. The only way it's better is when its during the fall. "There are great days in the fall when it's still warm and you can go out and see this light fog on the water," he said. "Paddleboarding is the best low-impact activity you can do and it gets you out onto the water." For more information visit, www.paddleboardspe- cialists.com Email: eoliver@conleynet.com

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