Events

Christopher Farm and Gardens  - 500 acres along a mile of Lake Michigan shoreline and 50 acres of botanical gardens.  This is where garden design, horticulture, wildlife and education intertwine to create a magical place.

Maywood Park   - The Park offers six diverse ecosystems, an arboretum and a butterfly and hummingbird garden on its 135 acres. 

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The first home was built for a prominent Milwaukee family in 1911 as a summer escape.  Our hosts, set out to restore the grounds with the over-arching objective of making any changes look like they had always been there  Today, it is a beautiful park-like setting with sweeping lawns, rolling hills, "wild" areas, gorgeous vistas, and an extensive system of brooks, ponds and waterfalls.

The second home was built in the 1920's for Walter S Lindsay, a Scottish immigrant.  This picturesque residence and outbuildings, modeled after Lindsay's conception of a traditional Scottish estate, sits on a rise overlooking a bend of the Milwaukee River.   Our hosts, only the second owners of the property, have restored it to its full glory over the past 30 years, magnificently landscaping the grounds and adding an extensive woodlands area.

Lunch follows 

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We have more than 20 garden club members who have expressed interest in attending the Grand Garden Show presented by “Proven Winners.” We have provisionally reserved a block of rooms at the Grand Hotel on the island for which individual reservations can be made.

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