A sad ending
The demise of the Milwaukee Walking and Eating Society happened gradually. For 25 years I organized walk and eat groups as we explored neighborhoods on foot and ate at hundreds of small restaurants. But times changed, people aged, busyness intervened, and slowly, inexorably, the membership declined to a point where it no longer made sense to plan those weekly adventures. I started this in 1992 to meet like-minded people and to satisfy my passion for walking, or more accurately strolling milwaukee's neighborhoods. I like to poke in little shops and taste new dishes at unfamiliar restaurants. As I wined and dined, I made many new friends, the byproduct I hoped for back when it all began.
We were stoic; we walked in rain and snow; navigated ice in January; ate on patios and decks when we should have been inside just because.... In 25 years I cancelled one walk because of weather and that was years ago when the wind chill threatened minus 70.
Nostalgia gets me nowhere, it's over. But there's hope. A friend, JanGrosenick and I hope to keep a remnant of the original alive with "Venturing Out." We have three activities coming in June: a walk at Lion's Den in Grafton and lunch at a brewery, a walk in Bay View and lunch at Vanguard, a walk in Grant Park followed by music, beer, and food at the traveling beer garden
We would love to have new friends join us. For more information please contact me on my website Lifeontheloose.com
We were stoic; we walked in rain and snow; navigated ice in January; ate on patios and decks when we should have been inside just because.... In 25 years I cancelled one walk because of weather and that was years ago when the wind chill threatened minus 70.
Nostalgia gets me nowhere, it's over. But there's hope. A friend, JanGrosenick and I hope to keep a remnant of the original alive with "Venturing Out." We have three activities coming in June: a walk at Lion's Den in Grafton and lunch at a brewery, a walk in Bay View and lunch at Vanguard, a walk in Grant Park followed by music, beer, and food at the traveling beer garden
We would love to have new friends join us. For more information please contact me on my website Lifeontheloose.com