Sporting Activities
Mary Beth Braun
Payment Options for All Events (unless otherwise noted):1. Online Registration with Credit Card payment;
2. In person with completed Event Coupon and credit card or check;
3. By mail, send completed Event Coupon with check to Event Leader.
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Sunday bike rides
Thank you to our June and July bike leaders, including sweeps. We appreciate you! We do need volunteer bike leaders for several Sundays in August and also for a couple Sundays in September. Please contact our coordinators for bike rides: Gary Kovach (414-712-3897) or Connie Sandell (414-712-3817) to volunteer.
Arrive by 1:30 p.m. each week; be ready to ride at 1:45. All rides this month are on mostly asphalt surfaces.
July 6 – Lake Country Trail, starting in Pewaukee
We will meet at the Landsberg Center, 2700 Golf Road in Pewaukee; southeast corner of the Ingleside Hotel lot near I-94. This is an 18-mile bike ride, with the route being mostly flat but with a few climbs from Pewaukee to Delafield. Our route runs west past the Pewaukee and Nagawicka lakes.
Afterward, you have the option of meeting at the Sunset Grill on Pewaukee Lake, W278 N2315 Prospect Ave., for food and drinks. Bring cash to cover food and drinks. Leader: Tom Schneider, (414) 975-7908.
July 13 – Ozaukee Interurban Trail
We will start the ride at Spanky’s Hideaway, 5208 W. County Line Road in Mequon. Cars can be parked in the back of the restaurant/bar parking lot.This is a 15- to 18-mile round-trip ride north to Cedarburg and back to Spanky’s for optional food and drinks. (25 cents extra for separate checks.) Ride leader: Donna Hoffman, (414) 241-2157. Sweep: Diane Schmitt, (414) 690-4689.
July 20 – Bugline Trail
We will start the ride at the parking lot at Joecks Memorial Field, 7468 Lannon Road (Hwy Y), in Lannon and ride west on the trail for about one hour and return, a total distance of 18 miles.Afterward, you have the option of meeting at Rumors Sports Bar and Grill, W232 N6368 Waukesha Ave., Lannon, for food and drinks. Bring cash to cover food and drinks. Leader: Harv Vollriede, (414) 416-7270. Sweep: Bonnie Weidert.
July 27 – South Shore Park to Grant Park
We will meet in front of the South Shore Park Pavilion (street side), 2900 South Shore Drive. Parking is available in South Shore Park or any of the city side streets.
This is a 15.5-mile round-trip ride south on the Oak Leaf trail along Lake Michigan, with rolling hills and flat terrain. Afterward, you have the option of meeting at Barnacle Bud’s, 1955 S. Hilbert St., Milwaukee, for food and drinks. Bring cash to cover food and drinks. Ride leader: Jay Zinn, (414) 708-1663.
Any questions? Contact Mary Beth at (262) 443-7291.
Midweek Walks
Our one-hour walks are every Thursday morning from 11 to noon at various parks and other area locations. If you have a favorite place you would like to take us, please contact organizer and leader Sherry Dobson at (262) 498-4067.
July 3 – Lime Kiln Park, Menomonee Falls, 10:50 a.m
Meet in the public parking lot behind O’Brady’s Irish Pub & Grill, N88 W16495 Main St. (just east of the intersection of Appleton Avenue (Hwy 175) and Main Street (Hwy 74). All trails are asphalt, with no hills.
July 10 – Oak Leaf Trail, Elm Grove and Brookfield, 10:50 a.m
We will start our walk in downtown Elm Grove and pick up the Oak Leaf Trail and parts of the Hank Aaron Trail.
Directions: Elm Grove Road to Wall Street (Sunset Playhouse is on this road); drive to the dead end and meet in the parking lot on your left. We will walk on paved surfaces, mostly flat.
July 17 – Whitnall Park, Greenfield, 10:50 a.m.
Meet in the golf course parking lot off the 92nd Street entrance (6751 S. 92nd St.). Turn left at the first stop sign. This walk route is generally not paved; some spots may be muddy.
July 24 – Greenfield Park, West Allis, 10:50 a.m.
Meet in the parking lot off Lincoln Avenue just east of 124th Street; meet near the children’s play area. The paths are paved and flat.
July 31 – Honey Creek Parkway, Wauwatosa Hart Park, 10:50 a.m.
Meet in the parking lot of the Wauwatosa Hart Park Senior Center, 7300 W. Chestnut St. Directions: Downtown Wauwatosa on State Street to 70th Street, south to Chestnut Street – follow the road to the Senior Center. We will walk on the Honey Creek Parkway along the Menomonee River.
State park admission
Vehicle admission passes for Wisconsin state parks are now valid for 12 months from the time of purchase (rather than just the remainder of the calendar year).The fee is $28 for a vehicle with a Wisconsin license plate, with a senior rate of $13 annual, or $3 daily. To buy a pass online, go to yourpassnow.com/ParkPass/wi
golf leagues
Wednesdays at Songbird, June 4 to Aug. 27
W259 N8700 Hwy 164, Hartland
Tee times start at 1:30 p.m.
Fee: $200 for 9 holes each week for 13 weeks
We will play golf Wednesday afternoons at Songbird Hills, just south of County Line Road in Hartland.
Our tee times will start at 1:30 p.m.
Fee: $200 for 9 holes each week for 13 weeks; includes an end-of-summer party and prizes.
If you wish, play 18 holes for a higher fee. Cart rental is $10 per rider weekly.
Experienced golfers can sign up as a single, twosome or foursome. Foursomes will be put together and you will play with the same foursome each week. Contact Suzanne if you have specific requests for your foursome.
Substitutes pay $6 to sign up and $12 to the person they are playing for. The end-of-summer party will be an additional $25 for subs if they wish to attend. Guests are also welcome to attend the party for $25. Call or text league captain Suzanne Wiedner at (262) 305-8444.
Fridays at Sunny Slope
5285 S. Sunny Slope Road, New Berlin
June 6 to Aug. 29 (No golf July 4; two rain dates in September.)
Fee: $180 for the weekly golfer who walks; includes the end–of–season pizza party. Cart rental is $9 per person weekly.
You can sign up as a single or as a twosome; singles will be matched with a partner, and each week there will be a mix-up of twosomes, so we get to play with everyone. If you would like to be paired with a particular partner, please specify their name on the registration form.
Substitutes pay $20 to sign up, which includes the party, and then $13 or $21 for each round of golf paid directly to the person they are playing for.
We play READY Golf; players need to be alert and ready to strike the ball!
Call, text or email league captain Jean Dueling at (414) 321-0258 or duelingj@gmail.com.
Bike and Barge Trip France Sept. 6–13
$2,000 per person double occupancy, excluding air
Tour the South of France by boat and bike Sept. 6–13, 2025. A week of cycling, suitable even for less experienced cyclists. The stages are led by a guide, mainly on back roads from Avignon to Aigues Mortes, with little traffic.
Price: $2,000 per person, payable by check and based on double occupancy. Does not include airfare or bike rental. Meals included.
For details, go to Sitzmark.org/event-5665633; contact Trip Leader John Graff at jgraff1809@gmail.com or (414) 403-3478.
Have an Idea?
If you would like to do something this spring or summer that doesn’t involve participating in a sport, please share your ideas and help make it happen with your fellow Vagabonds.
We can’t do it without you! Contact Mary Beth at 262-443-7291 or MBBraun4@wi.rr.com.