Sporting Activities
Mary Beth Braun
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Bike and Barge Trip
Avignon to Aigues Mortes, France Sept. 6–13, 2025
$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 mainly on back roads with little traffic, led by a guide.
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.
Sunday Hikes
Meet at 1:30, hike from 1:45 to 3:45 p.m.
Hike for the Fun – or Just for the Health of It!
We welcome volunteers to lead hikes in future months. Please contact Dan Heidemann at danlmark@gmail.com or (414) 416-1678 if you know you can be a leader. Hikes without leaders will be canceled.
Nov. 3 – Richard Bong State Recreation Area
26313 Burlington Road (Hwy 142), Kansasville (west of Hwy 75).
Meet at Trailhead B parking lot (past the entrance station to the left past the Molinaro Visitor Center) at 1:30 pm. Hike from 1:45 to 3:45 p.m. on the Yellow Trail, which is about 4 miles, generally level to moderately rolling terrain, traversing a mixture of grassland, woodland and wetland.
Afterward, for those who wish, food and beverages at the Dover Inn, 1909 N Beaumont Ave. (Hwy 20 & 75), Kansasville. Hike Leaders: Jim Stephens and Joyce Szulc. Questions? Contact Joyce at (262) 902-3248.
Nov. 10 – Minooka Park
Meet at 1:30 in the parking lot on Sunset Drive in Waukesha, just west of Hwy. Y (Racine Ave.) and just east of Hwys. 164 and 59 or park on the street.
Hike from 1:45 to 3:45, then to Raised Grain, 1725 Dolphin Drive in Waukesha, to eat and drink. County sticker or park entrance fee is required to park within the park. Hike Leader: Betty Riley, (262) 888-9978.
Nov. 17 – Pike Lake State Park
Take I-41 north to Hwy. 60, then go west about 3 miles to the park entrance on the left (Kettle Moraine Drive), then south into the park to the beach parking lot.
Entrance fee required: $3 for seniors, $8 for others, annual passes available. It’s a hilly, moderate hike. Wear proper hiking shoes. Hike rain or shine, dress and equip accordingly. Meet at 1:30 p.m., hike from 1:45 to 3:45.
Afterward, to the Mineshaft restaurant, 22 N Main St. in Hartford, for food and drink. Hike Leader: Gary Kovach, (414) 712-3897.
Nov. 24 – Grant Park
Meet at Kelly Senior Services parking lot, 6100 S Lake Drive, Cudahy, and hike 4-plus miles through Grant Park to Seven Bridges and down to the lakefront beach.
After hiking, we will meet for dinner and drinks at Water Street Brewery’s Oak Creek restaurant, 140 W Town Square Way. Hike Leader: Jay Zinn, (414) 708-1663
Thursday Walks
Nov. 7 – McCarty Park: 8214 W. Cleveland Ave, West Allis
Meet in the parking lot at 82nd and Cleveland. Walk on paved surfaces from 11 a.m. to noon. Questions: Contact Sherry Dobson at (262) 498-4067
Nov. 14 – Whitnall Park
Meet in the golf course parking lot off the 92nd Street entrance (6751 S. 92nd St). Walk is generally not paved. Walk from 11 a.m. to noon.
Nov. 21 – New walk in Wauwatosa
From Mayfair Road, turn east on Watertown Plank Road to Swan Blvd. (92nd Street). Turn left on Swan until you come to Discovery Road (a roundabout), go around it for a left turn, then up a hill to parking at Forest Exploration Center, where we will meet. The walk will include hills.
This concludes our weekly walks this year until early spring. We encourage everyone to get out and walk on their own or with a friend, even though nothing is formally scheduled.
Bowling
Our fun, monthly Vagabond Bowling League is looking for substitutes. We bowl on the second Friday of each month at 2 p.m. at New Berlin Bowl.
Our league secretary is Dee Hollstein-Pizur, (262) 227-6322.
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.