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 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!
Join us for Sunday hikes at area parks and urban locales. Please note that hikes begin promptly at the time indicated; late arrivals will not be accommodated. We welcome volunteers to lead hikes in future months. 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.
Hikes without leaders will be canceled.
April 6 – Lapham Peak State Park
Take I-94 west to Hwy C, then turn left to park entrance. Meet at the middle parking lot, which is called Homestead Hollow: type “Homestead Hollow, Delafield WI” on Google Maps
From the entrance station, go up the main road 0.7 of a mile; the parking lot will be on the left. This is the area where we usually stop for bathrooms. Hike from 1:45 to 3:45 p.m., then head to Revere’s Wells Street Tavern, 505 Wells St. in Delafield, for chili and drinks. Hike Leader: Betty Riley, (262) 888-9978.
April 13 – Glacier Hills County Park
Drive north on 41/45 to Hwy 167 west (Holy Hill Road). Go west to the road that leads to Fox & Hounds, then go left (south) to the park entrance. Daily entrance fee is $7. Pre-pay online or get a mail-in envelope at the entrance.
This will be a moderate-level hike; hilly, with gravel, grass, pavement and mulch trails. It may be muddy, so wear proper hiking shoes; hiking poles optional. Meet at 1:30 p.m. at the main building parking lot. Restrooms are open. Hike from 1:45 to 3:45 p.m. Afterward, meet at the Sawmill Inn & Pub, 1729 Wolf Road, Richfield, for food and drink. Hike leader: Gary Kovach, (414) 712-3897.
April 20 – Easter Sunday, no hike scheduled.
April 27 – Downtown Racine and Lakefront
Meet in the parking lot one block west of the Racine Zoo, 2131 N. Main St. (Walton Avenue & North Wisconsin). Hike is 5.5 miles: south along the Lake Michigan lakefront and back up Main Street in Racine.
Hike from 1:45 to 3:45 p.m. Guests welcome! After, for those who wish, food and drinks at Reefpoint Brew House, 2 Christopher Columbus Causeway. Hike Leaders: Joyce Szulc and Jim Stephens. Questions? Call Joyce at (262) 902-3248.
Midweek Walks
Our one-hour walks are every Thursday morning from 11 to noon at various parks and area locations. The organizer is Sherry Dobson, (262) 498-4067, and she welcomes volunteers to lead a walk.
April 3 – Frame Park, Waukesha: Along the Fox River
Entrance is at the north end along Moreland Boulevard, next to the Fox River Bridge. Meet just past the children’s play area. Walk on paved surfaces.
April 10 – Hart Park and Honey Creek Parkway
Meet in the parking lot of the Wauwatosa Senior Center, 7300 W. Chestnut. From downtown Wauwatosa on State Street, turn south on 70th Street and follow the road into the Senior Center parking lot.
April 17 – Lime Kiln Park, Menomonee Falls
Meet in a public parking lot behind O’Brady’s Irish Pub & Grille, N88 W16495 Main St. (next to the river and across from the “Falls”). Walk along a paved walkway.
April 24 – Brookfield Reserve in Brookfield
Meet in the parking lot behind the Coffeeville Company (café), 2825 N. Brookfield Road. Walk on paved surfaces.
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
Bowling
We bowl at 2 p.m. on the second Friday of each month at New Berlin Bowl. To be a substitute bowler, contact league secretary Dee Holstein-Pizur, (262) 227-6322.
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. Sign-ups start April 1. 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.
Sign-ups start April 1. 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.
Weekend Bike Trip, Root River, June 19–22
Back by popular demand. … Our annual weekend bike trip this summer will be on the Root River trail in Minnesota’s Driftless Region. We will stay at the Country Trails Inn and Suites in Preston, Minn. Root River is a paved trail through quaint towns, with the famous Aroma Pie Shop along the way. There is also golf, canoeing, shopping and tennis nearby.
Transportation will be on your own.
Breakfast is provided by the hotel. Dinners will be on your own. After you arrive, bring your own beverages for a Thursday-night pizza party. There will be a group dinner Saturday night, if you wish to attend. Friday night will be on your own.
Price is $285 per person, double occupancy. Contact Dan Heidemann at (414) 416-1678 or Denise Kremel at (262) 524-1023.
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.