The fight is on in Cudahy to save one of Milwaukee County’s most cherished parks from crumbling into Lake Michigan.
Sheridan Park’s bluff has been slowly eroding. But now, the damage is accelerating — threatening the Oak Leaf Trail, city infrastructure, and even nearby homes.
Watch: Residents push to save Sheridan Park bluff as erosion nears Oak Leaf Trail
Residents push to save Sheridan Park bluff as erosion nears Oak Leaf Trail
Mary McChesney sees it every day. She’s lived in Cudahy for 16 years, uses the park daily, and helps with the Sheridan Park Friends group. She walks, bikes, watches strollers pass, cross-country teams train, and marathon runners race down the Oak Leaf Trail. The year-round traffic is constant.
“it’s really important that we keep this trail. I mean, it’s, it’s part of a trail that goes all across the city. It’s wonderful.”
She says April’s heavy rains, followed by hurricane-like winds, ripped away huge trees that helped stabilize the bluff. Now, the edge sits close to the Oak Leaf Trail — a route where people walk every day, run races, and bike miles along Milwaukee County’s shoreline…