The Brief
- Salmon travel from Lake Michigan into inland tributaries in the fall to spawn.
- You can view the running of the salmon at various locations near Milwaukee.
- The Wisconsin DNR has to stock the salmon since they do not naturally reproduce here.
MILWAUKEE – Creekside Valley Farm in Mequon is a staple to go to in the fall, from picking out the perfect pumpkin, to getting lost in the corn maze, visiting the animals, and even watching pumpkins sing to you.
But there is one thing people may not realize about this farm—you can view the running of the salmon all the way from Lake Michigan.
How do they run?
Dig deeper:
Fish don’t have feet, so how do they run? It’s a saying when fish take the long swim back upriver, creek, or stream, to spawn, and then die. …