An A-Z visitors guide to Milwaukee Wisconsin. Sponsored by Key Magazine Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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keymilwaukee.com 09 43 43 94 794 WISCONSIN AVENUE HUMBOLDT BLVD OAKLAND AVE N L I N C OLN MEMORIA L DR DOWNER AVE BLUEMOUN D RD HA W L E Y R D 7 2 3 6 8 9 10 5 4 1 COURSE LANDMARKS Here are some of the landmarks runners on the race routes might see. 1 Henry Maier Festival Park Home of Summerfest world's largest music festival 2 UW-Milwaukee Wisconsin's public urban university 3 Old Northpoint Water Tower 1871 pumping station 4 Old World 3rd Street Distinguished by Victorian architecture. 5 Pabst Mansion Captain Frederick Pabst built this house for his family in 1890. 6 Miller Brewery Founded in 1855, its location provided easy access to raw materials. 7 Sherman Boulevard Once home to Milwaukee's first business owners. 8 Washington Park Band Shell Iconic art deco stage used for generations 9 VA Grounds Created during the Civil War by women to pro- vide care to veterans. 10 Mitchell Park Domes A multi-dome horticultural conser- vatory F O R A D D I T I O N A L I N F O R M A T I O N on the festival, the route of the four festival races, how to register to run and how to volunteer to assist in the various activities, visit Milwaukeerunningfestival.com. 'KIDS RUN MILWAUKEE' PART OF OUTREACH The PNC Milwaukee Running Festival's exten- sive community outreach program includes a new Kids Run Milwaukee Pro- gram in cooperation with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee. Kids Run Milwaukee will encourage running at 10 different Boys & Girls Club locations, leading up to the festival's mile run Oct. 31. Milwaukee's Argosy Foundation is supporting the youth outreach. Community outreach also comes in the form of volunteer staffing. The festival needs more than 1,000 volunteers for the two-day festival, including assistance at 18 water aid stations in Mil- waukee neighborhoods along the marathon route. owns Longrun Athletics, LLC, which organizes several run- ning events in the Milwaukee area. A competitive runner, he has long thought the city need- ed a major marathon festival, much like Chicago's. Ultimately, Ponteri eyes a goal of 20,000 to 25,000 participants, putting it in the league of Pittsburgh's 30,000 and Detroit's 27,000. This year's marathon is on the same day as the prestigious New York Marathon and he sees future events moving to October or November dates that do not coincide with other running festivals.