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COMMUNITY
REPORT
By Candace
Our School
This is the
community project for Mrs. Nash’s second grade class at Cumberland
School
in Whitefish
Bay,
Wisconsin.
Cumberland
School
has approximately 650 students, in seven grades: four year old kindergarten
through fifth grade. Mrs. Nash’s second grade class has 21 students, 13 boys
and 8 girls. Students in Mrs. Nash’s class come to school in many different
ways: car, bus, bike, scooter, and walking. Most students arrive at school by
car.
Our Community
Whitefish Bay is
primarily a residential community, located outside of Milwaukee, WI. Many
residents of Whitefish
Bay
commute to Milwaukee
to work. Therefore, Whitefish
Bay
is a suburban community. There are many different types of homes in Whitefish
Bay.
Some
people in Whitefish
Bay
live in mansions, condominiums, apartments, townhouses, flats, duplexes and
houses. Most of the students in Mrs. Nash’s class live in houses.
There are many
places to work in Whitefish Bay, such as: office buildings, medical
facilities, grocery stores, clothing stores, shoe stores, restaurants, art
galleries, a pharmacy, a movie theater, parks, hair salons and spas, bakeries,
furniture stores, banks, a toy store, a funeral home, dentist offices, law
offices, camera store, florists, schools, 10 churches, retail stores, police
department, fire department, library, and village hall. The main shopping
district has a Fourth of July parade, Holiday Stroll parade, and the annual
International Cycling Classic. Many
people solve their problems at the village hall, schools, and police
department.
Whitefish
Bay
also has places to have fun: 6 parks, 7 schools, 2 pools, approximately a
dozen tennis courts, soccer fields, baseball fields, basketball courts, an ice
skating rink, a movie theatre, beaches, a lake, football fields, and your
friendly neighborhood. Old
Schoolhouse
Park
has pumpkin carving opportunities and displays during October and regular ice
cream socials and music.
Our homes are
close to the recreational facilities, hospitals and General
Mitchell
International
Airport.
Most
recreational facilities are less than one mile from the village hall. The
nearest hospital is 4.4 miles from village hall. The airport is 14.1 miles
from village hall.
Our Landscape
Whitefish
Bay
is a community of walkers and runners. Many people enjoy daily exercise along
scenic Lake
Drive.
Lake
Drive
winds along the top of a bluff over looking Lake
Michigan.
Other than the bluff, Whitefish
Bay
is relatively flat. Whitefish
Bay
is a member of Tree
City
USA
and has beautiful tree lined streets. Even though the houses in Whitefish
Bay
are close together, we have many wild animals in our community, including:
squirrels, rabbits, raccoons, cardinals, sparrows, falcons, mice, and coyotes.
Our History
Whitefish
Bay
was originally settled by Native Americans. Later Fishers and Farmers settled
the land.
In the 1880’s,
only a few people lived here. Most people traveled to Whitefish
Bay
for pleasure to stay at the Pabst Whitefish Bay Resort along the bluff and shore
of Lake
Michigan.
The resort had as many as 10,000 visitors per day during the summer months.
The resort had a Ferris wheel, Merry-Go-Round, daily concerts, and boat
rentals. In 1914, the resort closed and the land was divided. Currently, many
mansions occupy the old resort land.
In 1892, the 392
residents of Whitefish
Bay
wanted a school to educate their children. In order to build the school, the
residents needed to create a legal village. The residents “incorporated” to
create a village and built the first school. Today, the 14,000 residents are
still committed to education and maintain one of the top school districts in Wisconsin.
Read about Whitefish
Bay in 1999 ( A Millennium Project by Mrs. Nash's 1999-2000 2nd graders)
Read about Whitefish
Bay in 1899
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