Veteran's Memorial

The Tomahawk area has many  parks and recreational areas. In my last blog we told you about Bradley Park the oldest park in town. In this entry we are going to take a look at one of the new and improved parks in the city.

Veterans Memorial Park recently got a big face lift when the new fourth street bridge was built this past year. Located on the Wisconsin River in t he heart of Tomahawk, Memorial Park served as a base camp of sorts for materials and the headquarters for the construction crew while they built the new fourth street bridge. With all the extra traffic, storage of equipment and materials, the west end of the park needed to be refurbished when the construction was winding down. As part of the bridge construction, a tunnel was built under fourth street so people could now avoid walking across the street and connect to a nature trail that runs along the river from the park to the Tomahawk Libary. The old World War II tank had to be moved during the construction. When it was moved back in place a very nice memorial stone and flag pole display was built to honor the veterans who served our country to preserve our way of life.

New Music Pavilion

While construction was going on at the west end of the park, the east end of the park was also seeing great improvement. With the help of donations from many Tomahawk residents and businesses a new pavilion was built. The design and construction was done by Tomahawk Log Homes. On June 29th the Tomahawk Music on the River committee dedicated the new pavilion where locals and tourists can gather to enjoy free musical concerts on Wednesday.

Fishing Pier

Veteran’ s Memorial Park also has a nice pier if you want to fish or maybe grab an ice cream cone from Dairy Queen and just sit quietly and watch the river roll by. With the Kwahamot water ski show every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday night, the park also provides a great view of the action without having to fight a crowd.

Whether you’re up here on vacation or just need to get out of the house, Veteran’s Memorial Park is a great place to enjoy life in this Northern town.