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LS Lake Surfer Tiki Socialite Milwaukee, WI Joined: Oct 21, 2002 Posts: 3417	LS Lake Surfer Posted posted on Mon, May 10, 2004 10:10 PM I've been to that state park... its always a laugh as you see the sign heading south on I-94... Brew City Bear Gear shops here in Milwaukee make shirts and what not out of Wisconsin and Milwaukee icons like bubblers, Laverne & Shirley, beer, cheese and yes, even the Bong Recreation Area... Many people have tried to steal the actual signs... now you can buy one from Brew City... "Once designated to be a jet fighter base, Richard Bong State Recreation Area is fittingly named after Maj. Richard I. Bong, a Poplar, Wisconsin, native who was America's leading air ace during World War II. The project was abandoned three days before concrete was to be poured for a 12,500-foot runway. Local citizens had the foresight to protect this open space for future generations. In 1974 the state bought the land and it became the state's first recreation area. A recreation area differs from a state park or forest in that it offers additional activities not traditionally found in state parks. Appropriate to its name, Bong offers an area where visitors may fly hang gliders, ultra-light aircraft, hot air balloons, and model airplanes and rockets. Bong also has spaces to train both hunting and sled dogs, train falcons, ride an ATV trail, go land sailing, horseback riding, and hunt in season. All activities are kept separate from each other through special use zones." [ Edited by: Lake Surfer on 2004-05-10 22:10 ]

I've been to that state park... its always a laugh as you see the sign heading south on I-94...

Brew City Bear Gear shops here in Milwaukee make shirts and what not out of Wisconsin and Milwaukee icons like bubblers, Laverne & Shirley, beer, cheese and yes, even the Bong Recreation Area... Many people have tried to steal the actual signs... now you can buy one from Brew City...

"Once designated to be a jet fighter base, Richard Bong State Recreation Area is fittingly named after Maj. Richard I. Bong, a Poplar, Wisconsin, native who was America's leading air ace during World War II. The project was abandoned three days before concrete was to be poured for a 12,500-foot runway. Local citizens had the foresight to protect this open space for future generations. In 1974 the state bought the land and it became the state's first recreation area.

A recreation area differs from a state park or forest in that it offers additional activities not traditionally found in state parks. Appropriate to its name, Bong offers an area where visitors may fly hang gliders, ultra-light aircraft, hot air balloons, and model airplanes and rockets. Bong also has spaces to train both hunting and sled dogs, train falcons, ride an ATV trail, go land sailing, horseback riding, and hunt in season. All activities are kept separate from each other through special use zones."

[ Edited by: Lake Surfer on 2004-05-10 22:10 ]

Post #90552 by Lake Surfer on Mon, May 10, 2004 10:10 PM