“Milwaukee’s Lake Park, as it was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted in 1895 and as it stands today, consists of a series of graded and landscaped areas topping natural eighty foot bluffs, with access to Lake Michigan through steeply winding ravines. The Olmsted plan provided for meadowland, wooded sections, a trolley terminal, a concert grove and a refectory as well as for carriage roads and footpaths, all in a pastoral setting. Two Edwardian splendors, paradoxical to Olmsted’s point of view, were added during the park’s early years: an elegantly curved double staircase leading downward from the pavilion to the lake, and a pride of eight regal lions guarding the lighthouse bridge. Other concessions to changing tastes and changing needs have been made throughout the park’s history; nevertheless, Lake Park has been scrupulously maintained as a serene urban refuge. Above all, Lake Park is a tribute to Olmsted’s ideal of a city park that is understood and cherished as a single, unified work of art. Lake Park is an accessible, enduring work of art. A work of art that is part of our day-to-day lives and one that, as it celebrates the changing seasons and passing years, enriches those days beyond all measure.”