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BAMFORTH
BLUFF
RESTORATION
in memory of
Betty Jane Bamforth, M.D.
1923-2001 Professor of
Anesthesiology, distinguished physician,
teacher, sailor, naturalist, lover of birds and wildflowers,
Shorewood Hills resident for fifty years. Donated
by her sister.
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McKenna Beach House in
January
Natural area above lake
shore
Lake not only limited to summer activities
History - John
C. McKenna Park, or the Village of Shorewood Hills Beach, served as a major
summer gathering place for Shorewood Hills residents from the 1920s until the
Shorewood Hills Pool was built in 1970. In order to support recreation at
the Beach, a swimming pier was installed and sand was acquired annually.
Life guards were employed and swimming lessons were taught there. A Beach
House provides a gathering and picnic area. After the Shorewood Hills Pool
was built in Post Farm Park, the popularity of the Beach for swimming decreased
dramatically.
The Boat House and the Boat Moorings are run by the
Waterfront Committee. Behind the Beach is a natural area. One of the
Shorewood Hills sewer lift stations is located in the park. The lift
station was rebuilt in 2002 and 2003.
(2003, Village of Shorewood Hills Parks Plan)
1937
1949
1955
1968
1990
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Size - 1.65
aces Location - On South Shore of Lake Mendota (Follow
Edgehill Drive North to Lake Mendota Drive)
Park Users - Divers,
fishermen, swimmers, walkers, ice skaters, exercise area for dogs (especially water lovers).
Non-motorized boats (kayaks, canoes, and sailboats) are also common in
the water surrounding McKenna Park. The boat house is used to to
store some of the user's equipment and boats.
Current Vegetation
- Mixture of large red and white
oak
- Basswood, Norway maple*, boxelder, black cherry, catalpa, mulberry,
elm, ash, hemlock, balsam fir, pine, and
spruce.
- Shrubs include mapleleaf viburnum, dogwood, black cherry,
buckthorn* and honeysuckle*.
( * indicates
invasive plant species)
Plant Community
- Most resembles some degree of Southern Dry Forest
moving toward a Mesic Forest.
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