One city
Tap a pin to open its story. Red pins are the eight main sites. Gold pins are stops along the Broughton Drive walk. Use the switch to see the three hubs or the January route.
This is a proposal. It is an idea for Sheboygan, not a city plan or a decision.
Schematic only. Not to scale. No coordinates. The pins show how the ideas connect, not where things sit on the ground.
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Site 1 · Geode Hub
Rotary Riverview Park hill
A crystal cut into the Riverview hill: a free public Water Floor at the boardwalk, a quiet Zen Level on top, and a tall walk-through sculpture on the lawn.
This is a proposal.
Site 2 · Basin Hub
821 Broughton Dr (the old marina)
The best small water on the Great Lakes: guest moorings, a kayak and paddle launch, a swim lagoon, floating saunas in summer, an ice loop in winter, and a warm public hall all winter.
This is a proposal.
Site 3
516 Broughton Dr
A clean garden and arboretum in the middle of town: winding paths, native trees and prairie, a pond that is only for looking, and a stone and bronze memory wall that tells the Armory’s story.
This is a proposal.
Site 4
715 Broughton Dr
The beach stays a simple splash-in-the-water beach. Add a heated changing and gear hut, a cleared winter path to the breakwater and the red light, and a swing facing the light.
This is a proposal.
Site 5 · Downtown Hub
N 8th St and Ontario Ave
A Commons Hall: a public market, a food hall, warm seating and a stage. The Weill’s evening crowds spill into it, and parking moves to one edge deck.
This is a proposal.
Site 6
902 N 8th St
The museum’s big swing is swing number one, and the Swing Trail starts here. Beside it, a small open “adult play” yard with big swings, balance logs and a climbing wall.
This is a proposal.
Site 7
1221 Erie Ave
Keep the great bones of the old hall and make it a Makers’ Foundry: artists’ studios, a community kitchen, a repair café, a fabrication shop for the trail’s sculptures and swings, and a warm indoor common with free Wi-Fi.
This is a proposal.
Needs Mike’s review before publishing: the property is privately owned, so this is a dream use only.
Site 8
South Pier, at the bridge landing
A year-round market square at the landing: a covered market, small makers’ units, housing above, a warm indoor plaza, a ferry or shuttle stop, and a swing at the end of the pier.
This is a proposal.
Stop 9
428 Wisconsin Ave
A pocket park where an afternoon disappears: shade, a long picnic table, benches, a bottle filler, a washroom, one big swing, and paving of big stepping stones set in grass.
This is a proposal.
Stop 10
608 New York Ave
The walk’s arts door: a warm stop with a café. A sculpture on the sidewalk marks the end of the stepping-stone line, and a swing sits on the lawn side.
This is a proposal.
Stop 11
812 Broughton Dr
The warm room at the middle of the walk: a public front vestibule with a drinking fountain and a washroom, and an offer of free-day passes for walkers.
This is a proposal.
Needs the Y’s agreement: an idea to raise with them, not a plan.
Stop 12
619 Broughton Dr
The “learn the lake” stop: free beginner sailing and paddling days, a heated gear hall open to the public in winter, and a swing on the pier edge.
This is a proposal.
Stop 13
Nothing more than clean sand, a long stone bench, a heated washroom building and a swing. Let the beach be quiet.
This is a proposal.
Stop 14
The wild stop: a boardwalk across the rocks, a long bench, an open-air shelter with a winter fire hearth, a small kinetic sculpture, and a swing at the tip. No new buildings, no lights that disturb the birds.
This is a proposal.
Stop 15
The north end of the walk is a winter festival ground: the bowl becomes a sledding amphitheater with a heated lodge at the rim, and in summer an open-air concert lawn. A big swing hangs at the rim facing the lake.
This is a proposal.
Order of the walk: stops on Broughton Drive follow the street numbers from south to north (516, 619, 715, 812, 821, then North Beach, North Point and Vollrath). The older “Disneyland” sketch lists a few of them in a different order, so the order is still to be confirmed.