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four rafts going over falls on the Milwaukee RIver

Photo essay: Fun and adventure on the Milwaukee River at Estabrook Falls

September 22, 2019  |  Topics: Places

By Eddee Daniel

Milwaukee’s parks are a draw for many reasons. Likewise the eponymous river that flows through the city. These two urban amenities merge in Estabrook Park where one of the river’s few falls provides excitement.

I expected to find people fishing at the falls when I went there on Saturday morning. It’s a very popular fishing spot and I was not disappointed. However, the rafting party of UWM students was complete serendipity. What fun! Enjoy the ride…….

four red rubber rafts on Milwaukee River approaching falls
The approach
four rafts approaching falls on the Milwaukee River
First to go over the falls
four rafts going over falls on the Milwaukee River
Next up!
one of four rafts spills as it goes over the falls at Estabrook Park
The spill!
one of four red rafts capsized at the falls on the Milwaukee River
The reason for PFDs!
a raft going over the falls on the Milwaukee River as another raft waits and one is capsized under the falls
Next up!
a raft going over the falls on the Milwaukee River
Last to go!
a raft going over the falls on the Milwaukee River
Yee-haw!
Two red rubber rafts paddling toward shore on the Milwaukee River
Coming back for more…
two young people portaging a red rubber raft on a boardwalk trail alongside the Milwaukee River
Portage
Red Raft approaching falls on the Milwaukee River at Estabrook Park
Second shot
Two rafts going over falls on the Milwaukee River
Here we go again!
Two rafts going over falls on the Milwaukee River
Slip sliding away!
Made it!
panoramic view of two red rubber rafts approaching the falls in Estabrook Park
Falls panorama

Oh, I mentioned fishing. Yes, there were folks fishing too:

two young men in hip waders fishing below the falls in the Milwaukee River
A woman and a young girl sitting on a rock wall, fishing in the Milwaukee River, with red berries overhanging them
boy fishing from the shore in Estabrook Park
two young men in hip waders fishing below the falls in the Milwaukee River
man holding up a fishing rod with a small bluegill attached, next to the Milwaukee River
The small fish this gentleman caught was a bluegill, he said.
He released it back in the river.

Eddee Daniel is a Milwaukee photographer, a Preserve Our Parks board member and a self-appointed ambassador for nearby nature in Southeast Wisconsin.