Harrington Beach State Park
{{Short description|State Park in Belgium and Ozaukee counties, Wisconsin}}
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Harrington Beach State Park is a {{convert|715|acre|adj=on}} Wisconsin state park on the shore of Lake Michigan in the Town of Belgium. In addition to a mile-long beach, the park contains a white cedar swamp surrounding a {{convert|26|acre|adj=on}} lake that used to be a stone quarry. The park provides campgrounds, hiking trails, picnic, and bird watch areas.
History
From the 1890s until 1925, a dolomite quarry operated at the on the site of the park. From 1901 until 1925, the Lake Shore Stone Company developed a company town called Stonehaven at the site. Most of the workers were immigrants from Luxembourg, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and Italy. When the quarry closed, some of the residential buildings were moved to the Village of Belgium. The foundations of some of the buildings remain in the state park.{{cite web|title=Harrington Beach State Park: Master Plan and Environmental Analysis |url=https://dnr.wi.gov/files/PDF/pubs/pr/PR0698.pdf |publisher=Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources |access-date=March 20, 2020}}{{cite web|title=Milwaukee ruins: Pabst Whitefish Resort, Commerce Street & Stonehaven |date=22 April 2014 |url=https://onmilwaukee.com/history/articles/mkeruins2.html |publisher=OnMilwaukee.com |access-date=March 20, 2020}}
In 1968, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources began buying the properties that would become Harrington Beach State Park. A campground of 73 sites opened in 2009; it was the first new campground at a Wisconsin State Park in over 20 years.{{cite news|last1=Lintereur|first1=Josh|title=Bring on the Campers|publisher=Sheboygan Press Citizen|date=August 30, 2009}} Construction began in 2008 and it was completed in the beginning of September 2009. It opened with 32 electric sites, 33 non-electric sites, 5 walk-in sites, one kayak site (only accessible by water), one group campsite, and one site for the campground host. Before the campground was added, the park had up to 120,000 visitors per year.
Recreation
The park has a accessible cabin, accessible campsite, accessible shelters, and accessible playground.{{cite web |title=Recreation |url=https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/parks/harringtonbeach/recreation |website=Harrington Beach State Park |publisher=Wisconsin Department of Resources |access-date=4 November 2024}} Visitors can fish in Lake Michigan, Quarry Lake, or Puckett's Pond.{{cite web |title=Fishing |url=https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/parks/harringtonbeach/recreation/fishing |website=Harrington Beach State Park |publisher=Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources |access-date=4 November 2024}}
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|File:HarringtonBeachStateParkBeach.jpg|Beach
|File:Harrington beach state park.jpg|Beach and forest
|File:Jetty, Quarry lake, Harrington Beach State Park, Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, US julesvernex2.jpg|Quarry Lake
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References
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External links
- [http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/parks/name/harrington/ Harrington Beach State Park] official site
- [http://dnr.wi.gov/files/PDF/pubs/pr/PR0698.pdf Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources]
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Category:Landforms of Ozaukee County, Wisconsin
Category:Protected areas established in 1992
Category:Protected areas of Ozaukee County, Wisconsin
Category:Quarries in Wisconsin