Lakefront access at Summerfest grounds a matter of public trust

From: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Date: July 6, 1998| Author: WHITNEY GOULD | Copyright information

So why are the big, bad DNR and the mayor trying to mess things up for Summerfest? Don't they know this is the most successful music festival in the world?

That's the gist of the grumbling from one side (guess which) in the standoff that pits Mayor John Norquist and the state Department of Natural Resources against World Festival Inc., the group that stages Summerfest and Milwaukee's ethnic festivals. The issue is how much access the public should have to the lakefront behind Maier...

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