Wisconsin State Parks reopened on Friday as a part of Governor Tony Evers Badger Bounce Back Program.
PARKS ARE BACK OPEN... AFTERTHEY WERE CLOSED LAST MONTHDUE TO COVID-19.
THAT CLOSURE:PROMPTED BY REPORTS OFVANDALISM... AND PEOPLEIGNORING SOCIAL DISTANCINGGUIDELINES.
OUR RYAN JENKINSEXPLAINS WHAT NEW PRECAUTIONSHAVE BEEN PUT INTO PLACE.THE NEW RULES ARE AIMED ATSLOWING AND STOPPING THESPREAD OF THE CORONAVIRUS.DAILY EXERCISE CAN HAPPEN HEREAGAIN ... BUT MANY ASPECTS OFTHE PARKS WILL REMAIN CLOSEDUNTIL AT LEAST MAY 26TH.07:21:06 It was very crowded,there were people walkingwhere they shouldn't havebeen...SCOTT MENTINK VISITSKOHLER ANDRAE STATE PARKREGULARLY AND SAID HEUNDERSTANDS WHY PARKS WERECLOSED LAST MONTH.BUT BOTH HE... AND ANOTHER PARK VISITOR... SHANNON TESKA ARE HAPPY TOBE BACK.07:57:92 I got up thismorning at five-thirty and waslike I want to be the firstperson out there because i'vebeen missing this!AS 34 OF THESTATE'S PARKS RE-OPEN FRIDAY... BOTH PARK GOERS ANDOFFICALS SAY IT'S UP TO EACHPERSON WHO VISITS TO TAKEOWNERSHIP IN KEEPING THEM OPEN.06:37:14 There's just like aconstant stream of carschecking to see, are they openyet?
Are they open yet?WHENTHE SUPERINTENDENT OF KOHLERANDRAE STATE PARK TOOK DOWNTHESE BARRICADES THIS MORNING..
SHE SAID NEW RULES WERE TOPOF MIND.06:37:56 If there's acertain area that people arestarting to congregate wemight need to close thoseareas or try to restrictaccess to certain area.EVENTSARE CANCELED AND CAMPSITES,PLAYGROUNDS, SHELTERS, ANDMOST FACILITIES INCLUDINGRESTROOMS REMAIN CLOSED.
ALLPROPERTIES WILL ALSO CLOSE ONWEDNESDAYS FOR UPKEEP ANDMAINTENANCE.AND VISITORS MUSTCALL AHEAD TO BUY THEIR ANNUALVEHICLE ADMISSION PASS.FEESARE NO LONGER WAIVED.
THE COSTIS $28 FOR YOUR FIRST CAR ANDFIFTEEN-FIFTY FOR EACHADDITIONAL.
AND DAILY PASSESWON'T BE OFFERED FOR 0638:22The goal is public health.
Wewant people to be able to comeout and enjoy the parks(BUTTED TO) 06:38:27 but, wealso need to keep people safewhile they're doing that.(RYANTAG)PARK OFFICIALS TELL METHERE WILL ALSO BE MORE LAWENFORCEMENT AND STAFF ON HANDTO HELP MONITOR ACTIVITY.INSHEBOYGAN COUNTY, RYANJENKINS, TMJ-4
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