Editing Kewaunee County, Wisconsin (section)

==Parks and other lands open to the public==
The county operates eight parks. The Dana Farm (childhood home of [[Ransom Asa Moore]]) was relocated to the Winter Park. Along with the Bruemmer Park and Zoo, it is located near the state-owned C.D. Buzz Besadny Fish Hatchery.<ref>[https://www.visitkewauneecounty.com/explore/parks-and-trails/ Parks and trails] visitkewauneecounty.com, Accessed January 18, 2020</ref> Two other state-owned parks are Mashek Creek Public Access<ref>[https://dnr.wi.gov/topic/Lands/WildlifeAreas/mashekcreek.html Mashek Creek Public Access], Wisconsin DNR, August 17, 2017</ref> and the Brusky Wildlife Area.<ref>[https://dnr.wi.gov/topic/Lands/WildlifeAreas/brusky.html Brusky Wildlife Area], Wisconsin DNR, January 11, 2017</ref> There are also 27 municipal parks operated by the cities of Algoma, Kewaunee, and the Village of Luxembourg.<ref>[https://www.visitkewauneecounty.com/explore/ Directory], visitkewauneecounty.com, accessed January 18, 2020</ref>

There are four public beaches in the county, three of which are routinely monitored for [[Beach advisory|water quality advisories]].<ref>[https://www.wibeaches.us/apex/f?p=181:1:::NO:RP:: Wisconsin Beach Advisories] on the Wisconsin Beach Health website; counties are in the dropdown menu</ref> The county<ref>[https://www.visitkewauneecounty.com/explore/parks-and-trails/red-river-park/ Red River Park], visitkewauneecounty.com, Accessed January 18, 2020</ref> and the city of Algoma<ref>[https://www.travelwisconsin.com/beaches-pools/crescent-beach-and-boardwalk-244759 Crescent Beach and Boardwalk], travelwisconsin.com, Accessed January 18, 2020</ref> each operate one beach. Kewaunee operates two beaches,<ref>[http://www.cityofkewaunee.org/parks.html City of Kewaunee Park Facilities], Parks Department, Accessed January 18, 2020</ref> There are boardwalks along the beach in Algoma and the [[Kewaunee Marshland Walk]]. Altogether there are ten public access sites to Lake Michigan and Green Bay in the county.<ref>[https://media.baylakerpc.org/media/57506/public%20access%20to%20lake%20michigan.pdf Public Access to Lake Michigan] by the Bay-Lake Regional Planning Commission, July 2011, Chapter 1: Public Access Inventory, pages 7 and pages 35–41 (pages 14 and pages 41–44 of the pdf)</ref>

Limestone kiln remnants of historical interest are open to the public at the [[Kewaunee County Bruemmer Park and Zoo|Bruemmer Park and Zoo]]. Although lime is not presently produced in Kewaunee County, as of 2016, there were 9 active [[gravel pit]]s producing sand and gravel for roadwork and construction use.<ref>[https://wisconsindot.gov/Documents/doing-bus/eng-consultants/cnslt-rsrces/tools/estimating/pit-locations.xlsx Pit locations spreadsheet], Wisconsin Department of Transportation, January 21, 2016</ref>

{{convert|279.54|acre|ha|abbr=off}} of privately owned land is open to the public for hunting, fishing, hiking, sight-seeing and cross-country skiing under the Managed Forest Program.<ref>Lands enrolled in the tax program are shown on the [https://dnrmaps.wi.gov/opfl DNR Private Forest Lands Open for Public Recreation] interactive map and [https://dnr.wi.gov/topic/ForestLandowners/documents/MFLAcreSummaryMun.pdf Managed Forest Law 2019 Acreage Summary Report by Municipality] by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, February 25, 2019, page 34</ref>