Badger Bay - A Work In Progress

[Schulmanator]

Some fine close up shots. Wow - looks so awesome - and so real!
I swear I have been to places that look just like that!

[tkirch]

Let's take a look at the region as a whole.

BB-1 - Badger Bay Regional Shot.  I have one square that looks odd.  I have to fix that square.  Every time I enter the square, I crash.  So that is a future fix.


BB-2 - Close up on Sheboygan County, thus far.  This is with seven large squares done.  Sheboygan County is twelve large squares.


BB-3 - Traffic View of Sheboygan County


BB-4 - This is the first area we looked at.  The City of Sheboygan and Eden are in this square.


BB-5 - This is the second square we visited.  In this square you will find the following communities: Freemont, Mill Pond, Princeton, and Hatley.


BB-6 - Here is the last square we looked at.  In this square lies the following communities: Henderson, Grimes Point, and Adell.


The following squares are all the ones that I have done that I will be showing in the next few updates:
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SHEBOYGAN COUNTY GOVERNMENT

Sheboygan County is run by an elected County Supervisors.  The County Supervisors make up the Sheboygan County Board.  There are currently 34 Board Members.  Each supervisor is represents a geographical area of Sheboygan County known as a ward.  Thirteen members represent the City of Sheboygan itself.  The County Board elects one person to be the County Board Chairman.  The Chairman oversees board meetings, gives commitees appointments, and votes in the case of ties. 

Besides the County Board, the voters of Sheboygan County elect a County Administrator.  As the Chief Administrative Officer, they coordinate the administrative and management functions of all County Departments. The County Adminstrator's responsibilities include: Supervision of all non-elected department heads; recommending organizational changes, new programs, ordinances and resolutions; implementing County Board decisions, preparing the annual budget; providing leadership for achieving our mission and vision; periodically updating the County Board on various county programs and initiatives; reviewing requests and complaints from the general public concerning administrative actions; representing the County Board at public functions, inter-governmental meetings and other forums.

Sheboygan County has established below it's own mission statement.
MISSION STATEMENT:
The mission of Sheboygan County is to provide courteous, responsive, efficient, and effective services to those we serve.

The vision of Sheboygan County is to be recognized as a leader of responsive and cost-effective local government.

The guiding principles of Sheboygan County are:

(1) to provide leadership,
(2) to be dedicated to the concept of democratic local government,
(3) to maintain a constructive, objective, and creative attitude,
(4) to maintain a deep sense of social responsibility as a trusted public servant,
(5) to be dedicated to the highest ideals of honor and integrity in all public and personal relationships,
(6) to recognize that the chief function of local government is to serve the best interest of all citizens,
(7) to improve the quality and image of public service, to encourage regular communication between citizens and county officials,
(8) to emphasize friendly and courteous service to the public,
(9) to treat your colleagues and staff with respect and courtesy,
(10) to foster problem-solving and continuous learning in the work environment,
(11) to train and empower staff to attain high standards of professionalism, and
(12) to actively seek shared services opportunities with local, state, and federal agencies.

The County Board is currently located at:
Administration Bldg.
3rd Floor, Rm. 311
508 New York Ave
Sheboygan, BB



County Administrator: Frank White
County Board Supervisor: Thomas Hooper III

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The question I have for all my visitors, which area above do you want to see next:
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[Jmouse]

That is one very impressive update, tkirch!
I guess you do realize you'll still be working on that huge region when my 2-year-old grandson gets married, though.
Nevertheless, I love this kind of stuff because it helps me get oriented (not an easy task) -- I really do like getting a better understanding of the whole picture.
And is the blue line ( third photo) a highway? What are the red lines?
As for where to go next, why not just take them in numerical order?

Until next time...
Joan

[bat]

That are nice region overviews!!! And fantastic farm areas! Wonderful work!

[sebes]

The question I have for all my visitors, which area above do you want to see next:
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hey Tkirch, why not showing them in the order that you build them?

And I agree with Bat - the region views are wonderful - especially the one with the fields showing is very nice! But also nice to see the traffic patterns in the region. Cool!

[nedalezz]

I agree with Sebes as all the pics looks wonderful, so just take them in order. The region view is amazing; the farms plus the highways. Its so realistic! Great job my friend.

[tkirch]

SHEBOYGAN COUNTY CONTINUED

Ok we will now be moving into our next area.  In the picture below, the red are the squares we have been in.  The other highlighted square is what we are going to zoom in and look at first.

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SC6-2 The Square


This square has two towns and one small village in it.  We will go through the area as we have in the past.  As in most of Sheboygan County this area is mostly rural.  Sheboygan County may get boring to some, but we need the rural areas to support the large cities that will come further down the road. 

SC6-3 Our First Stop Will Be....


SC6-4 The Overview of Milk Springs from a Far Zoom


SC6-5 And A Close-Up Zoom of Milk Springs


In the next update Pictures and the History of Milk Springs

[Schulmanator]

These pix are truly impressive. Great stuff indeed! 

[tkirch]

MILK SPRINGS

IN THE LATE FALL OF 1853, three families--bound by kinship and a desire to move to Badger Bay--put their belongings in wagons and left Sim Nation. In January 1854, they left the area around Devil's Lake and headed west into wild terrain.  Eventually they found an area surrounded by a couple small ponds and a beautiful water spring tucked into a small forested area.  The spring was colder compared to many other springs in the area. 

THEIR CHOSEN SPOT was only 20 miles from Sheboygan, but was still considered part of the frontier, complete with Indians. In all probability, they found their way by following the road that carried supplies to the army fort at Fredericksburg. The three families were those of Dr. Joseph McKegg Pound and his wife Sarah,  John L. Moss and his wife Indiana (called "Nannie"), and John Lee Wallace and his wife Malvina. The Pounds were newlyweds, but the Wallaces and Mosses already had children. Sarah and Nannie were sisters. John Wallace was a nephew of famed General Robert Wallace.

THE MILK HOUSE OPENS, in 1856.  The Milk House was opened around the spring as a place for local farmers and Indians to bring their fresh milk for trade.  The spring with it being so cold was an excellent place to keep the milk in and fresh.  The Milk House soon became a popular trading post.

ON JUNE 5, 1857, JOHN MOSS was appointed the first postmaster. To have a post office, the community needed a name. Nannie Moss officially named it for the spring at the Milk House, a gathering place for the Tonkawa Indians and local farmers.  Milk Springs became a stagecoach stop that ran between Sheboygan and Fredericksburg. The last reported Indian raid occurred in 1872.

WHAT IS NOW THE POUND HOUSE MUSEUM was built by Dr. J.M. Pound in 1852. The Pound family operated the farm for more than 130 years. The home was a hospital and a church before being donated to the city as a museum. Dr. Pound, the earliest doctor in Sheboygan County, served in the War of 1840 and Miner War, and four generations of his family lived in the home. Restoring the home has been an ongoing community project, now in its eighth year.

TODAY, MILK SPRINGS is just a small stop along I-90.  A place to fill up, get some gas and get back on the expressway.  In the early 1980's a tragic explosion rocked the historic MILK HOUSE causing it to collapse into the original spring.  The damage to the spring was so extensive with contaminates and debris that the expense to repair and refurbish is too much at the current time for the town to fix.  At this time they are looking for a philantropist to help with a monetary donation.  The population of Milk Springs is 623 currently and is part of the 15th Ward. 

MS-1 A Zoom of the main road into Milk Springs which is right off Exit 5 on I-90.


MS-2 Pick and Save


MS-3 Culver's - Try a Butterburger


MS-4 Red Roof Inn


MS-5 Police and small Hospital


MS-6 Behind the Pick N Save


MS-7 Behind the Pick N Save from a different perspective


MS-8 Church and commercials


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[paroch]

Hey Tkirch,

They are some IMPRESSIVE updates you've posted there.

I adore the region views you provide us with.  Can I ask how you get those photos of the overall region and also of the individual squares?  Are you using a special program to achive that?

And Milk Spring is to die for - a really nice small town feel you've created.  I like the way the large store is at the centre of the town and seems to dominate the community - I like the way you've done that.  And I really like Culver's - the high school I went to was called Culverhouse, so that brings back memories.

Badger Bay is an impressive project - good luck with seeing it through.

All the best,

Paul

[tkirch]

paroch,  I use Region Census found LINK - HERE

[Jmouse]

Milk Springs is a delight, tkirch, and I'm so glad you showcased it at several zoom levels. The art work and RL photo along with a fascinating history make it all the more special.
Also I like the way you've used appropriate signs and logos to identify the civic and commercial elements.
The overviews look great, but they are a big help, too. I think I see something here that I've wanted to do but didn't have a clear picture of it in my mind. I'll be bookmarking this page for further study.

Until next time...
Joan

[bat]

Great two new updates there! You have there a wonderful city!

[szymcar]

Really American style city . Look very good

[paroch]

Hi Tkirch,

Thanks for the link - downloaded and will be used in future updates.

All the best,

Paul

[tkirch]

The future updates of this area.


Before getting to the towns that you see on the above map.  I will once again show you the farms that dot this landscape.
















This is just the start, I have a number of other farms to show in this area. 

[tkirch]

[tkirch]

I hope you all liked the farms in this area.  I wanted to show you the variety of great farms out there.  I will go into the towns on the map in my next updates.

[stocktons_pimp]

i like...

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[bat]

A lot of wonderful pictures there of that part! And great farms also nice lake(s)!