Update: Bender Park is also closed until Friday, according to the Oak Creek website. Here is some YouTube footage of waves at Grant Park.
In an amazing testatment to the power of Hurricane Sandy, weather officials are predicting waves higher than 15 feet on Lake Michigan on Tuesday. Winds are expected to gust to 40 mph or more.
In preparation for the storm, the access gates to Grant Park were going to close at 5 p.m. Monday, according to Milwaukee County Supervisor Pat Jursik.
“We are doing our best to keep visitors away from the dangerous waves,” she wrote in an email.
Here is Milwaukee Journal Sentinel coverage of the storm’s local impact.
I’ll keep you posted.
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