The Kringlesphere

A Zoo to be Proud of

I am surprised that it took this long for the zoo to realize that charging a nominal admission for this little "jewel" on our lake, was one of the only ways to keep it going.

Looking at the population of this community and all the issues with balancing it's budget and the cuts that have been made to our educational system at Unified, I was amazed that it stayed free as long as it has.

There other possible resource's that are out there to help sustain the zoo rather than charging admission but it will probably require "thinking a bit outside the box". In the mean time I think that the people who have been running this fine little zoo have done an admirable job. I hope Jay Christie and the others who are responsible for its day to day running will be able to keep interesting exhibits going and possibly improve some of the infastructure of some of the animal dociles with the admission fees.
And don't forget that there will still be "Racine County resident" free days.

Maybe the "Animal Crackers" Jazz Series could possibly be expanded to more nights on summer evenings and there are so many other events that could be held on this very pretty property by the lake.

I don't know how many "weddings" are held on the lake in that natural environment but it would make for one awesome looking backdrop to a newlyweds first day together if you ask me.

Maybe open up the lakefront access for free and then further enhance the edges along the lake so people could view some of the wondrous things inside the zoo and thus finish their walk along the shore and then drop a few dollars to get even closer to the "animal kingdom" within...

Whatever happens, I still plan on taking leisurely walks through our little "jewel" whenever I have time this summer.

posted by John @ 12:48 PM