Because work had not yet begun on the memorial, no materials were lost, but when the floodwater subsided, the memorial committee conferred with city officials and decided Hart Park would no longer be a suitable location.
It will start at 11 a.m. near the Harwood Avenue intersection, with a reviewing booth set up in front of Leff's Lucky Town. It is expected to last about 45 minutes, with about 35 different groups marching and a vintage plane flyover.
The five stops on the Oct. 4 tour will 'showcase the city's rich architectural heritage and the many roles historic buildings have played in shaping community life.'
It's been an interesting summer for weather in and around Wauwatosa, even before the historic rain and flooding Aug. 9 and 10 that helped pushed the season into the record books.
Bald-faced hornets, a species of yellowjacket or wasp, have built a nest in the right ear of Mama Rosa, the troll statue at Wauwatosa's Firefly Grove Park.
At Currie Park, "nearly every hole was affected by the flooding, including fallen trees and tree limbs on many holes," and Hansen Park faced a similar scenario.
