Weekends tend to draw families. Weeknights tend to bring dating couples, say the owners, expatriate law professionals who also own paddleboat rentals at Greenfield Park. They're hoping to start filling up the lunch hour with professionals who want to get away from the cafeteria and de-stress. Ritter has timed the walk from several buildings east of Water St. and says the trek can be done in a lunch hour. Bring a bag lunch.
Beverages are available for purchase.
Paddleboats are open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily from May through October. This Iroquois passenger angles for a better view of Milwaukee's skyline as seen from Lake Michigan. On a recent day in which the humidity wrapped the city like an Indian blanket, the Iroquois easily could have been the coolest spot in town. Sure it looks old, and the ragged canopy on the upper deck has seen better days. Not the 35 or so tourists on board.