Norweigian Cemetery (Alternate Access)

Just northwest of the conservancy parking on Moore Road/CTH.KK (and just past the railroad crossing), N.Spring Street branches due north and dead-ends (pardon the expression) into "Norweigian Cemetery".

The 5+acres between the cemetery and the railroad, along with nearly 11 acres between the railroad and the creek, are listed as "City of Port Washington" properties.

In 2024, the power company or railroad company used massive brush-cutters to mow a path from the cemetery to (and all along) the powerlines along the railroad. If you went due east from the end of that road at the cemetery, that would put you somewhere very near the 'former' put-in location!

HOWEVER ...

1. It will be awkward finding a spot to get from the powerline right-of-way to the railroad right-of-way (because of the debris from the mowing, as well as a brief remaining dense stand of mostly buckthorn).
2. You are technically trespassing while within the powerline easement. It is also trespassing to walk along railroads, or to cross railroads at any location other than roads or specifically designated pedestrian crossings!
3. There are no significant paths (other than animal paths) through the property between the railroad and the creek, so you are walking through open prairie. Likely super easy in spring or early summer (when grasses are matted down and other meadow plants are small), but much less so when meadow is in full summer/fall array.
4. As stated in the prior datablocks, for all this additional effort, you will again be upstream of many deadfall blocking the stream, requiring portages.

So, all in all, it's just much easier to do the carry-up within the conservancy (as is detailed below).