Ozaukee County Wisconsin

Ozaukee County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2000 Census, Ozaukee County had the 2nd lowest poverty rate of any county in the United States, at 2.6%. In terms of per capita income, it is the 25th wealthiest county in the country. Bolstered by low crime rates and school districts with high graduation rates, Forbes magazine ranked Ozaukee County #2 on its list of "America's Best Places To Raise A Family" in June, 2008. Ozaukee County was once part of neighboring Washington County to the west. Its name comes from the Ojibwe name for the Sacs. Ozaukee County is the smallest land area county in the State of Wisconsin, covering 235 square miles of land area. Lion's Den Gorge Nature Preserve is a large bluffland and wetland county protected area on the shore of Lake Michigan. Ozaukee County has a harbor in Port Washington on Lake Michigan, though not in the lakeside communities of Mequon or Grafton due to high bluffs along the lakeshore. We visited Ozaukee County Wisconsin in July of 2019. #wanderingnursewhitlock

Cedarburg Covered Bridge (Red Bridge) in Ozaukee County Wisconsin
Cedarburg Covered Bridge ~ The Last Covered Bridge in Wisconsin ~ Location: Ozaukee County Wisconsin ~ Crosses: Cedar Creek ~ Carries: Covered Bridge Road ~ Builder: Town of Cedarburg ~ Year Built: 1876 ~ Truss Type: Lattice Truss ~ Dimensions: 120 feet long ~ Captured July 13, 2019
Cedarburg Covered Bridge (Red Bridge) in Ozaukee County Wisconsin
Cedarburg Covered Bridge ~ The Last Covered Bridge in Wisconsin ~ Location: Ozaukee County Wisconsin ~ Crosses: Cedar Creek ~ Carries: Covered Bridge Road ~ Builder: Town of Cedarburg ~ Year Built: 1876 ~ Truss Type: Lattice Truss ~ Dimensions: 120 feet long ~ Captured July 13, 2019
Covered Bridge County Park in Cedarburg Wisconsin
Captured July 13, 2019
Covered Bridge County Park in Cedarburg Wisconsin
Captured July 13, 2019
Lion's Den Gorge Nature Preserve in Ozaukee County Wisconsin
Captured July 13, 2019
Lion's Den Gorge Nature Preserve in Ozaukee County Wisconsin
Captured July 13, 2019
Lion's Den Gorge Nature Preserve in Ozaukee County Wisconsin
Captured July 13, 2019
1860 Port Washington Light Station Museum in Port Washington Wisconsin
Captured July 13, 2019
Port Washington Breakwater Light in Port Washington Wisconsin
Captured July 13, 2019
Port Washington Wisconsin
Captured July 13, 2019

Cedarburg Covered Bridge (Red Bridge) in Ozaukee County Wisconsin
Cedarburg Covered Bridge ~ The Last Covered Bridge in Wisconsin ~ Location: Ozaukee County Wisconsin ~ Crosses: Cedar Creek ~ Carries: Covered Bridge Road ~ Builder: Town of Cedarburg ~ Year Built: 1876 ~ Truss Type: Lattice Truss ~ Dimensions: 120 feet long ~ Captured July 13, 2019
Cedarburg Covered Bridge (Red Bridge) in Ozaukee County Wisconsin
Cedarburg Covered Bridge ~ The Last Covered Bridge in Wisconsin ~ Location: Ozaukee County Wisconsin ~ Crosses: Cedar Creek ~ Carries: Covered Bridge Road ~ Builder: Town of Cedarburg ~ Year Built: 1876 ~ Truss Type: Lattice Truss ~ Dimensions: 120 feet long ~ Captured July 13, 2019
Covered Bridge County Park in Cedarburg Wisconsin
Captured July 13, 2019
Kevich Light in Grafton Wisconsin
Captured July 13, 2019
Lion's Den Gorge Nature Preserve in Ozaukee County Wisconsin
Captured July 13, 2019
Lion's Den Gorge Nature Preserve in Ozaukee County Wisconsin
Captured July 13, 2019
Lion's Den Gorge Nature Preserve in Ozaukee County Wisconsin
Captured July 13, 2019
Port Washington Breakwater Light in Port Washington Wisconsin
Captured July 13, 2019
Port Washington Breakwater Light in Port Washington Wisconsin
Captured July 13, 2019
Port Washington Breakwater Light in Port Washington Wisconsin
Captured July 13, 2019