You can help the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources decide on how to forward with a 100-seat amphitheater at Newport State Park.
The DNR is proposing a variance within the day-use area near Parking Lot 3 on the park's eastern side along Newport Bay.
The proposed improvements would include the amphitheater for night-sky viewing and interpretive programming, a storage shed, a low wall to block light pollution from the parking area, an observation deck, and a boardwalk and paths connecting facilities.
Developments would include electricity to the site by solar and battery to light the paths and to the shelter for programming. A charging location for equipment would also be in the proposed plan.
You have until November 25 to submit your comments on the proposed variance to the Northern Lake Michigan Coastal Regional Master Plan.
The amphitheater could be built in time for the fall of 2025.
Comments can be sent to the contact information below:
Wisconsin DNR
René Buys, DNR Property Planner
101 S. Webster St.
PO Box 7921
Madison, WI 53707
email: renej.buys@wisconsin.gov or by calling 608-982-1688
