A Place-based Urban Adventure

Reflo is open to new collaborations and seeking funding to support development of the next generation of our Milwaukee Water Adventure App (originally piloted on MIT Taleblazer in 2017).

If you are interested in learning more, please contact Michael Timm.

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Six Pilot Site Adventures

The Great Water Race

In the summer 2017 Great Water Race, teams raced for exciting prizes (including kayak excursions from Milwaukee Kayak Company, a month of free biking from Bublr Bikes, a Lakefront Brewery gift basket, T-shirts from River Revitalization Foundation, and two spots on a tandem kayak paddle with Milwaukee Riverkeeper). See this WUWM story for a summary.

Ex Fabula "Water" StorySlam @ Lakefront Brewery

On Feb. 21, 2017, Reflo partnered with Ex Fabula to sponsor a community StorySlam where the theme was "Water." The event attracted 253 people to Lakefront Brewery to share their water stories including nine storytellers on stage, 79 who shared written UltraShorts on the theme, and dozens who tried out the Lakefront Brewery leg of Water Story MKE on our demo iPads, courtesy of Arts @ Large.

UW-Sea Grant and Wisconsin Coastal Management also supported the Ex Fabula StorySlam, and Sea Grant's Moira Harrington's blog post reflecting on the human focus of the event can be read here.

Pilot Funding Support

Water Story MKE is a Reflo project in collaboration with Ex Fabula and supported by Southeastern Wisconsin Watersheds Trust and in part by a grant from the Wisconsin Humanities Council*, with funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities** and the State of Wisconsin.

*The Wisconsin Humanities Council supports and creates programs that use history, culture, and discussion to strengthen community life for everyone in Wisconsin.

**Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this project do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.