Shorewood, Wisconsin

About Shorewood

Shorewood is a close-knit town in southeastern Wisconsin, home to 13,521 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Officially, Shorewood is an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 1.59 square miles, giving it a compact, walkable footprint at roughly 8,504 residents per square mile.

📰 Shorewood News Today

• David George Vartanian Obituary (2026) - Shorewood, WI - Jelacic Funeral Home and Cremation Service Legacy | Obituary · Oct 10
• Law license of attorney who spit on Black teen during 2020 protest suspended WPR · Sep 17
• Kristin Kaye Vailliencourt Obituary Jul 23, 2026 Feerick Funeral Home · Jul 23
• Shorewood Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 25
• Milwaukee County judge overturns trespassing citation in Lake Michigan beach access case Wisconsin Watch · Sep 4

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Wisconsin headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Shorewood Unique

• Positioned in southeastern Wisconsin, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Wisconsin — one of 808 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• The sweet spot: real amenities without big-city congestion.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 13,521.
• Easy reach of Milwaukee (4 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Shorewood

• 8th Note Coffee House (café)
• Alderaan Coffee (café)
• Allie Boy’s Bagelry and Luncheonette — bagel
• Apollo Cafe — greek (café)
• Arlanderz Chicken & Fish — soul food
• Asian Fusion — chinese
• Avlí — greek
• Bacchus — new american
• Bartolotta's Lake Park Bistro — french
• Beerline Cafe — american (café)

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Arts Center Gallery · Art gallery
• Betty Brinn Children's Museum · Museum
• Black Cat Mural Alley · Art gallery
• Charles Allis Art Museum · Art gallery
• Discovery World Science + Technology Center · Museum
• Jazz Gallery Center for the Arts · Art gallery
• Jewish Museum Milwaukee · Museum
• Juneteenth Day · Attraction
• Kenilworth Square East Gallery · Art gallery
• Lakefront Festival of Art · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Shorewood

• Bradford Beach reviews ★
• Lake Park reviews ★
• Milwaukee Rotary Centennial Arboretum · Garden reviews ★
• Victory Garden Urban Farm · Garden reviews ★
• 1st & Hadley Green Space reviews ★
• 1st & Keefe Play Area reviews ★
• 1st and Wright Play Area reviews ★
• 5th & Randolph Play Area reviews ★
• Alice Bertschy Kadish Park reviews ★
• All People's Garden · Garden reviews ★
• American Legion · Garden reviews ★
• Apartment Garden · Garden reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Shorewood

• Atwater Elementary
• Lake Bluff Elementary
• New Horizons for Learning
• Shorewood High
• Shorewood Intermediate

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

Full forecast →

Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Shorewood

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