Labor Day: Hundreds of people enjoy the outdoors despite blazing hot weather
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Hundreds of people were seen enjoying the long Labor Day weekend outdoors, despite the blazing hot weather Monday.
For some people, Labor Day means summer has officially come to an end -- and while some people are soaking up all the sun, others are taking cover.
Hanai Cardenas and her three daughters drove from Elgin, Illinois to visit her parents for the weekend.
"I grew up here, so it is nice to come back and have nice memories, and then make new memories with now, my kids," she said.
Cardenas said she capped her trip at three hours at Bradford Beach because of the sun's intensity.
"It's really hot...you have to get wet or else you won't last," Cardenas added.
Many people were seen swimming, paddle boarding, sailing and even tanning. But others were strategically claiming a spot far from the sun's rays.
"We moved four times now to get the right spot," said Milwaukee-area resident Peaches Reynolds.
Longtime friends Reynolds and Mary Walker told CBS 58 News they come to Bradford Beach every year to catch up and enjoy nature's wonders.
"We bought McDonald's, got some coffee, got a sandwich, and here we are, the breeze is nice," Walker said.
Others spent the day cooling off at beer gardens around the city. Cindy Schultz and her husband Denis made a pit stop at South Shore Park after biking close to nine miles.
"We started at the golf course in South Milwaukee," Schultz explained. "It's beautiful, a lot of it is through the shade, which really made a difference."
She said she takes sunscreen very seriously, especially on a day like Monday, and urges others to do the same.
"I've had two basal-cell carcinomas already, so you do not want that, when they dig those out, so I'm just lathered," Schultz said.