The statue of Solomon Juneau, Milwaukee’s first mayor and its first postmaster, was commissioned by Milwaukee entrepreneurs, William Metcalf and Charles Bradley, who knew and admired Juneau from their early years in Milwaukee. Sculptor Richard H. Park was commissioned to create the statue specifically for placement in Juneau Park, Milwaukee’s first planned park. Dressed in buckskin and carrying a rifle in one hand, the figure looks westward over the City of Milwaukee. 

Two bronze bas-relief plaques show Juneau and the Menominee Indian Tribe trading goods and the city council chamber at the time of his installation as Mayor. The statue, which stands atop a granite pedestal, was dedicated in July, 1887, and it is still in its original location.

The statue of Leif, the Discoverer depicts the young Viking in a suit of mail on the prow of his ship around 1002. Its sculptor, Anne Whitney, was notable as a successful sculptor of public art at a time when few other female artists enjoyed similar success. On one side of the carved red sandstone pedestal is the inscription “Leif, son of Erik the Red” in runic characters. On the pedestal’s west side is a Celtic cross and inscription “Leif the discoverer son of Erik who sailed from Iceland and landed on this continent.” A gift of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Thorp Gilbert, the statue was installed in Juneau Park in October, 1887. 

Installed in 1926, the monument was a gift from the Milwaukee Loyal Knights of the Round Table, a local fraternal service organization. Through its Sword and Stone Monument Committee, the group, led by secretary Henry M. Blume, donated the piece to commemorate Idylls of the King by Alfred Lord Tennyson. Blume, a prominent Milwaukee attorney and businessman, was also active in downtown redevelopment prior to his death in 1960. The monument originally featured a brass sword, which was reported stolen in a May 8, 1947 article in the Milwaukee Journal, and is currently being replaced by Juneau Park Friends.

The monument includes these lines by Roman poet Virgil: He who seeks to serve another best serves himself. The noblest motive is the public good.

Clara Barton was a nurse, humanitarian, founder and first president of the American Red Cross. To honor 100 years since her birth, the National Woman's Relief Corp launched a nationwide campaign prompting its local chapters to plant trees in community parks. In 1931, the Milwaukee chapter planted an apple tree symbolizing wisdom and placed this plaque as a living memorial. The apple tree has since perished, and in its place a beautiful Basswood now stands.

The log cabin on the north end of the park was constructed as a replica of the original Solomon Juneau cabin in 1947. The cabin is hewn log with a rectangular plan and side gable roof. The modest home features a shed roof porch with square supports and a stone chimney.