Appleton : Wisconsin

Carved out of glacier and located on rolling terrain, Appleton is a city of Outagamie County.  Appleton, once known as the "woodland city" and later "the Lowell of the West" (after the city in Massachusetts) grew up along the Fox River, which supplied water power and transportation for the paper manufacturing industry that still dominates the area. Along with 14 other cities of Wisconsin, Appleton is referred to as the Fox Cities. Trees, parks, and a river form the backdrop of this beautiful city, parts of which also lie in Calumet and Winnebago counties. It is one of the best places to live in Wisconsin as it is safe, affordable and offers a lot of cultural and social activities. Lawrence University with 84 acre campus and 1,200 students, and a faculty of more than 100 men and women is located in Appleton.

The city has a continental climate and experiences four distinct seasons, with cold winters and warm summers. It receives an average annual snowfall of 47 inches. The ground usually remains snow-covered from late November through late March. Floods are common in the month of April.

Area: 20.88 square miles (2000)

Elevation: 780 feet above sea level

Latitude: 44.27 N

Longitude: 88.40 W

Average Temperatures: January, 15.3° F; July, 71.4° F; annual average is 43.6° F

Average Annual Precipitation: 30 inches of rain; 47 inches of snow

Population: 70,217 as on 2005

Attractions

    * Houdini Walking Tour
    * Children's Farm at Plamann Park
    * Fox Cities Children's Museum
    * Tayco Street Bridge Tower Museum
    * Menasha's University of Wisconsin Center Fox Valley Planetarium

Festivals

    * Nature's Image Spring Fair
    * Memorial Garden Festival
    * Great Wisconsin Cheese Festival
    * Harvest Song Fall Festival