Botanical garden in Appleton, Wisconsin, United States
Gardens of the Fox Cities (35 acres) are nonprofit botanical gardens and an arboretum located in Appleton Memorial Park at 1313 Witzke Boulevard, Appleton, Wisconsin. They are open daily from dawn to dusk without charge.
Garden displays and natural areas combine to showcase the seasonal beauty of plants and gardens in Wisconsin.
In May 2006, the Gardens announced a long-term expansion project. The plan would include the addition of, among other things, a rose garden, perennial garden, bird meadow, serenity garden, and outdoor amphitheater.
Outagamie County is a county in the Fox Cities region of the U.S. state of Wisconsin, located in the northeast of the state. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 190,705. Its county seat is Appleton.
Appleton is a city in Outagamie, Calumet, and Winnebago counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. One of the Fox Cities, it is situated on the Fox River, 30 miles (48 km) southwest of Green Bay and 100 miles (160 km) north of Milwaukee. Appleton is the county seat of Outagamie County. As of the 2020 Census it had a population of 75,644, making it the sixth-most populous city in Wisconsin. Appleton is a part of the Fox Cities metropolitan area, the third-largest metro area in the state.
The Cofrin Memorial Arboretum 290 acres surrounds the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay campus in Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States. Its six miles (10 km) of trails are open to the public.
The Fay Hyland Botanical Plantation, 10 acres, is an arboretum and botanical garden located along the Stillwater River on the University of Maine campus in Orono, Maine, United States. It is open to the public daily.
Second Nature at Reads Creek, previously known as Reads Creek Nursery and Jones Arboretum and Botanical Gardens, is a plant nursery run by Dave and Jen Tubbin west of Readstown, Wisconsin, United States located along U.S. Route 14. The property includes the nursery itself and the original home where previous owners lived. The southern half includes a barn, house, and a tobacco shed.
Green Bay Botanical Garden is a nonprofit botanical garden located at 2600 Larsen Road, Green Bay, Wisconsin. It is open daily in the warmer months, or weekdays in the colder months; an admission fee is charged.
Secrest Arboretum is an arboretum located on the campus of the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC), at the intersection of Pine Road and Green Drive, Wooster, Ohio. It is open daily without charge and hosts an estimated 10,000 visitors each year.
The Foxfire Botanical Gardens were 15 acres of botanical gardens located on the outskirts of Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States.
The Appleton Area School District, also known as AASD, is a school district that serves Appleton and Grand Chute, Wisconsin. Situated in the heart of the Fox River Valley of northeast Wisconsin, the AASD serves the city of Appleton and its nearly 75,000 residents. The Superintendent of Schools is Greg Hartjes and the current board president is Kay S. Eggert.
Nienhaus Field, formally Goodland Field, is a sports park in Appleton, Wisconsin. It was originally named after Appleton mayor John Goodland.
Center Valley is a small unincorporated residential and agricultural community in the town of Center, Outagamie County, Wisconsin, United States. Center Valley lies 5 miles (8.0 km) north of the City of Appleton, and is served by the post office of Black Creek, which has the ZIP code 54106.
WPNE is a radio station licensed to Green Bay, Wisconsin. The station is part of Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR), and airs WPR's "NPR News and Classical Network", consisting of classical music and news and talk programming. WPNE-FM also broadcasts regional news and programming from studios in the Instructional Services building at the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay, along with sister Ideas Network station WHID (88.1). WPNE-FM transmits from facilities shared with WBAY-TV, WIXX, and WPNE-TV in Ledgeview.
The Atlas Science Center, formerly Paper Discovery Center, is a museum and workshop center focused on papermaking in Appleton, Wisconsin, United States, where paper is an important local industry.
WEMI is a Christian radio station broadcasting on 91.9 FM, licensed to Appleton, Wisconsin serving the Fox Cities. WEMI is also heard in Fond du Lac and Ripon through translators on 101.7 FM. WEMI's format consists of Christian adult contemporary music with some Christian talk and teaching. WEMI is owned by Evangel Ministries, Inc. and also owns radio station WEMY 91.5 FM in Green Bay with a translator station in Two Rivers, WI 107.5 FM. And WGNV 88.5 FM in central Wisconsin with Translator stations in Antigo, WI at 94.1 FM. and Waupaca WI at 107.3 FM.
Lawesburg was an unincorporated community in Outagamie County, Wisconsin, United States. Located in the City of Appleton, the site was incorporated into the Village of Appleton in 1853 and is now part of the city of Appleton. The surviving buildings from Lawesburg are protected and are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Grand Chute is a ghost neighborhood in the city of Appleton in Outagamie County, Wisconsin.
The Friendship Trail is a recreation trail in northeastern Wisconsin. The trail is used by walkers, hikers, bikers, horseback riders, and snowmobilers during the winter months. Two sections of the trail are complete: ~14 miles from Winchester east to Fox Crossing and ~4.4 miles from Forest Junction southeast to Brillion. The route consists of asphalt, crushed stone, and wood surfaces. The entire route is located in Winnebago County and Calumet County.
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