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  Wisconsin: Geographical Provinces: Northern Highland
The lakes are a source of steady water supply for the rivers that flow from this highest part of the state, as well as an asset in the lumbering industry and an attraction to fishermen and summer visitors.
[In northwestern Wisconsin,] the numerous lakes of Washburn, Burnett and adjacent counties are in a region of Wisconsin
The Highland Lake District of northern Wisconsin lies in Vilas, Oneida and adjacent counties.
www.wisconline.com /wisconsin/geoprovinces/northernhighland.html   (2247 words)

  
 Barron County, Wisconsin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Barron County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin.
The racial makeup of the county was 97.69% White, 0.14% Black or African American, 0.81% Native American, 0.32% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.32% from other races, and 0.69% from two or more races.
In the county, the population was spread out with 25.30% under the age of 18, 8.10% from 18 to 24, 26.80% from 25 to 44, 23.40% from 45 to 64, and 16.40% who were 65 years of age or older.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Barron_County,_Wisconsin   (321 words)

  
 Major Adjustments to State's Impaired Water List (WI)
Three lakes and a creek were added to this year's list because of "non-point source" pollution with nutrients such as phosphorus.
A three-mile stretch of the Red Cedar River in Barron County near Highway W made the list for this reason, as did Lake Koshkonong in Jefferson, Dane and Rock counties and the Rock River from Watertown to Lake Koshkonong.
Many Wisconsin lakes are becoming increasingly susceptible to mercury contamination, which is deposited into the lake from the atmosphere by way of rainfall.
www.greatlakesdirectory.org /wi/091202_great_lakes.htm   (924 words)

  
 Explore Barron County, Wisconsin - attractions, parks, festivals, historic sites, nature centers, museums.
Formed by millions of years ago by glaciers of the great Ice Age, the land of Barron County is unique, with conifer and rare hardwood forests, spruce and tamarack bogs, free-flowing rivers, rolling farmland and jack pine barrens.
Area history is well preserved in ancient burial mounds preserved in Rice Lake's Indian Mounds Park, the Barron county Historical Society's Pioneer Village Museum in Cameron, the Great Lakes Forestry Museum and the Calhoun Memorial Museum in Chetek.
Barron county offers lodging accommodations to suit every visitor's needs from family housekeeping cottages, luxurious lakeside lodges and historic bed and breakfast inns to pack-in primitive forest campsites.
www.explorewisconsin.com /countypages/barron.html   (1423 words)

  
 Barron County Economic Development Corporation - Cities & Communities - Rice Lake
Rice Lake, population 8258, is Barron County's largest community.
Rice Lake is a large and growing regional trade and commerce center.
Rice Lake has excellent educational facilities including the University of Wisconsin Barron County Campus and the Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College.
www.barroncounty.com /CC_ricelake.htm   (86 words)

  
 CITY OF RICE LAKE
Barron County, Wisconsin -- Population 8,312 (2000 Census) -- Mayor: Larry Jarvela
Located in the beautiful Red Cedar River valley, the City of Rice Lake is the largest community in Barron County and serves as a center for commerce, manufacturing, health and educational services.
for the City of Rice Lake are in effect from Nov. 1 thru Apr. 1, 2:00 a.m.
www.ci.rice-lake.wi.us /index.asp?Design=PrintView   (107 words)

  
 Accomplishments - what's being done?
Lake monitoring studies have been completed on numerous lakes in the upper Red Cedar River basin, such as Rice Lake, Lake Chetec, Red Cedar Lake.
Recently, extensive fish surveys were conducted on the Red Cedar River and its tributaries and Tainter Lake and Lake Menomin.
During development of a TMDL for the Red Cedar River Basin, water quality goals will be established to help improve problems due to excessive nutrients and algae in the lakes.
clean-water.uwex.edu /redcedartmdl/accomplishments.html   (917 words)

  
 DCHS: Dunn County Place Names
The county was created from a portion of Chippewa County on February 19, 1854, and at the time included all of the present Dunn and Pepin Counties (formed in 1858).
The County is named for Charles Dunn, first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Wisconsin Territory (1836-48), who was appointed by President Andrew Jackson.
Once the county seat of Dunn County (1854), Dunnville, like the county, was named for Charles Dunn, then a state senator and former chief justice of the Wisconsin Territory (1836-48).
discover-net.net /~dchs/history/explaces.html   (1128 words)

  
 Barron County, Wisconsin: Home Page
Barron County, created in 1859 from Dallas and Polk Counties, is named after legislator and circuit court judge Henry D Barron.
Located in northwest Wisconsin, the county seat is Barron.
West and southeast: small areas and red and white pine.
www.wisconline.com /counties/barron/index.html   (106 words)

  
 Barron County Economic Development Corporation - Quality of Life - Education
WITC is located in Rice Lake adjacent to the University of Wisconsin Center Barron County.
The University of Wisconsin Center Barron County (UWCBC) is located in Rice Lake on a 110 acre campus adjacent to the technical college.
Located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, UW-Eau Claire is home to the Colleges of Business, Arts and Sciences, and Professional Studies in the schools of Education, Human Sciences and Nursing.
www.barroncounty.com /quality_education.htm   (666 words)

  
 Wisconsin
Two dams, two lakes, a trout stream, sand beach, prairie remnants and a nature center are featured on 3,155 acres of rolling countryside.
One of the few lakes in the driftless area, 450-acre Yellowstone Lake is popular for ice fishing and other water sports.
From the village of Casco in Kewaunee County, the county-operated trail winds east and north 30 miles along the beautiful Ahnapee River to downtown Sturgeon Bay.
www.localusa.com /wisconsin/parks   (3033 words)

  
 Community Links
Rice Lake is located in one of the most beautiful areas in Wisconsin.
The City of Rice Lake is Barron County's largest community with a population of 8,258.
Lakeview Medical Center is at the heart of Rice Lake's medical facilities.
www.ricelake.k12.wi.us /Community/Community_Home.htm   (308 words)

  
 Red Cedar Development
Red Cedar Development is a volunteer organization made up of business professionals in Rice Lake with the goal of increasing the number of industrial related employment opportunities in the City of Rice Lake.
Red Cedar Development began its operation over 38 years ago and serves as the primary contact organization for industrial prospects while marketing the Industrial land available in Rice Lake.
Several of Rice Lake’s current industries were products of Red Cedar’s efforts in recruiting as smaller incubator businesses and now are the foundation of Rice Lake’s strong diverse economy.
rled.rice-lake.com /redcedar.asp   (244 words)

  
 Wisconsin State Trails
C/o Fond du Lac County Planning and Parks, 160 S. Macy St., Fond du Lac 54935, (920) 929-3135; Green Lake County, 492 Hill St., Green Lake 54941, (920) 294-4032; or Winnebago County Parks, 625 E. County Rd. Y #500, Oshkosh 54901-8131, (920) 232-1960.
In Wisconsin, there are about 75 miles of completed segments in Iron County Forest, Copper Falls State Park and the Chequamegon National Forest.
The trail shadows the steep walls of the Red Cedar Valley 14.5 miles from Menomonie to the Chippewa River Valley.
www.anythingwisconsin.com /findatrail.htm   (1635 words)

  
 Rice Lake, WI - Get Away From It All!
One of those areas is Barron County, unique because of its majestic stands of conifer and rare hardwood forests, spruce and tamarack bogs, rolling farmland, free-flowing rivers, and jack pine barrens – not to mention the 360-plus lakes and almost 18,000 acres of water!
Located in the eastern portion of the county in the Red Cedar River valley is the City of Rice Lake, the largest community in Barron County.
Walleye anglers in the Rice Lake area are having very good success fishing the early ice in 15 feet of water at lowlight hours.
www.onthelake.net /wi/ricelake/index.html   (680 words)

  
 Wisconsin Family Fishing Spots
Located in northeastern Barron County, 1,800-acre Red Cedar Lake is the largest of three lakes on the Red Cedar River.
Balsam Lake and the northern two-thirds of Red Cedar are similar in structure, with steep dropoffs and extensive areas of rock and boulders.
The southern portion of Red Cedar and all of Hemlock are shallow and weedy.
www.wisconsinsportsmanmag.com /fishing/WI_0605_02/index2.html   (676 words)

  
 Harmison Family History
Eunice "Emma" was born March 16, 1818 in Miami County, Ohio and died July 7, 1900 in Wheaton Township, Chippewa County, Wisconsin.
James was born December 22, 1841 in Dodge County, Wisconsin.
She was born in County Cork, Ireland and immigrated between the ages of 18 and 20 (about 1858).
rootie.geeknet.com /harmison.html   (2473 words)

  
 Barron County Lakes, Rice Lake Wisconsin, Barron County Wisconsin
Barron County Lakes, Rice Lake Wisconsin, Barron County Wisconsin
Lake Notes: Specializing in Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass and Crappie.
Lake Notes: Specializing in Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass and Bluegill.
www.wisconsinslakes.com /barron_county_lakes.html   (896 words)

  
 Wisconsin Property For Rent - Houses - Condos - Homes Wisconsin
We are a searchable database of Wisconsin home rentals, homes for rent, rental homes, rental houses, houses for rent, condos for rent in Wisconsin Wisconsin, homes for rent in Wisconsin WI, houses for rent, duplexes, town homes, lofts, condo rentals and other properties for rent and can be searched for FREE.
Property owners, landlords, managers, Wisconsin property managers, agents and others post home rental ads advertising their homes for rent in Wisconsin WI.
Our Wisconsin site has attracted a very high level of visitors and we have many Wisconsin landlords who are frequent users.
www.homerentalads.com /wisconsin   (999 words)

  
 Red Cedar Symphony   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The Red Cedar Symphony Orchestra is a community organization of volunteer musicians from a five county area.
Rehearsals are held at the University of Wisconsin Barron County Fine Arts building in Rice Lake.
The Red Cedar Chorus is comprised of 60 to 75 volunteer singers under the direction of Mr.
www.ricelakeonline.com /lbc/lbcweb/links/redcedarsym   (149 words)

  
 Wisconsin
Our area of service is primarily Walworth, Racine and Kenosha counties, in Wisconsin; however, we will accept animals from elsewhere, when necessary, and are happy to serve as a referral source, providing callers with names of other wildlife rehabilitators who might be closer to the them.
We are a non-profit, "no kill" animal care organization, dedicated to the care and resocialization of lost, injured abused and abandoned pets, and to the education of the public in the care and responsibility of companion animals.
It is the largest humane society in Wisconsin and one of the largest in the United States.
www.lostpet.com /LostPet2/coresys/shelters/Wisconsin.asp   (1027 words)

  
 Barron County - Wisconsinosity
There are a variety of events including hot pepper eating contest, basketball shoot out, children’s olympics, run/walk/walk race, a carnival for the children, live entertainment every night for the adults, and to wrap it all up a Grande Parade held on Sunday.
Pipestone and wild rice from Rice Lake were traded to other settlements.
F.D. Stout, one of the country's wealthiest men at the time, built this incredible place...Still standing, too, are a schoolhouse, picnic cabin, and a recreation house that could seat 200 for gatherings and was equipped with the state's first bowling alley, which doubled as a pistol range.
personalpages.tds.net /~oldtoivo/Wisconsinosity/Barron/barron.htm   (710 words)

  
 Rice Lake Wisconsin
Rice Lake is prime for recreation, with lakes for ice fishing or cross country skiing.
We have everything from pristine lakes to waterslides; from nature trails and nature preserves to go-cart tracks; from a restored pioneer village to a modern shopping mall with everything you might need, including the latest in fashion.
Rice Lake offers so much to do, indoors and outdoors, year-round, with many beautiful area parks, live theater, community events, the lakes and woods, the unique geologic formations of the nearby Blue Hills; the UW-Barron campus; and many other area attractions, activities, and recreation.
www.wistravel.com /cities_in_wisconsin/rice_lake_wisconsin   (424 words)

  
 Barron County, Wisconsin houses, real estate, agriculture, wages, work, ancestries, and more
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Barron County is $422 a month.
Lakes and reservoirs: Spring Lake, Spider Lake, Echo Lake, Elbow Lake, Wildcat Lake, Gates Lake, Hemlock Lake, Wickerts Lake.
Barron County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Wisconsin state average.
www.city-data.com /county/Barron_County-WI.html   (545 words)

  
 Schools
As part of the University of Wisconsin system, UW-BC offers a freshman/sophomore, liberal arts course of study which prepares students of all ages for the challenges of the future.
WITC Rice Lake is one of four campuses that are part of the Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College district.
Besides going to school, many students enjoy canoeing on the Red Cedar River and use the tennis courts and golf course which are on the campus.
www.rice-lake.com /profile/school.asp   (350 words)

  
 Cedar Lake, WI (Barron County) - town housing guide - ePodunk
Wisconsin > All counties > Barron County > Cedar Lake Town
Growth trend: According to Census Bureau estimates, the population of Barron County has increased slightly.
The total number of people living in the county rose by 1.2%, from 44,963 in 2000 to 45,514 in 2003.
www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/movInfo.php?locIndex=277682   (227 words)

  
 Wisconsin
Wisconsin, abbreviated "WI", is in the East North Central region of the U.S. Its capital is Madison.
There were 5,363,675 people in Wisconsin as of the 2000 census.
The state ratified the US Constitution and officially became part of the country on May 29, 1848.
www.citytowninfo.com /places/wisconsin   (161 words)

  
 Barron County, Wisconsin WI, county profile - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
Barron County is one of 72 counties in Wisconsin.
This was an increase of 1.41% from the 2000 census.
Barron County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election.
www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=23105   (646 words)

  
 USGS Lakes Studies Program in Wisconsin
Dunning, C.P., Thomas, J.C., and Lin, Y-F., 2003, Simulation of the Shallow Aquifer in the Vicinity of Silver Lake, Washington County, Wisconsin, Using Analytic Elements: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 02-4204, 29 p.
Robertson, D.M. and Imberger, J. 1994, Lake Number, a quantitative indicator of mixing used to estimate changes in dissolved oxygen, Internationale Revue der gesamten Hydrobiologie, v.
Wentz, D.A., and Rose, W.J., 1989, Interrelationships among hydrologic-budget components of a northern Wisconsin seepage lake and implications for acid-deposition modeling: Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, v.
wi.water.usgs.gov /lake/publication.html   (3282 words)

  
 The Official Barron County Wisconsin Government Web Site   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
There are 250 burial mounds in Barron County, more than any other Northwestern region of like size.
Barron County Historical Society's museum features 28 vintage building in an early pioneer village setting, containing approximately 4000 items of interest.
Barron County Government, 330 E LaSalle Ave, Barron, WI 54812
www.co.barron.wi.us /tourism_attractions.htm   (841 words)

  
 Snowmobile Rice Lake and Barron County, Wisconsin - Snowmobiling Reports, Maps and Info from Snow Tracks
Rice Lake in Barron County is a modern city of 8,000 located in northwest Wisconsin.
Rice Lake also boasts a wide range dining and entertainment spots, including Lehman's Supper Club; Adventures Sporting Pub and Cafe; Fat Man's; Drag's Restaurant; and Dana's Beer Cheese Bar and Grill, to name just a few; or, stop at the Blue Hills Inn when you're in the Blue Hills.
Rice Lake is conveniently located just off of US Highway 53 -- 60 miles north of Eau Claire; 395 miles north of Chicago; 100 miles south of Duluth; and 100 miles east of the Twin Cities.
www.snowtracks.com /wisconsin/ricelake.htm   (469 words)

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