Northeast Wisconsin

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Green Bay

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Green Bay is a city in Wisconsin well-known as the home town of the Green Bay Packers, an NFL team. It is on the bay of Green Bay and, surrounded by many other villages, cities, and townships, comprises the northernmost tip of what is known as the Fox River Valley, a forty-mile-long collection of communities and farmland surrounding the Fox River.

Appleton

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Appleton is a growing city in central-eastern Wisconsin, with a population of approximately 72,000 residents and a metro area of ~350,000. It is known as being safe, quiet, and visually pleasant.

Oshkosh

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Oshkosh is in east-central Wisconsin on the shores of Lake Winnebago. Its unusual name has travelled far as the name of "Oshkosh b'gosh" clothing, and as a synonym for EAA Airventure, one of the world's great celebrations of aviation, held at the Wittman Regional Airport here.

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Sheboygan

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Sheboygan, the largest city in Sheboygan county at just over 50,000 residents, lies on the shores of Lake Michigan about 60 miles north of Milwaukee, in east-central Wisconsin.

Door County

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Door County is a scenic part of the state of Wisconsin on the Door Peninsula in Lake Michigan. The easternmost part of Wisconsin, the scenic beauties of this peninsula along with maritime history makes this peninsula a very popular tourist destination in Wisconsin and the Great Lakes, especially in the Summer. Sturgeon Bay is the largest city in the county, and has its own article.

Fond du Lac

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Fond du Lac is a city in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin. It is the seat of Fond du Lac County. The name Fond du Lac translates to Bottom of the Lake, referring to its location at the southern tip of Lake Winnebago.

Manitowoc-Two Rivers

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Manitowoc and Two Rivers are a pair of harbor cities along the Lake Michigan shoreline in Northeastern Wisconsin. With a population of around 34,000 and 11,000 respectively, the two cities have been known for their maritime activities, and are a popular gateway to scenic Door County to the north by Highway 42.

Marinette

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Marinette is a city of more than 11,000 people in Northeast Wisconsin, on the border with the Upper Peninsula and Menominee.

Oconto

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Oconto is a city of about 4,600 people in Northeastern Wisconsin, and is the largest city and county seat of Oconto County.

Waupaca

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Waupaca is a quaint town of just under 6,000 people in Northeast Wisconsin. It sits between the Crystal River and Tomorrow River, both of which feed off the Chain O' Lakes.

Sturgeon Bay

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Sturgeon Bay is the largest city in Wisconsin's Door County. The city is at the bottom of the Sturgeon Bay and contains an abundance of maritime activity and scenic landscape in the immediate area.

Plymouth

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Plymouth is a city in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, United States, along the Mullet River. The population was 8,932 at the 2020 census. It is included in the Sheboygan, Wisconsin, metropolitan area.

Denmark

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Denmark is a village of 2400 residents in southeastern Brown County in Northeast Wisconsin, about 15 miles southeast of downtown Green Bay.

Elkhart Lake

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Elkhart Lake is a city in Northeast Wisconsin. Elkhart Lake is a charming and relaxed lake community that has become a tourist destination for guests of all ages.

Ledgeview

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Ledgeview is a town in Brown County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 6,555 as of the 2010 census, up from 3,363 at the 2000 census.

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