Minocqua, Wisconsin Minocqua, Wisconsin Entering downtown CDP Minocqua Entering downtown CDP Minocqua Location of Minocqua, Wisconsin Location of Minocqua, Wisconsin Minocqua is a town in northwestern Oneida County, Wisconsin, United States.
The census-designated place of Minocqua and the unincorporated improve of Rantz are both positioned in the town.
Although there are varying explanations regarding the meaning of the word "Minocqua", most credit its origin to the Island's first inhabitants, the Ojibwe Indians. The town Minocqua is titled after, "Ninocqua", the Ojibwe name that is defined as "noon-day-rest". In the late 1800s, Minocqua was a logging town.
Minocqua Clawson was the first white child born in the town.
The Island, Minocqua's town/city center, includes the Campanile Center for the Arts, the Minocqua Police Department, Minocqua Fire Department, and the Minocqua Community Center, which homes the town offices and enhance library.
Landmarks on the Island include Torpy Park, the Belle-Isle building, the Minocqua Community Center, Bosacki's Boathouse (now The Boathouse), T Murtaugh's Pub, and the Thirsty Whale.
Town offices and the Minocqua Public Library are positioned in the Minocqua Community Center.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 168.1 square miles (435.4 km ), of which, 150.8 square miles (390.6 km ) of it is territory and 17.3 square miles (44.8 km ) of it is water.
Much of Minocqua has sandy soil, although areas of the far northwest and the northeast are clay.
The highest point in Minocqua is Squirrel Hill, positioned near Winter Park (1735 ft). The highest structure in Minocqua is the Lakeland Sanitary District water tower, a steel tank on Hwy 51 North put in place in the 1960s amid the winter.
The improve of Bo-di-Lac (short for "Booth-Diamond-Lac du Flambeau) is positioned in the portion of the town bordered by Squirrel Lake, Diamond Lake, Booth Lake, and the town of Lac du Flambeau.
The Lakeland Airport (KARV) is positioned 3 miles northwest of the central company precinct of Minocqua.
The Rhinelander-Oneida County Airport (KRHI) positioned 25 miles to the southeast serves Minocqua, Oneida county and encircling communities with both scheduled commercial jet service and general aviation services.
The town board, consisting of a town chairman and four supervisors, is responsible for governing the people of Minocqua. There have been 30 town chairmen in the history of Minocqua.
Minocqua, established in Wisconsin's 34th Assembly, 12th Senate District, and the Seventh Congressional District, is represented by State Representative Rob Swearingen, State Senator Tom Tiffany, and Congressman Sean Duffy. Minocqua has one enhance elementary school, Minocqua-Hazelhurst-Lake Tomahawk Elementary School, and one high school, Lakeland Union High School.
Minocqua's eveninglife contains bars hosting live music in the summer.
Minocqua is home to Minocqua Winter Park, a cross-country skiing venue, as well as a sledding mountain and ice-skating pond.
Minocqua is home to one of the world's earliest amateur water ski teams, the Min-Aqua Bats The Minocqua Museum is positioned in Minocqua. Its exhibits portray Minocqua's early days.
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