Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin
Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin Downtown Wisconsin Dells looking west Downtown Wisconsin Dells looking west Location of Wisconsin Dells in the state of Wisconsin Location of Wisconsin Dells in the state of Wisconsin State Wisconsin Wisconsin Dells is a town/city in south-central Wisconsin, with a populace of 2,678 citizens as of the 2010 census. It straddles four counties: Adams, Columbia, Juneau, and Sauk.
The town/city takes its name from the Dells of the Wisconsin River, a scenic, glacially formed gorge that features striking sandstone formations along the banks of the Wisconsin River.
Early French explorers titled the Dells of the Wisconsin River as dalles, a rapids or narrows on a river in voyageur French. Wisconsin Dells was established as Kilbourn City in 1857 by Byron Kilbourn, who also established Kilbourntown, one of the three initial towns at the confluence of the Milwaukee, Menomonee, and Kinnickinnic Rivers that joined to turn into Milwaukee.
Before the establishment of Kilbourn City, the region around the dells of the Wisconsin River was primarily a lumbering region until 1851, when the La Crosse and Milwaukee Railroad was chartered, with Kilbourn as its president.
The barns made plans to bridge the Wisconsin River near the river's dells, and a boomtown titled Newport sprang up at the expected site of the bridge in 1853.
To make it easier for tourists to identify Kilbourn City with the natural landscape for which it was famous, the name of the town/city was changed to Wisconsin Dells in 1931.
Because of the scenery provided by the dells of the Wisconsin River, Kilbourn City quickly became a prominent travel destination in the Midwest.
In 1856, Leroy Gates began taking tourists on boat tours of the Wisconsin Dells.
Bennett established a studio in the town/city and took many photos of the sandstone formations in the dells, including stereoscopic views.
The Dells region remained primarily a place for sightseers to escape the bustle of the town/city for many decades.
Bennett, separating the Dells into the Upper and Lower Dells.
Some of the previous companies were The Riverview Boat Line, the Olson Boat Line, the Dells Boat Company, the Consolidated Boat Company, and the Silver Dollar Boat Line.
Lake Delton, Wisconsin Dells's sister town/city to the south, gradually became prominent as the Dells attractions spread out.
Following the show's huge success in the city, its owner, Tommy Bartlett, chose to keep the performance permanently in Wisconsin Dells.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 7.73 square miles (20.02 km2), of which, 7.36 square miles (19.06 km2) is territory and 0.37 square miles (0.96 km2) is water. According to the Wisconsin Department of Administration, on January 19, 2004 the town/city annexed territory from the Town of Lyndon in Juneau County, thus expanding the town/city to include region in four counties.
Wisconsin Dells has a humid continental climate.
On July 13, 1936, the temperature in Wisconsin Dells reached 114 F (46 C), the highest ever recorded in the state of Wisconsin. Climate data for Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin (1981 2010 normals) Because it straddles multiple counties, Wisconsin Dells is part of a several Core Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs).
The Columbia County portion of the town/city is part of the Madison Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the Sauk County portion is part of the Baraboo Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Amphibious DUKW vehicle in Wisconsin Dells Tourism is the primary contributor to the economy of Wisconsin Dells.
The Dells region has many indoor and outside waterparks, proclaiming itself the "Waterpark Capital of the World". Other attractions include boat tours, ziplining, golf courses, mini golf, go-kart tracks, water sports, horseback riding, a water ski show known as the Tommy Bartlett's Thrill Show, exhibitions, amusement parks, and a casino. Most attractions are positioned on the Strip, otherwise known as the Wisconsin Dells Parkway.
Amphibious DUKW vehicles called "ducks" began offering duck tours to tourists in Wisconsin Dells in 1946.
The tours visit wilderness trails, and enter close-by Lake Delton and the Wisconsin River.
One company, Original Wisconsin Ducks, has more than 90 vehicles and is the biggest operator of duck tours in the United States.
Since the late 1970s, the Dells region (Wisconsin Dells and Lake Delton) has turn into a water park mecca.
The Polynesian Resort Hotel opened the United States' and the Dells area's first indoor waterpark in 1994.
Since then, the number of combination resort/indoor waterparks in the Wisconsin Dells region has swelled, with each new indoor waterpark trying to have the latest innovations in waterslides and to be able to claim the title of America's biggest park.
The Big 5 Dells resorts with large indoor waterparks are the Mt.
In 2005, Big Chief Karts and Coasters consolidated with the former Family Land Waterpark and Treasure Island Hotel to problematic a large infamous park on the border of Lake Delton and Wisconsin Dells, with a resort called Hotel Rome, an indoor waterpark, outside waterpark, infamous park, and the area's first indoor infamous park.
The Tanger Outlet Center opened in 2006 near the Great Wolf Lodge, replacing the defunct Wisconsin Dells Greyhound Park, which opened in May 1990, but closed in 1996 due to heavy competition from the close-by Ho-Chunk Gaming Wisconsin Dells Bingo/Casino.
Wisconsin Dells is served by a small-town newspaper, Wisconsin Dells Events, and 2 small-town airways broadcasts, WNNO and WDLS. The Wisconsin Dells Events is presented by Capital Newspapers, which prints multiple newspapers in south central Wisconsin. WNNO-FM broadcasts at 106.9 MHz and covers an region 20 miles in radius centered on Wisconsin Dells. WDLS broadcasts on 900 AM The Empire Builder, directed by Amtrak, provides everyday rail service from the Wisconsin Dells Amtrak station. The station was assembled in the 1980s in the style of the initial station.
Coapman, Wisconsin State Assemblyman Thomas Gillespie, Wisconsin State Assemblyman Alanson Holly, Wisconsin State Assemblyman and journal editor Marshall, Wisconsin State Assemblyman Wisconsin Dells has one sister city.
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