Wausau
Marathon County seat
Wausau is a city in central Wisconsin, the county seat of Marathon County.
Situated along the Wisconsin River, it developed as a lumber town in the nineteenth century.
The name comes from an Ojibwe word meaning "faraway place." We drove up to Wausau for the weekend.
Midwestern dairy state
- MidwestNorth-central American region
- DellsWisconsin resort region
- Green BayWisconsin city and inlet
- MilwaukeeWisconsin's biggest metropolis
Appleton · driftless · granite · river valley · county seat
Facilities that produce sheets
- loggingRecording system events
- timberWood for construction
- lumberSawn wood for building
- forestryManaging wooded land
insurance · manufacturing · pulp · sawmills · cranberries · dairy · wood products · mill town
Snow sport on runners
- snowboardingDescending slopes on single board
- cross-countryTraversing wide natural terrain
- snowmobilingOperating motorized winter sleds
- ice fishingCatching fish through frozen water
winter sports · ski hill · chairlift · snow tubing · cold climate · blizzard · frost · subzero
Turbulent, aerated river flow
Varied cultural backgrounds present
- refugeesPeople seeking safety elsewhere
- immigrant heritageAncestral origins abroad
- multiculturalIncluding multiple ethnic traditions
- Southeast AsianFrom that tropical peninsula region
Lao · Thai · resettlement · cultural festival · traditional dress · egg rolls · Asian market · integration
Wisconsin
Midwestern dairy state
Milwaukee · Appleton · driftless · granite · river valley · county seat
paper mills
Facilities that produce sheets
forestry · insurance · manufacturing · pulp · sawmills · cranberries · dairy · wood products · mill town · factory
skiing
Snow sport on runners
- snowboardingDescending slopes on single board
- cross-countryTraversing wide natural terrain
- snowmobilingOperating motorized winter sleds
ice fishing · winter sports · ski hill · chairlift · snow tubing · cold climate · blizzard · frost · subzero · Nordic skiing
whitewater
Turbulent, aerated river flow
ethnic diversity
Varied cultural backgrounds present
- refugeesPeople seeking safety elsewhere
- immigrant heritageAncestral origins abroad
- multiculturalIncluding multiple ethnic traditions
Southeast Asian · Lao · Thai · resettlement · cultural festival · traditional dress · egg rolls · Asian market · integration · diaspora
WausauMilwaukee
Wisconsin's biggest metropolis
Madison · Chicago · Green Bay · New York City