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Monroe Center WI
Monroe Center Wisconsin is located in Monroe Township of Adams County on the eastside of Lake Petenwell. This area is a well-known tourist hub which offers; ATVing, Snowmobiling, Fishing, Sailing, Hunting, Hiking, Wildlife Photography and viewing plus much much more…. The Petenwell County Park is located here with thousands of acres of public land for the outdoor enthusiast to enjoy. The park has plenty to offer including camping, boat launches, safe harbor, sandy beach for swimming, restrooms, playground equipment, an office with lots of area information, RV dumpsite and more. There are some commercial properties including a small general store for gas and bait, a motel and a couple bars & grills on the lake. The Van Kuren Hiking Trails have moved closer to Monroe Center but are defiantly not as nice as the previous location which was a little farther south. There is a small community development known as Roberts Subdivision along the Petenwell were most properties have a Rod of deeded dock space off of Bighorn Dr.
ABOUT: Monroe Township is located Adams County, Central Wisconsin; primarily a recreational area with about 10 miles of Petenwell Flowage frontage, thousands of acres of Wisconsin River Power Company & Corporate Timberland property which is open to the public. Most back roads are open to ATVs and snowmobiling via routes and trails. Petenwell County Park is nearly surrounded by Petenwell lake that offers a safe harbor, sandy beach camping, boat ramps and more... At the north end on Lake Petenwell is Kennedy Waters & Petenwell Landing developments which border Monroe Town Park. This park doesn’t see many people in the summer but in the winter is a hot spot for ice fishing & snowmobiling. The town hall is located in Monroe Center a small community with a couple Bars & Grills, full time and vacation with a small general store / gas station. The main intersection for this area is County Road C and Cty Rd Z. Also Monroe Township is home to Van Kuren Trail.
Nearby Cities, Towns and Villages
Area Lakes, Rivers, Creeks and Trout Streams
- Lake Petenwell
Public Land & Features for the Area
- Petenwell County Park
- Monroe Town Park
- Van Kuren Trail
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Monroe Center, Wisconsin in Adams County
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Big Flats WI
Big Flats, Wisconsin is located by the intersection of State Highway 13 & County Road C in Big Flats Township and it features the Big Flats Fire Station. This area has a mix of woods, and large farm fields with a combination of full time and vacation homes. Unfortunately it is also known for two tornados: a F3 on August 27th 1994 and a F1 on April 10th 2011 - https://adams-wi.com/april-10-2011-tornado.html plus a major wildfire. https://thelandman.net/Wild_Fire.htm On May 5th 2005 just south of Big Flats one of Wisconsin’s worst manmade fires started just east of Cottonville, WI about 1 mile away from Big Roche-A-Cri Lake. This fire spread rapidly, move on a north east path which burned over 6 miles long and about 1.5 miles wide at the widest point. You can find a billboard with information about the Cottonville Fire at the Big Flats Fire Station.
Big Flats Wisconsin
ABOUT: Big Flats Township is located in Adams County, Central Wisconsin at the main intersection of State Highway 13 & County Road C. Big Flats Township is known for its ATV routes, Snowmobile trails, thousands of acres of public land, Big Roche-a-Cri Creek, Dead Horse Creek, Dry Creek, and Carter Creek. Big Flats also has 3 of the 23 named Rock Formations in Adams County; Rabbit Rock, Keystone Rock and Minnie Rock. There is a lot of land open to the Public via a large corporate Timber Company which has been turned into farmland more and more in recent years.
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Adams County Big Flats
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Area Lakes, Rivers, Creeks and Trout Streams
- Dead Horse Creek
- Big Roche-A-Cri Creek - Trout Stream
- Dry Creek
- Carter Creek - Trout Stream
Public Land & Features for the Area
- Rabbit Rock Wayside - Public
- Minnie Rock
- Keystone Rock
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Big Springs WI
Big Springs, Wisconsin is located in New Haven Township on Big Spring Lake close to Mason Lake. It’s a small group of homes along Big Springs Creek.
Big Springs Wisconsin
ABOUT: New Haven Township is located in the southwest corner of Adams County, Central Wisconsin. This area has larger land parcels besides the small parcels of land around the lakes. To the south is Columbia County and to the east is Marquette County. Big Spring Creek flows into Mason Lake which has the southernmost county park in Adams County. New Haven also has Big Spring Lake, Big Spring Creek, O’Keefe Creek, several private lakes and Amey Pond which is surrounded by Amey Pond Fish and Wildlife Management Area owned by State of Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. State Highway 23 cuts through the southern end of this Township and Cty Road G & P is a main intersection for the area. Briggsville is located on the eastside of Mason Lake which is in Marquette Cty.
Big Springs Central Wisconsin
Nearby Cities, Towns and Villages
Area Lakes, Rivers, Creeks and Trout Streams
- Mason Lake
- Big Spring Lake
- Amey Pond
- Big Spring Creek
- O'Keefe Creek
Public Land & Features for the Area
- Mason Lake County Park
- Amey Pond Fish and Wildlife Management Area
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Big Springs WI
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Brooks WI
Brooks, Wisconsin is located at the intersection of County Road A & G in New Chester Township close to the Upper Neenah Creek State Fishery Area. Brook is a small community of mostly full time homes with a church and a bar / grill with a railroad on the eastside. This area is mostly farms, woods and wetlands.
ABOUT: New Chester Township is located in Adams County, Central Wisconsin which has two smaller communities: Brooks and Grand Marsh. Grand Marsh is home of the original Grand Marsh State Bank and hosts the FAMOUS annual Corn N Tater fest. The Union Pacific Railroad runs diagonally through New Chester passing both Grand Marsh and Brooks. 1 square mile (640 acres) of the township is owned by United States of America and has a federal training facility plus Oxford Federal Correctional Institution which has about 1,100 guests and employs about 400 area people. New Chester is a mixture of Recreation and Agriculture plus there are several lakes including Rollers Lake, Fenner Lake, Lake McGinnis (where Neenah Creek Trout Stream headwaters start) and Patrick Lake which has a County Park. You can enjoy the outdoors in 2 State owned Wildlife areas: Lawrence Creek Wildlife Area & Upper Neenah State Fishery Area.
Nearby Cities, Towns and Villages
Area Lakes, Rivers, Creeks and Trout Streams
- Patrick Lake
- Neenah Creek - Trout Stream
- Rollers Lake
- Fenner Lake
- Lake McGinnis
Public Land & Features for the Area
- Upper Neenah Creek State Fishery Area
- Patrick Lake County Park
- Lawrence Creek Wildlife Area
- Lawrence Creek State Natural Area
- U.S.A. Federal Land
- U.S.A. Oxford Federal Correctional Institution
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Brooks, Wisconsin in Adams County
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Brookside WI
Brookside, Wisconsin is located on State Highway 13 just north of Easton in Easton Township. Brookside doesn’t show up on most maps because it only consists of a few homes and one commercial building that was once a repair shop along Risk Creek & Fairbanks Creek.
ABOUT: Easton Township is Located in Adams County, Central Wisconsin and is home to both Grand Marsh & Grand Marsh State Bank. In the south western part of Easton Township is the Town of White Creek named after White Creek which flows through it. There are 2 small lakes in the township: Easton Lake in the town of Easton and Easton Shores Pond newly opened to the public after the surrounding land was subdivided in to Easton Shores. There are a couple of creeks including Fairbanks Creek, Campbell Creek and Risk Creek, which formed Easton Shores Lake. There are quite a bit of farmland in the area with two named Rock formations; Lighthouse Rock and Rattlesnake Rock
Nearby Cities, Towns and Villages
Area Lakes, Rivers, Creeks and Trout Streams
- Easton Lake
- Easton Shores Pond
- Fairbanks Creek
- Risk Creek
- Campbell Creek
- White Creek
Public Land & Features for the Area
- Quincy Bluffs And Wetland Natural Area
- Remnant Risk Creek
- Remnant Campbell Creek
- Lighthouse Rock
- Rattlesnake Rock
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