Appleton, Wisconsin Hotels, Hotel Deals in Appleton, Wisconsin

Appleton is located approximately 30 mi (48 km) south of Lake Michigan on the shores of the Fox River. Over 20 community and neighborhood parks are available for public daytime use, each featuring recreational and picnic opportunities. Additional outdoor attractions include the Gordon Bubolz Nature Preserve, the Memorial Park Arboretum & Gardens as well as two golf courses.

A large cultural community resides within the town, resulting in numerous exhibits and interactive displays found at the Bergstrom-Mahler Museum, the Hearthstone House Historical Museum and the Paper Discovery Center. The Outagamie Museum and Houdini Historical Center and the Abracadabra Magic Shop both celebrate and exhibit the life of famous escape artist and magician Harry Houdini, whose hometown since infancy was Appleton. Laurence University, an undergraduate college of liberal arts and science, is also located within Appleton and offers guided campus tours.

Appleton is a fabulous small town, population 77,000, nestled in northeastern Wisconsin near Lake Michigan and at the north end of large Lake Winnebago, home of the unique Winnebago lake fly. (Precise coordinates: 44.26 degrees north of the equator and 88.39 degrees west of the prime meridian.) Other basic statistics on Appleton are available at City-data.com, or check Appleton's weather at Wunderground.com.

Appleton is a beautiful place to live, especially when it's not winter. Abundant wild flowers line the roads and many species of wild birds inhabit the area, including the ubiquitous and gorgeous red-winged blackbird.  Perhaps most spectacular of all the beautiful sights in this area are the sunsets.
French explorers came to this area in the 1600s, seeking a northwest passage to the Pacific. Explorer Jean Nicolet saw the Fox River in the 1630s. Later, Louis Nicolet and Father Jacques Marquette paddled the length of the Fox River (upstream - but it's a slow river in most places), portaged to the Wisconsin River and then discovered the Mississippi in 1673.