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About the<br />
Stevens Point Area<br />
Area Accolades<br />
The secret is out—the Stevens Point<br />
Area has received national recognition<br />
for its quality of life.<br />
| Bronze Bicycle Friendly Community<br />
LEAGUE OF AMERICAN BICYCLISTS<br />
| #6 Best Small City for Families<br />
FORBES.COM<br />
| #7 Best Small Cities in the<br />
United States<br />
NERDWALLET<br />
| Top 200 Towns for Sportsmen<br />
OUTDOOR LIFE<br />
Stevens Point<br />
When Stevens Point was founded in 1858, this was<br />
a community of loggers, fur traders and brewers.<br />
The community is still known for its outstanding<br />
beer and so much more: companies such as<br />
Delta Dental, Sentry Insurance, Travel Guard<br />
and Herrschners all call this place home. The<br />
University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point is one of<br />
the community’s treasures. The 400-acre campus<br />
includes Schmeeckle Reserve, the Wisconsin<br />
Conservation Hall of Fame, the Museum of Natural<br />
History, the Carlsten Art Gallery and the Allen F.<br />
Blocher Planetarium.<br />
Plover<br />
Just south of Stevens Point on the east shore of<br />
the Wisconsin River is the Village of Plover. This<br />
charming community is conveniently located at<br />
the crossroads of I-39 and is home to a variety of<br />
retailers and businesses, including O’so Brewing<br />
Company and Great Northern Distilling. The village<br />
also has many great parks and the Korean War<br />
Memorial of Wisconsin at Lake Pacawa.<br />
Amherst<br />
On the banks of the Tomorrow River, you’ll<br />
find the Village of Amherst, a quiet but thriving<br />
community with a very strong sense of place.<br />
Amherst is home to the Tomorrow River State<br />
Trail, Lettie W. Jensen Community Center and<br />
Central Waters Brewing Company.<br />
Other Gems<br />
The countryside is dotted with small communities<br />
like Junction City, Almond, Bancroft, Rosholt,<br />
Nelsonville, Park Ridge, Whiting and Amherst<br />
Junction. The rural Lake DuBay area in northwestern<br />
Portage County offers many recreational<br />
opportunities and encompasses most of the<br />
townships of Eau Pleine, Hull and Dewey.<br />
Fun Facts<br />
The Stevens Point Brewery is one of the oldest<br />
continually operating breweries in the nation.<br />
It was founded in 1857 and once provided beer<br />
to soldiers in the American Civil War. The brewery<br />
survived Prohibition and today it makes a variety<br />
of delicious award-winning beers.<br />
ONLINE RESOURCES<br />
Municipalities<br />
Almond ................ VillageOfAlmond.com<br />
Amherst .... AmherstWI.GovOffice2.com<br />
Park Ridge .......................... Park-Ridge.us<br />
Plover (Village) .................... PloverWI.gov<br />
Plover (Town) ............ TownOfPlover.com<br />
Portage County .......... Co.Portage.WI.us<br />
Rosholt ...................... RosholtVillage.com<br />
Stevens Point .............. StevensPoint.com<br />
Whiting ..............................WhitingWI.gov<br />
Business Development<br />
TOMORROW RIVER BUSINESS<br />
ASSOCIATION<br />
AmherstWI.GovOffice2.com<br />
ASSOCIATION OF DOWNTOWN<br />
BUSINESSES<br />
DowntownStevensPoint.org<br />
PLOVER AREA BUSINESS<br />
ASSOCIATION<br />
PloverBiz.org<br />
PORTAGE COUNTY BUSINESS COUNCIL<br />
PortageCountyBiz.com
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