Located in Southern Wood County, 246 miles from Chicago, 158 miles from Milwaukee, and 178 miles from Minneapolis, the Wisconsin Rapids Area is made up of Wisconsin Rapids, Stevens Point, Port Edwards, Nekoosa, and Rudolph.
Wisconsin Rapids itself is located in the middle of the state along the banks of the hardest working river in the country, the Wisconsin River.
Cranberry Culture Historical Marker
Located approximately 7 miles West of Wisconsin Rapids on Highway 54, The Cranberry Culture Historical Marker celebrates the birth of the cranberry industry in Wisconsin.
The marker reads:
For countless ages, the wild cranberry flourished in many marshy areas of Central Wisconsin. IN 1829, Daniel Whitney mentioned the purchase of three canoe loads of cranberries brought down the Yellow River by indians from the area now known as Cranmoor. During the 1870s, a few hardy souls literally carved out by hand the bogs in this area and, in spite of many hazards such as fies and a lack of water, succeeded in establishing a new crop. With time, the native vines were supplanted by higher producing selections which have given some of the highest yields per acre in the nation.
At the turn of the century, hand-picking predominated. Later, improved rakes replaced the colorful family groups together with their nightly entertainment. Today, the machine has replaced hand labor in the operation of the bogs and many of the simple pleasures and intimate associations accompanying the laborious tasks of the cranberry bogs are now only memories of the of the past.
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