Location

City of Fond du Lac

Fond du Lac is an exciting, mid-size city at the foot of Lake Winnebago, Wisconsin's largest inland lake. With a population of more than 40,000, Fond du Lac offers much to the prospecting business entrepreneur, to the couple looking for a great place to live, work, and raise a family, and to those who long to be close to nature and recreational amenities.

Fond du Lac has a small-town atmosphere, a relatively low cost of living, an art center, an aquatic center, a progressive school system, a low crime rate, and 30 new soccer fields. Fond du Lac also offers great natural features and opportunities for fishing, boating, ice skating, hiking, camping, snowmobiling, and swimming.

Fond du Lac Area of Association of Commerce
Map and Directions to Society

Economics

The economic climate of Fond du Lac is stable, due in large part to its sizable, diverse, and strong base of business and industry. The products bearing the "Made in Fond du Lac" label are as diverse as the companies that make them. They include welding equipment, laboratory instruments, paint rollers, recreational and sports equipment, cheese, a variety of sauces and condiments, burial vaults, mattresses and box springs, pollution-control equipment, industrial liquid chillers and cooling equipment, outboard motors, machine tools, temperature-control systems, aluminum extrusions, exhaust systems, and screen printing.

Entertainment

Entertainment in Fond du Lac comes in many shapes and sizes, from festivals like Walleye Weekend to small gatherings at the Windover Center for the Arts. Sellout crowds view plays produced Fond du Lac Community Theatre and concerts presented by the Fond du Lac Symphonic Band.

Health Care

The medical community in Fond du Lac encompasses numerous health services from primary care and family practice to specialized diagnostic treatment and physical therapy. The primary health and medical facilities include Agnesian HealthCare - St. Agnes Hospital, Fond du Lac Regional Clinic, Aurora Health Center, and Fond du Lac Surgery Center.

Education

The Fond du Lac School District operates 14 school buildings, including three junior high schools and a senior high school. A variety of excellent parochial school systems offer a religion-based alternative to public education. Three outstanding higher education facilities have campuses in Fond du Lac. They are Marian University, the University of Wisconsin-Fond du Lac, and Moraine Park Technical College, part of the Wisconsin Technical College System.

In addition, the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh and Ripon College are located within 30 miles of Fond du Lac.

Major Markets Nearby

Fond du Lac is nestled conveniently among several larger cities, and benefits from a great location in central Wisconsin.  One look at what the New North has to offer, and you'll see why residents enjoy calling the Fond du Lac area home.

City	Distance
Appleton	38 miles
Chicago	148 miles
Green Bay	61 miles
Milwaukee	62 miles
Madison	71 miles
Neenah	25 miles
Oshkosh	19 miles