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51st BEST FISHING-RETIREMENT LOCATION, RHINELANDER, WI
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51: Rhinelander, WI Rhinelander is a city in Oneida County,
Wisconsin,
United States. The
population was 7,735 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Oneida
County. Rhinelander is the home
of the Hodag, a
popular mythical creature that serves as the city's mascot. The Hodag is the
mascot for Rhinelander High
School. Nicolet Area
Technical College is located in the city. Crystal Lake
Scout Reservation, a Boy Scout summer camp (operated by the Samoset Council
of the Boy Scouts of
America) is located north of the city, on Crystal
Lake. Originally named Pelican Rapids by early settlers, the town was renamed
Rhinelander in a bid to lure the railroad there. F.W. Rhinelander was the
president of the Milwaukee, Lake Shore & Western Road. It worked and the
railroad came to Rhinelander in the 1880s. To the present day the
Rhinelander area is recognized as a great fishing
destination. Fishing for
walleyes, muskies, northerns, bass and panfish continues to be excellent.
Annually, trophy muskies are caught from the waters of Boom Lake and the
Wisconsin River as well as Lake Thompson and the Moens
Chain. Some
feel that the Rhinelander area is an excellent, un-pressured fishing destination
since many anglers drive past on their way to more publicized areas. It is
still possible to escape the heavy fishing pressure on some of the highly
publicized lakes and fish the Rhinelander Area lakes at a slower pace.
Oneida County, Wisconsin
has in excess of 1100 lakes, second in number only to
Vilas County. With over 1100 lakes the major decision to be made when
fishing the Rhinelander Area is what lake should we concentrate on today.
The lakes vary from numerous crystal clear lakes to those with tea colored
water. The
three flowages, The Rainbow Flowage, The Willow Flowage and The Rhinelander
Flowage provide many acres of fishing water with the potential of producing both
numbers of fish as well as trophies. An angler can spend an entire fishing
season fishing the waters in the Rhinelander Area and still have plenty of new
water to explore. State Fish: Muskellunge Click this link for pictures and
more information. Types of Fish: http://dnr.wi.gov/fish/species/ State Fish & Game Website:
(Licensing requirements & Etc) http://dnr.wi.gov/fish/ Fishing Information Links: http://www.prairieduchien.org/visitors/attractions.htm http://www.fishingworks.com/lakes/wisconsin/crawford/eastman/pool-nine-66600/ http://www.aa-fishing.com/wi/wisconsin-fishing.html Income & Housing Costs
Numbers: Estimated median household income in 2005: $30,100 (it was $29,622 in 2000)
Geographic: Elevation: 1554
feet Land area: 7.72 square miles.
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Discussion Forums For the above information and photos, click this
link: http://www.city-data.com/city/Rhinelander-Wisconsin.html Total Tax Burden--Data for Calculation http://www.retirementliving.com/RLstate3.html#WISCONSIN Cost of
Living Calculators Links: http://cgi.money.cnn.com/tools/costofliving/costofliving.html?step=form&x=36&y=3 http://www.bankrate.com/brm/movecalc.asp http://cityrating.com/costofliving.asp http://www.relocationessentials.com/aff/www/tools/salary/col.aspx http://swz.salary.com/CostofLivingWizard/layoutscripts/coll_start.asp |