Kaukauna, Wisconsin, is a growing city in Outagamie County on the Fox River, approximately 100 miles north of Milwaukee. Kaukauna is a part of the Appleton, Wisconsin Metropolitan Area, which is included in the Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, Wisconsin Combined Statistical Area with a combined population of around 350,000. It is considered the easternmost of the so-called "Fox Cities," which have experienced exciting and sustained growth because of their proximity to Wisconsin's Fox River. The city itself is divided into the North Side and South Side by the Fox River, which is spanned by two bridges. The community name derives from Indian term variously translated as "fishing place for pickerel or pike," "long portage" or "crow nesting place."

Kaukauna is one of Wisconsin's oldest communities and has a rich an fascinating history. The first white explorer to see Kaukauna was probably the famed French explorer Jean Nicolet, who pushed his birch bark canoe up the Fox River from Green Bay in search of a water passage to the Orient. Nicolet made alliances with the local Winnebago Indians. French trappers, hunters, missionaries, and merchants soon followed with additional expeditions to the new territory.

Because travelers had to carry their boats and cargoes over the three waterfalls at what is now Kaukauna, that spot was destined by nature to become a way-station and settlement on this important waterway. When Father Claude Allouez paused there on April 18, 1670, he noted in his journal, "we passed the portage called by the natives KeKalin, our sailors dragged the canoe among the rapids: while I walked on the Riverbank, where I found apple trees and vine-stocks in great numbers." Thousands of bales of furs were carried over the KeKalin Falls during the ensuing fur trading period and log dwellings were erected at the site to house the portagers and travelers.

Dominique Ducharme was the first permanent white settler in the area and built a substantial log house in 1790 in KeKalin/Kaukauna and began trading with the Menominee and Chippewa Indians. The Ducharme deed in 1793 was Wisconsin's first recorded deed in which he obtained several hundred acres of land for the initial payment of two barrels of rum. In 1818, Augustin Grignon moved from Green Bay to take up residence in Kaukauna on a government grant of 1,000 acres of land on the lower rapids. On this property, but closer to the river, Augustine's son Charles built the "Mansion in the Woods" in 1837. The Charles A. Grignon Home is the oldest home in Outagamie County and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

In 1885, the Village of Ledyard joined with the north side to form the City of Kaukauna. Prior to 1880, and shortly afterwards, Kaukauna was known as "The Lion on the Fox" but, when in the following decade, railroad developments enabled the creation of new water power canals to supply Kaukauna industry, the construction of five municipal hydroelectric generating plants gave Kaukauna its nickname, "The Electric City." The men who built the railroad and power canals stayed to create the paper industry which is so important to Kaukauna today.

Today, the City of Kaukauna is a growing community of 12,743. Kaukauna boasts a 350 acre Industrial Park Network, complete with rail and heavy truck access. Kaukauna also offers residents and their guests numerous recreational opportunities such as the Historic Grignon Mansion, the 1000 Islands Environmental Center, fourteen private parks, eight sports fields, a public swimming pool, and a public library. Annually the City hosts River Days - a weekend-long, family-oriented event and a segment of the Fox Cities Marathon. With such a variety of activities available, it should not come as a surprise that Kaukauna is also known as “The Friendly City.”

For more information on activities in and around Kaukauna, Wisconsin, visit:

• City of Kaukauna, WI
• Outagamie County, WI
• Heart of the Valley Chamber of Commerce
• The State of Wisconsin
• Kaukauna, WI Real Estate Summary on IDCide (Local Info Data Server)
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• Kaukauna, WI Google Map
• View Kaukauna, WI Area Jobs on Career Builder
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• Kaukauna, Wisconsin on Wikipedia.com
• Kaukauna, Wisconsin on epodunk

For more information on activities in and around the Fox Cities area in East Central Wisconsin visit:

• Leading Indicators for Life Excellence in the Fox Cities (LIFE)
• Fox River Mall
• Fox Cities Performing Arts Center
• Fox Cities Online
• Fox Cities of Wisconsin
• Barlow Planetarium
• Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA)

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