East Central Wisconsin Part 6
Langlade
Population: 19977
Langlade is a town in Langlade County.
Trivia:
Langlade is mentioned in the song "Champagne in Sweatpants", on the album Separation Sunday by The Hold Steady, in reference
to "gettin' langlazed."
Little Chute
Population: 10449
Little Chute is a village in Outagamie County.
Trivia:
While some homes are decorated with windmills and other symbols of Dutch culture, the use of the Dutch language and day-to-day culture has all but discontinued. A tradition from North Brabant, that happens every year in Little Chute is "De Schut" and is a copy of "Koningsschieten" in the province North Brabant in the Netherlands.
Manitowoc
Population: 32702
Manitowoc is a city in and the county seat of Manitowoc County.
Trivia:
Manitowoc is the sister city of Kamogawa, Japan.
Marinette
Population: 10608
Marinette is a city in and the county seat of Marinette County.
Trivia:
Marinette has a major paper mill (Kimberly Clark), and other plants such as Marinette Marine, a shipyard owned by the Italian firm, Fincantieri; Ansul/Tyco, a manufacturer of fire protection systems; Waupaca Foundry, KS Kolbenschmidt US Inc. formerly known as Karl Schmidt Unisia, Inc., cast and machined automotive parts; Samuel Pressure Vessel Group a manufacturer of pressure vessels and part of the Samuel, Son and Inc.
Marion
Population: 1260
Marion is a city in Shawano and Waupaca counties.
Trivia:
The city was named for Francis Marion, an officer in the American Revolutionary War.
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