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One in four leisure travelers in the U.S. include some form of outdoor recreation on their itinerary. Clearly the recreation travel market is a substantial one in this country. Further, 76% of leisure travelers reach their destination by car. This affords Minocqua Winter Park with its North Central Wisconsin location the ability to draw visitors from metro areas within a days drive. (See distance and drive times here.) It’s difficult to envision Minocqua Winter Park & Nordic Center without a sense of the greater area in which it’s found. The Town of Minocqua is a forested lakeside community. There are varied explanations for it’s Ojibwe (or Chippewa name – the third largest group of native North Americans in the United States,) one of the most popular being that the name derives from the town’s unique geographical character- an island surrounded by several lakes (aqua) Residents of Minocqua often refer to their home as “Island City.” A portion of the town is indeed situated on an actual island accessible by a bridge on Highway 51. Minocqua is located in Oneida County and is one of three recreational areas described on The Minocqua-Arbor Vitae-Woodruff Chamber of Commerce website. The site has extensive accommodation listings from rustic cabins to luxury condos. A popular four season destination, winter travelers are delighted to find the many amenities demanded by savvy outdoor travelers are in place including like a variety of dining and shopping destinations. In addition, visitors to the charming villages in Wisconsin’s Oneida County are surrounded by some of the most pristine wilderness in the country. Simple numbers like those listed below tell all. Minocqua, Arbor Vitae-Woodruff area has-
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