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Eagle River City is small but has a nice quality to
it, with a quaint downtown that has shops, boutiques,
restaurants and galleries. Many of the buildings
date from the 1920s and 1930s (the community was
incorporated as a Village in 1922), and new construction
is taking place around town. The city has a fire
department with twenty firemen, a police department with
six full-time officers, a library, three banks and a
weekly newspaper. There are enough stores
and services to meet residents' needs, but for more
serious shopping, Rhinelander (population 8,000)
is 17 miles down the road.
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The Eagle River Memorial Hospital (715-479-7411) is a
41-bed acute care facility that also offers emergency
care and is affiliated with the Medical College of
Wisconsin. The Eagle River Health
Care Center is a 24-hour nursing home facility with 93
beds. There are three assisted-living
facilities in town, including InnCare of Eagle River (715-479-2975)
and Our Place (715-479-5142).
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This area is also
renowned for its fishing, particularly for musky,
walleye and bass. Twenty-eight lakes are
along Eagle River, but nearly 1,000 lakes are located in
the county. This is a
tourist destination, particularly during the summer,
when vacationers descend for fishing, waterskiing and
canoeing, swelling the local population to 6,500.
Then fall arrives, and most people go home. Kalmar
Senior Center (715-479-2633) provides
classes and services for seniors, including
transportation to local appointments (Eagle River has no
public transportation), Meals on Wheels, nutrition
workshops and more. Volunteering
opportunities are primarily through the churches and
hospital. Eagle
River sees very little violent crime; most crimes tend
to be property-related. Northwestern Wisconsin has
seen a rise in methamphetamine
use, however, and state authorities worry that it may
spread to other parts of the state. The
climate may be this area's biggest drawback, depending
on what one considers a drawback. Living in a
winter wonderland is not for everyone. Mid-winter
temperatures hover in the low 20s, and winters are long,
from November to April. The snow, which averages
60 inches a season, comes and does not leave for
months. Average humidity rates of 50% can make
winters seem colder and longer. Summers, though,
are cool and comfortable, with temperatures in the 60s,
70s and low 80s. Autumn brings blazing colors,
crisp temperatures and crystal blue skies. Other
drawbacks may be the lack of ethnic and religious
diversity. The population is 98% Caucasian, and
the area has 13 churches but no synagogues. Return
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