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Mosinee, A City On the Move

I have often ventured in to Mosinee on a number of different occasions throughout the year. Most of my readers might have seen my other blogs like Mosinee in the Mist. Mosinee has more frontage on the Wisconsin River than many of the larger cities like Wausau or Stevens Point. The river adds character Mosinee. With Mosinee Papers now known as Expiron, this city is a mill town. It is the southernmost community in the Wausau Metro Area and it is on the Metro Marathon County bike route system.

I ride with my eyes wide open. I can see things that others miss. Mosinee struggles with attracting customers to local businesses in its downtown. For too long, it has been seen as place that you just have to go through to get someplace else. State Highway 153 is often seen as a route to get from the interstate to places like Marshfield. There is a lot right here for people to stop and explore. So get out, check the shops out. Spend some time in beautiful Mosinee!

Mosinee In Winter

One of the little known gems in Central Wisconsin is the City of Mosinee, WI http://www.mosinee.wi.us/. Not too long ago, much like the other communities along the central stretch of the Wisconsin River, Mosinee managed to develop a riverfront trail. The Wisconsin Riverwoods Trail http://www.mosinee.wi.us/parks/Wisconsin%20Riverwoods%20Trail.html is a beautiful example of public-private cooperation. Much of the river frontage in Mosinee was owned by the local paper company which also has a hydroelectric dam.

It is a very scenic trail meandering through much of the wooded shoreline of the Wisconsin River in Mosinee past the dam south of Main Street and the Highway 153 bridges. I walked up from Chuck’s Landing, one of three boat landings on the Wisconsin River in Mosinee. Chuck’s landing is south of the dam on the west side of the river and is accessible from Third Street in Mosinee at Freemont Street. http://www.mosinee.wi.us/parks/maps/Wisconsin%20River%20Trail.jpg

So, if you are traveling through Central Wisconsin, take the Highway 153 exit off of I-39, go into downtown Mosinee and do check out the Wisconsin Riverwoods Trail any time of the year.