All About Neillsville / Cark County...
The City Of Neillsville Is A Central Manufacturing Hub, Education Center & County Seat (Government) For Clark County.
Clark County Is Roughly 1200 Square Miles & Contains Over 35,000 People. The County Is Mostly Rural, Small Communities Dot The Landscape & Farms Are Prevalent Throughout The Northern, Eastern & South Eastern Sections Of The County, We'll Get Back To The Western Part Of The County Shortly & Tell You What Makes The NeillsvilleArea Great (Attractions)!
Neillsville Is The Largest City Within Clark County, But One Of The Smallest Populations For A County Seat In The State. Neillsville Remains Largely Unchanged From It's Rich Past As A Boom Town For Logging, Many Of The Buildings Remain From The Era, In Fact, 21 Buildings In Neillsville Area Are On The State & Or National Historic Buildings List, More On That Later.
The Highground Veterans Memorial Park...
The Highground Is A Veterans Memorial Park Not A War Memorial. It is A Place Of Healing For Soldiers Of Past & Current Wars.
It Is Aso A Place For Education, The Highground Provides A Learning Center Specifically Tasked With Teaching Visitors About What The Soldiers Endured & Why. The Learning Center Also Plays Host To An Art Exhibit, Which Changes Monthly, Featuring Artwork From Soldiers Themselves!
The Highground Is A Private Organization & Receives No On-Going Federal Or State Funding!
The Highground Is Always Open, 24 Hours A Day, Year Round. The Highground Is Staffed Year Round As Well!
Attractions / Western Clark County...
Neillsville Itself Offers Great Opportunities For Fun! The City Has Several Museums, An Arboretum With Miles Of Walking Trails, Even The Highgroud OffersWalking Trails! The County Fairgrounds In NeillsvilleOffers Several Events Annually, From The Central WI Horse Sales To Mud Bogs, The County Fair & Much More!
The West End Of Clark County Is Home To Most, But Not All Recreation Outlets In The County! There Is 133,000 Acres Of Public, County Forest Land. Just Minutes West Of Neillsville Are Hundreds Of Miles Of Inter-Connected ATV Trails, Off-Road Motorcycle Trails, Prime Mountain Biking Trails & Mounds For Hiking. Lakes & Rivers Are Also Minutes Away Providing Fishing & Swimming Opportunities!
In Winter, Bruce Mound Winter Sports Area For Skiing & Tubing, Hundreds Of Interconnected Miles Of Snowmobile & Winter ATV Trails, Snowshoeing At The Highground & Levis Mound, Skating & O'Neill Ice Arena, The Annual Neillsville Winter Carnival & Soo Much More Are Available!