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Population:2,011 (2000 est)
Elevation: 1630 feet
Land area: 34 sq mi
Water area: 6 sq mi
Zip code: 54558
County: Vilas

The name St. Germain comes from a French soldier, Jean François St. Germain, who came to this region in the late 1600s. The area holds many great memories for me.  When I was 14, my best friend moved there at the end of the school year.  Over the summer, I went to see him… and it seemed as if he had moved to the other side of the planet – it took that long to drive there.  But once there, I really didn’t want to leave.  It was sooooooo beautiful.  Many years later I returned when some close friends performed in the 4^th of July parade and I had a chance to see just how hospitable the town of St. Germain could be… I had a ball!  And then in the fall of 2003, I went back for a Musky fishing tournament, and I fell in love with St. Germain all over again.

The St. Germain Chamber of Commerce website sums it up pretty well: “St. Germain Wisconsin is in the heart of Wisconsin's Northwoods, surrounded by 1,300 lakes, the Chequamegon National Forest, the Nicolet National Forest, the Northern Highland - American Legion State Forest, the Oneida County and Vilas County Forests.”  Now I ask you – what more could you want?!  With excellent fishing, golfing and biking in the warm months, fishing, snowmobiling and cross country skiing in the cold months, and great lodging, shopping and dining all year ‘round… have you got the best of all possible worlds or what?

Check out St. Germain and make your northern Wisconsin vacation one to remember!