Bowler, Wisconsin

About Bowler

Bowler, WI is a tiny community located in northern Wisconsin counting 309 people who proudly call it home.

Bowler holds the status of an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 1.04 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 297 residents per square mile.

📰 Bowler News Today

• Wisconsin bowler leads Standard All-Events at 2026 Open Championships BOWL.com · Apr 11
• 1930's tribal home restoration in northeast Wisconsin Milwaukee Journal Sentinel · Jun 23
• Bowler (WI) High School Sports - Football, Basketball, Baseball, Softball, Volleyball, and more MaxPreps · Dec 30
• Krause picked to lead Bowler schools NEW Media Inc. · Mar 19
• James Ronald Retzlaff Obituary (2026) - Bowler, WI - Simply Cremation - Green Bay Legacy obituary · Jun 17

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Bowler Unique

• The only place in America named Bowler — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in northern Wisconsin, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Wisconsin — one of 808 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Arvid E. Miller Memorial Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏫 Schools in Bowler

• Bowler Elementary
• Bowler High

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Bowler

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