Green Lake, Wisconsin

About Green Lake

Green Lake is a small town in central Wisconsin with an estimated population of 1,043.

Green Lake holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.86 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 561 residents per square mile.

📰 Green Lake News Today

• Tornado Warning Issued for Green Lake and Marquette Counties as Severe Storm Threatens Local Communities Forth.News · Aug 18
• GLA celebrates 75 years by honoring the people behind Green Lake at The Lake Ball Ripon Commonwealth Press · Aug 16
• Wisconsin man convicted of illegally hunting deer in Green Lake County Channel 3000 · Aug 3
• Green Lake Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
• Clair M. Kaatz Obituary August 1, 2026 Butzin Marchant Funeral Home · Aug 1

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Green Lake Unique

• The only place in America named Green Lake — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Part of the fabric of Wisconsin — one of 808 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Green Lake

• The Old School — grill
• Bauer Dining Room
• Christiano's Pizza — pizza
• Lone Tree Snackery (café)
• Mitchell Dining Room
• Norton's
• Ollie's Place Internet Cafe
• Sharkz — american
• The Little Corporal — american
• Tower Dining Room

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Green Lake

• Assembly Creek and Springs Conservancy · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Canal Street Launch reviews ★
• Daycholah Lookout reviews ★
• Deacon Mills Park reviews ★
• Forest Avenue Oak Savannah · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Friday Club Park reviews ★
• Green Lake County Fairgrounds reviews ★
• Green Lake Rearing Station · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Hattie Sherwood Park reviews ★
• Highknocker Park reviews ★
• Norwegian Bay Wetlands & Boardwalk · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Playground Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Green Lake

• Green Lake Elementary
• Green Lake High

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Green Lake

🏘️ Nearby Communities