Two Rivers, Wisconsin

{{About|the city|the adjacent town|Two Rivers (town), Wisconsin}} {{Use American English|date=June 2025}} {{Update|demographics|date=November 2023}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Infobox settlement |name = Two Rivers, Wisconsin |official_name = |settlement_type = City |nickname = "The Coolest Spot in Wisconsin"<ref>{{cite book|last=Pawlitzke|first=Mary|title=The Two Rivers Story|year=1978|publisher=Brown County Publishing Co.|location=Denmark, Wisconsin|page=2}}</ref> "The Cool City"<ref>{{cite book|last=Pawlitzke|first=Mary|title=The Two Rivers Story|year=1978|publisher=Brown County Publishing Co.|location=Denmark, Wisconsin|page=10}}</ref> "TR" or "Trivers" "Carp Town"<ref>{{cite news|last=Hodgson|first=Cindy|title=Fishing contest will include new Carp Fest set for June 5, 6|url=http://www.manitowoc.info/New_Images/HTR%20-%20CarpFest1.htm|access-date=2013-02-26|newspaper=Herald Times Reporter|date=2010-05-21|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130413003447/http://www.manitowoc.info/New_Images/HTR%20-%20CarpFest1.htm|archive-date=2013-04-13}}</ref> |motto = "Catch our friendly waves"

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|unit_pref = Imperial |area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_55.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 7, 2020}}</ref> |area_magnitude = |area_total_sq_mi = 6.49 |area_land_sq_mi = 6.04 |area_water_sq_mi = 0.45 |area_total_km2 = 16.82 |area_land_km2 = 15.66 |area_water_km2 = 1.17

|timezone = Central (CST) |utc_offset = −6 |timezone_DST = CDT |utc_offset_DST = −5 |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_ft = |coordinates = {{coord|44|9|18|N|87|34|35|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}} |postal_code_type = ZIP codes |postal_code = 54241 |area_code = 920 |area_code_type = Area code |blank_name = FIPS code |blank_info = 55-81325 |blank1_name = GNIS feature ID |blank1_info = |website = [http://www.two-rivers.org www.two-rivers.org] |footnotes = |pop_est_footnotes = <ref name="USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse"/> }} '''Two Rivers''' is a city in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 11,271 at the 2020 census. It claims to be the birthplace of the ice cream sundae<ref name="Two Rivers Economic Development">{{cite web |url=http://www.tworiverseconomicdevelopment.org/relocation/history-sundae.htm |title= Two Rivers – The REAL Birthplace of the Ice Cream Sundae |publisher= Two Rivers Economic Development |access-date=2007-06-26}}</ref> (though other cities, such as Ithaca, New York, make the same claim<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.icecreamsundae.com/ithacasgift.html |title=Ithaca's Gift to the World |author=Michael Turback |year=2004 |access-date=2007-06-26}}</ref>). The city's advertising slogan is "Catch our friendly waves" as it is located along Lake Michigan.

==History== A post office called Two Rivers has been in operation since 1848.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=WI&county=Manitowoc&searchtext=&pagenum=4 | title=Manitowoc County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=30 March 2015}}</ref> The city was named from its location at the confluence of the Mishicot and Neshota rivers,<ref>{{cite book|author=Chicago and North Western Railway Company|title=A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OspBAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA132|year=1908|page=132}}</ref> now known as the East Twin and West Twin Rivers, respectively.

==Geography== thumb|left|The East Twin and West Twin rivers meet at the Two Rivers harbor before journeying into Lake Michigan.Two Rivers derives its name from the East Twin River and the West Twin River which meet in the city less than a mile from their outflows at Lake Michigan. Two Rivers is located at {{coord|44|9|17|N|87|34|35|W|region:US_type:city}} (44.154928, −87.57642).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of {{convert|6.49|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which, {{convert|6.09|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.40|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=2012-11-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=2012-07-02 }}</ref>

===Highways=== *25px WIS 42 Northbound travels to Kewaunee and Sturgeon Bay. South it continues into Manitowoc. *25px WIS 147 connects with Mishicot and Green Bay via I-43 northbound. *25px WIS 310 connects with US 10 and I-43 towards Appleton westbound.

===Climate=== Two Rivers, Wisconsin lies within the humid continental climate zone, modified by its proximity to Lake Michigan. This gives the city more moderate temperatures and lesser extremes compared to its inland counterparts. The lake influence also gives Two Rivers a greater seasonal lag than places farther away from the lakeshore, with warmer Septembers and cooler Marches than the rest of the state; for instance, September, with a mean temperature of {{convert|60|°F|0|abbr=on}} is only one degree Fahrenheit cooler than June's {{convert|61|°F|0|abbr=on}}, whereas Oshkosh, a few tens of miles inland at a similar latitude, experiences a September that is eight degrees Fahrenheit cooler than June.

The Köppen classification for the town is ''Dfb'', often described as a cool summer humid continental climate, characterized by the coldest month's mean being below {{convert|-3|°C|0|abbr=on}}, the persistent snowpack line, and with four or more months above {{convert|10|°C|0|abbr=on}}, but no month above {{convert|22|°C|0|abbr=on}}.

{{Weather box|width=auto |location = Two Rivers, Wisconsin (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1950–present) |single line = Y |Jan record high F = 53 |Feb record high F = 60 |Mar record high F = 77 |Apr record high F = 84 |May record high F = 91 |Jun record high F = 97 |Jul record high F = 99 |Aug record high F = 97 |Sep record high F = 96 |Oct record high F = 86 |Nov record high F = 76 |Dec record high F = 62 |year record high F = 99 |Jan high F = 27.3 |Feb high F = 29.8 |Mar high F = 38.2 |Apr high F = 48.5 |May high F = 58.8 |Jun high F = 69.1 |Jul high F = 75.6 |Aug high F = 75.8 |Sep high F = 68.4 |Oct high F = 55.8 |Nov high F = 43.3 |Dec high F = 32.9 |year high F = 52.0 |Jan mean F = 19.6 |Feb mean F = 21.8 |Mar mean F = 30.7 |Apr mean F = 41.3 |May mean F = 51.2 |Jun mean F = 61.2 |Jul mean F = 67.5 |Aug mean F = 67.8 |Sep mean F = 60.4 |Oct mean F = 48.4 |Nov mean F = 36.3 |Dec mean F = 25.9 |year mean F = 44.3 |Jan low F = 12.0 |Feb low F = 13.8 |Mar low F = 23.2 |Apr low F = 34.0 |May low F = 43.5 |Jun low F = 53.3 |Jul low F = 59.4 |Aug low F = 59.9 |Sep low F = 52.3 |Oct low F = 40.9 |Nov low F = 29.2 |Dec low F = 19.0 |year low F = 36.7 |Jan record low F = -28 |Feb record low F = -26 |Mar record low F = -17 |Apr record low F = 9 |May record low F = 24 |Jun record low F = 35 |Jul record low F = 39 |Aug record low F = 42 |Sep record low F = 29 |Oct record low F = 19 |Nov record low F = -8 |Dec record low F = -21 |year record low F = -28 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation inch = 1.78 |Feb precipitation inch = 1.45 |Mar precipitation inch = 2.04 |Apr precipitation inch = 3.40 |May precipitation inch = 3.43 |Jun precipitation inch = 4.15 |Jul precipitation inch = 3.34 |Aug precipitation inch = 3.23 |Sep precipitation inch = 2.52 |Oct precipitation inch = 2.77 |Nov precipitation inch = 2.12 |Dec precipitation inch = 1.80 |year precipitation inch = 32.03 |Jan snow inch = 14.8 |Feb snow inch = 11.3 |Mar snow inch = 5.7 |Apr snow inch = 1.9 |May snow inch = 0.0 |Jun snow inch = 0.0 |Jul snow inch = 0.0 |Aug snow inch = 0.0 |Sep snow inch = 0.0 |Oct snow inch = 0.2 |Nov snow inch = 2.2 |Dec snow inch = 10.0 |year snow inch = 46.1 |unit precipitation days = 0.01 in |Jan precipitation days = 9.5 |Feb precipitation days = 7.9 |Mar precipitation days = 8.7 |Apr precipitation days = 11.0 |May precipitation days = 11.6 |Jun precipitation days = 11.1 |Jul precipitation days = 10.6 |Aug precipitation days = 9.6 |Sep precipitation days = 9.7 |Oct precipitation days = 10.7 |Nov precipitation days = 9.4 |Dec precipitation days = 8.5 |year precipitation days = 118.3 |unit snow days = 0.1 in |Jan snow days = 5.9 |Feb snow days = 4.9 |Mar snow days = 2.4 |Apr snow days = 0.9 |May snow days = 0.0 |Jun snow days = 0.0 |Jul snow days = 0.0 |Aug snow days = 0.0 |Sep snow days = 0.0 |Oct snow days = 0.1 |Nov snow days = 1.2 |Dec snow days = 4.2 |year snow days = 19.6 |source 1 = NOAA<ref name = nws> {{cite web | url = https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=grb | title = NowData - NOAA Online Weather Data | publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | access-date = June 14, 2021}}</ref><ref name=NCEI> {{cite web | url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00478672&format=pdf | title = Station: Two Rivers, WI | work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020) | publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | access-date = June 14, 2021}}</ref> }}

==Demographics== {{US Census population |1860= 1337 |1870= 1365 |1880= 2052 |1890= 2870 |1900= 3784 |1910= 4850 |1920= 7305 |1930= 10083 |1940= 10302 |1950= 10243 |1960= 12393 |1970= 13732 |1980= 13354 |1990= 13030 |2000= 12639 |2010= 11712 |2020= 11271 |estyear=2019 |estimate=11041 |estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2019.html|date=May 24, 2020|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 27, 2020}}</ref> |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref> | align = right | align-fn = center }} thumb|right|Two Rivers Fire Department

===2020 census=== As of the 2020 census, Two Rivers had a population of 11,271. The median age was 46.2 years. 20.0% of residents were under the age of 18 and 22.4% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females, there were 96.1 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.3 males.<ref name="Census2020DP">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dp?get=NAME%2CDP1_0021P%2CDP1_0024P%2CDP1_0025C%2CDP1_0049C%2CDP1_0045C%2CDP1_0069C%2CDP1_0073C%2CDP1_0125P%2CDP1_0126P%2CDP1_0129P%2CDP1_0133P%2CDP1_0137P%2CDP1_0138P%2CDP1_0139P%2CDP1_0141P%2CDP1_0142P%2CDP1_0143P%2CDP1_0145P%2CDP1_0146P%2CDP1_0147C%2CDP1_0148C%2CDP1_0149C%2CDP1_0156C%2CDP1_0157C%2CDP1_0158C%2CDP1_0159P%2CDP1_0160P&for=place%3A81325&in=state%3A55|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=April 25, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref><ref name="Census2020PL">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=NAME%2CP1_001N%2CP1_003N%2CP1_004N%2CP1_005N%2CP1_006N%2CP1_007N%2CP1_008N%2CP1_009N%2CP2_001N%2CP2_002N%2CH1_001N%2CH1_002N&for=place%3A81325&in=state%3A55|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=April 25, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>

99.8% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.2% lived in rural areas.<ref name="Census2020DHC">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dhc?get=NAME%2CP2_002N%2CP2_003N&for=place%3A81325&in=state%3A55|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2023|access-date=April 25, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>

There were 5,119 households in Two Rivers, of which 22.6% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 42.4% were married-couple households, 21.4% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 28.1% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 36.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<ref name="Census2020DP"/><ref name="Census2020PL"/>

There were 5,638 housing units, of which 9.2% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.6% and the rental vacancy rate was 8.1%.<ref name="Census2020DP"/><ref name="Census2020PL"/>

{| class="wikitable" |+ Racial composition as of the 2020 census<ref name="Census2020PL"/> ! Race !! Number !! Percent |- | White || 9,980 || 88.5% |- | Black or African American || 156 || 1.4% |- | American Indian and Alaska Native || 78 || 0.7% |- | Asian || 304 || 2.7% |- | Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 3 || 0.0% |- | Some other race || 133 || 1.2% |- | Two or more races || 617 || 5.5% |- | ''Hispanic or Latino (of any race)'' || 415 || 3.7% |}

===2010 census=== As of the census<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=2012-11-18}}</ref> of 2010, there were 11,712 people, 5,119 households, and 3,156 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|1923.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 5,698 housing units at an average density of {{convert|935.6|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 79.5% White, 8.5% African American, 3.8% Native American, 5.4% Asian, 1.7% from other races, and 7.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 7.9% of the population.

There were 5,119 households, of which 26.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.4% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 38.3% were non-families. 33.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.86.

The median age in the city was 43.4 years. 21.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23% were from 25 to 44; 29.3% were from 45 to 64; and 18.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.9% male and 51.1% female.

===2000 census=== According to the census<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 12,639 people, 5,221 households, and 3,414 families living in the city. The population density was 2,230.1 people per square mile (860.7/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 5,547 housing units at an average density of 978.7 per square mile (377.7/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the city was 95.74% White, 0.16% Black or African American, 0.44% Native American, 2.22% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.55% from other races, and 0.84% from two or more races. 1.35% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 5,221 households, out of which 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.8% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.6% were non-families. 29.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the city, the age distribution of the population shows 25.6% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $39,701, and the median income for a family was $48,241. Males had a median income of $35,378 versus $23,605 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,908. About 4.2% of families and 6.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.2% of those under age 18 and 5.9% of those age 65 or over. ==Government== thumb|right|City hall The city has a city manager–council form of government. The city manager is Greg Buckley, who had held the position from August 1995 until Kyle Kordell succeeded him in August 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reid |first=Brandon |title=Two Rivers taps Kyle Kordell as replacement for retiring City Manager Greg Buckley |url=https://www.htrnews.com/story/news/local/2025/06/06/two-rivers-next-city-manager-is-kyle-kordell-of-lake-zurich-illinois/84070320007/ |access-date=2025-08-22 |website=Herald Times Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Education== thumb|right|Two Rivers High School Two Rivers has two public elementary schools, Koenig and Magee, and one parochial school: St. John's Lutheran (WELS). St. Peter the Fisherman Catholic grade school closed after the 2013–2014 school year.

The city's middle school, L. B. Clarke, serves students in fifth through eighth grade. The school was named for Charlton Heston's father-in-law, who helped fund the school; both Heston and his wife Lydia have visited the school.{{citation needed|date=October 2012}}

Two Rivers is served by Two Rivers High School, built in 2002 to replace the now-demolished Washington High School. The school houses a photography darkroom and a television broadcast room for hands-on experience. The high school's daily announcements are broadcast by students on the city's public access television channel. The school's sports include swimming, football, track and field, baseball, soccer, and others. Some students from Two Rivers also attend Roncalli High School and Manitowoc Lutheran High School in nearby Manitowoc.

==Media==

===Newspapers===

* ''Herald Times Reporter'' – daily newspaper owned by Gannett Newspapers * ''Seehafer News'' – Manitowoc County's free local and state news, provided from WCUB through Seehafer Broadcasting Corporation and owned by Mark Seehafer

===Television and radio=== Two Rivers is part of the Green Bay, Wisconsin television market, as well as the Green Bay Nielsen radio market. The city is home to WCUB-AM and WEMP-FM. Towers and studio are located elsewhere. Charter Communications provides cable service for the city.

{{See also|List of radio stations in Wisconsin#Sheboygan .2F Manitowoc|l1=List of radio stations in Sheboygan/Manitowoc}}

==Ice cream sundae== {{main|Sundae}}

There is some debate between Ithaca, New York and Two Rivers over which city has the right to claim the title "birthplace of the ice cream sundae." When Ithaca mayor Carolyn K. Peterson proclaimed a day to celebrate her city as the birthplace of the sundae, she received postcards from Two Rivers' citizens reiterating that town's claim.<ref>Laura Zaichkin, "Sundae wars continue between Ithaca and Two Rivers", ''Ithaca Journal'', June 30, 2006</ref> Ithaca retaliated with an ad called "Got Proof?" in the Two Rivers newspaper.

Two Rivers' claim is based on the story of George Hallauer asking Edward C. Berners, the owner of Berners' Soda Fountain, to drizzle chocolate syrup over ice cream in 1881. Berners eventually did, and wound up selling the treat for a nickel, originally only on Sundays, but later every day. According to this story, the spelling changed when a glass salesman ordered canoe-shaped dishes. When Berners died in 1939, the ''Chicago Tribune'' headlined his obituary "Man Who Made First Ice Cream Sundae Is Dead."<ref name="Two Rivers Economic Development"/><ref name="obit">{{cite news | title = Man Who Made First Ice Cream Sundae Is Dead | work = Chicago Daily Tribune | pages = 1 | date = 1939-07-02 }}</ref>

==Professional football==

During the 1930s and 1940s, Two Rivers was home to training camps for numerous professional football teams. The city's cool weather, athletic facilities, and general hospitality of the town's people helped lure the teams. Washington High School, The J.E. Hamilton Community House, and Walsh Field were used for practices and meetings, while teams stayed at the Hamilton Hotel. The teams included the now defunct Columbus Bullies AFL in 1940 and the Chicago Rockets AAFC in 1947. Two Rivers also hosted the National Football League's Pittsburgh Pirates, now known as the Pittsburgh Steelers, in 1939 and the Philadelphia Eagles in 1941 and 1942.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www3.jsonline.com/packer/news/jul00/cheese30072900.asp?format=print |title=JS Online: Years ago, Wisconsin was truly the 'Big Cheese' |access-date=2010-11-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120910235248/http://www3.jsonline.com/packer/news/jul00/cheese30072900.asp?format=print |archive-date=2012-09-10 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Points of interest== thumb|right|The Historic Washington House thumb|right|The J.E. Hamilton Community House thumb|right|upright|Civil War Memorial Statue. City Hall and Hamilton Manufacturing in the background. thumb|right|Civil War Memorial Statue plaque *Lester Public Library provides book collections, programming, and access to the Internet. *The Bernard Schwartz House, which was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, is open to visitors as an overnight rental and has periodic public tours. *The Historic Washington House is free and open to the public. The old inn and saloon is now an ice cream parlor and museum operated by volunteers. It provides historical information about the area. The top floor houses a ballroom with a mural-painted ceiling and a stage for live performances. The ballroom also functions as a used book store. * The Hamilton Wood Type and Printing Museum is free and open to the public. It is the only museum dedicated to the preservation, study, production and printing of wood type. Housed in the factory that was once the nation's largest producer of wood type, the museum has a collection of over 1.5 million pieces in more than 1,000 styles. *Point Beach State Forest and Park is accessible all year. Trails are available for hiking, biking, skiing, and enjoying the natural environment. Campgrounds are also available. Visitors can access some of Lake Michigan's beach fronts from the state park. The park is also home to the Rawley Point Light, which, at 111 feet, is the tallest lighthouse on the Great Lakes. The Point Beach Ridges, a topographical feature inside the park, were designated a Wisconsin State Natural Area in 1971 and a Natural National Landmark in 1980. *Woodland Dunes Nature Center *The Rogers Street Fishing Village is a maritime museum which includes the old Two Rivers Light, moved there from its original location at the end of one of the harbor breakwaters. *Point Beach Nuclear Plant is located nine miles north of the city. * The Rouse Simmons, a three masted schooner that was the basis for the musical The Christmas Schooner, sank off the coast of Two Rivers, near Rawley Point, in 1912. It was later discovered by a diver in 1971. * Two Creeks Solar Park is located eight miles north of the city. * The Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary, established in 2021 and the site of a large number of historically significant shipwrecks, lies in the waters of Lake Michigan off Two Rivers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/06/23/2021-12846/wisconsin-shipwreck-coast-national-marine-sanctuary-designation-final-regulations|title=Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary Designation; Final Regulations|publisher=NOAA via Federal Register|date=June 23, 2021 |access-date=29 June 2021}}</ref><ref>[https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/media/docs/wisconsin-shipwreck-coast-national-marine-sanctuary.pdf National Marine Sanctuaries media document: Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary Accessed 29 June 2021]</ref><ref>[https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/noaa-designates-new-national-marine-sanctuary-in-wisconsin-s-lake-michigan NOAA News "NOAA designates new national marine sanctuary in Wisconsin’s Lake Michigan," June 22, 2021 Accessed 29 June 2021]</ref>

==Beaches== Two Rivers two popular beaches. *Neshotah Beach is a sand beach on Lake Michigan with areas for swimming, volleyball, and launching jet skis and kayaks. Neshotah also has a softball field, volleyball and basketball courts, playgrounds, the Rawley Point bike trail, horseshoe pits, and picnic areas with tables and grills. The Beach House is home to a bathhouse/changing area, restrooms and a concession stand. Shelters in the park can be rented for private parties and picnics. There are two shelters in the park – at the beach and at the horseshoe pits. Neshotah Beach hosts one of the largest kite festivals in the Midwest: Kites Over Lake Michigan,<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.uniqueflyingobjects.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=116) |title = 2019 Kites over Lake Michigan}}</ref> held every Labor Day weekend. *North Pier Beach is a newly formed beach by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, that pumped 67,000 cubic yards of sand from Lake Michigan to the shore.

==Notable people==

{{div col}} * Edward P. Allis, co-founder of Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company * Lester W. Bentley, artist and painter * Lydia Clarke, actress and wife of Charlton Heston * J.E. Hamilton, founder of Hamilton Manufacturing Company, the largest producer of wood type in the United States * Matt Konop, lieutenant colonel in the United States Army during World War II; noted for his role in the liberation of Czechoslovakia * Bryan Lee, blues guitarist * Andrew Miller, Medal of Honor recipient * Herman Schlundt, chemist * Schmitt Brothers, international champion barbershop quartet {{div col end}}

===Athletes===

{{div col}} * Ken Anderson, professional wrestler * Chad Cascadden, NFL player * Otto Stangel, basketball player * Jordan Steckler, NFL player {{div col end}}

===Politicians===

{{div col}} * J. Frank Aldrich, United States Representative from Illinois * William Aldrich, United States Representative from Illinois * Henry Baetz, State Treasurer of Wisconsin * John Bohn, Mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin * Everett E. Bolle, Wisconsin State Assembly * Jonas Gagnon, Wisconsin State Assembly * Charles Hartung, Mayor of Green Bay, Wisconsin * Everett F. LaFond, Wisconsin State Senator * Frank J. LeClair, Wisconsin State Assembly * Alexander E. Martin, Wisconsin State Senator * John J. Mertens, South Dakota State Senator * William F. Nash, Wisconsin State Senator * Frank E. Riley, Wisconsin State Assembly * Ewald J. Schmeichel, Wisconsin State Assembly * Jim Schmitt, Mayor of Green Bay, Wisconsin * Thomas James Walsh, United States Senator from Montana and nominee for United States Attorney General {{div col end}}

==Images== <gallery> File:Two Rivers City Hall.jpg|Two Rivers City Hall and Police Station File:Two Rivers Sign.jpg|City of Two Rivers sign along Memorial Drive File:Two Rivers Wisconsin Sign WIS 42.jpg|Two Rivers sign on WIS 42 File:Two Rivers Wisconsin Welcome Sign.jpg|Welcome sign File:CentralParkHistoricDistrictTwoRiversWisconsinWIS42.jpg|A portion of the Central Park Historic District File:TR-Winter-Beacon.jpg|Beacon File:TR-Frozen-Harbor.jpg|Two Rivers harbor frozen over </gallery>

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== {{Commons category|Two Rivers, Wisconsin}} *[http://www.two-rivers.org City of Two Rivers] *[http://www.manitowocchamber.com Manitowoc-Two Rivers Area Chamber of Commerce]

{{Adjacent communities|title=Adjacent communities near Two Rivers, Wisconsin|West=25px|link=WIS 310 Appleton, to 25px|link=Interstate 43 in Wisconsin 25px|link=U.S. Route 10 in Wisconsin|Northwest=25px|link=WIS 147 Mishicot, Maribel|Southwest=25px|link=WIS 42 Manitowoc, Milwaukee|North=25px|link=WIS 42 Sturgeon Bay, Kewaunee|Center=Two Rivers}}

Category:Cities in Wisconsin Category:Cities in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin Category:Wisconsin populated places on Lake Michigan