The History of Wabeno...

Wabeno, an unincorporated community is located in the southern part of Forest County, Wisconsin in the heart of the Nicolet National Forest.

First settlers to the "little valley" of Wabeno were the Potawatomi and Chippewa tribes.

There are two stories as to how Wabeno may have gotten it's name...

One story goes that on June 2, 1880, a tornado swept through northern Wisconsin clearing a strip of land one-half to one mile wide extending from Antigo to Lake Superior. The destruction of the tornado allowed sunlight into the otherwise dense, dark forest. Our area came to known by the Native Americans as the "Wabeno" which means "the coming of light or rising of the sun".

Another story handed down by a Native America tribe says that "Wabeno" means "Wild Swan". During their migration the swans would land on a local lake. Native American tribes would come from miles away to hunt the swans for food and for their feathers. The meat would help sustain them and the feathers were used to decorate tribal dance wear.

The Chicago Northwestern Railroad made their first survey in 1886. In 1897 the rails were laid from Green Bay through the "little valley" which bears the name of Wabeno.

The railroad brought farmers and business to the area. Development had begun.

Years have passed, but we have remained a small close knit community.

We pride ourselves on the beauty of our surroundings. We are rich in natural history, a good clean environment and a naturally pure water supply.

Need bottled water?

In 2004 we started bottling our water for sale in the bottled water market.

The "Best Tasting Water in the State" was awarded to Wabeno Water in 2003.

Come and enjoy some of our pure, quality water.

No ozoning or filtering or additives are required to make our water some of the best tasting in the nation.

We have 30 years experience in providing "Quality Water" to our customers. As a municipal system we are under DNR and EPA Standards as to the quality and purity of our water.

The area around our wells is protected by Wellhead Protection Plans, which do not allow building or development of the commercial nature that could possibly contaminate the well waters.

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