The Greater Northwoods

Community in Ashland County

Glidden

County
Ashland County

Glidden is an unincorporated community and Census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of Jacobs, Ashland County, in far northern Wisconsin, sitting on Wisconsin Highway 13 and County Highway N in the headwaters of the Chippewa River. Named for Charles R. Glidden, a founder of the Wisconsin Central Railroad, and originally called Chippewa Crossing, it had a 2020 Census population of 437 and is governed not as a village but through the Town of Jacobs, whose town hall sits in Glidden at 23 N. Grant Street. Its identity is built on the Northwoods forest economy and outdoor recreation: it brands itself the Black Bear Capital after a 665-pound record bear taken nearby in 1963, and it serves as a gateway to the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest and the Ashland County Forest. Children attend the Chequamegon School District (Screaming Eagles), which keeps a campus in Glidden and is headquartered in Park Falls.

The record

70 records name Glidden

  • 47 news
  • 14 notices
  • 5 events
  • 4 obituaries

Showing the 40 most recent of 70. Every one is held, cited, and searchable in the archive.

What the records show

30 of 37 independently verified

Authoritative data

Overview

Population and demographics

  • 2020: 437 unverified via en.wikipedia.org We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.

Government and civic

Schools

Economy and employers

  • Industry: forestry/wood products, dairy, recreation-tourism secondary source via travelashlandcounty.com Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Forest service: USFS ranger station (Chequamegon-Nicolet NF) unverified via travelashlandcounty.com We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.

Institutions and anchors

  • Post office: Glidden Post Office, ZIP 54527 via tools.usps.com
  • Park pavilion: Marion Park Pavilion secondary source via travelashlandcounty.com Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Library: Glidden Public Library (unconfirmed) unverified via nwls.wislib.org We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.
  • Hospital: Ashland (hospital, unconfirmed facility) unverified via ashlandcountywi.gov We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.

Business and commerce

  • Downtown: Lena's Bar & Grill, Musky Pete's, Dead Squirrel Bar and Grille, VFW secondary source via travelashlandcounty.com Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Chamber: Ashland-area chamber/tourism unverified via travelashlandcounty.com We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.

Media

  • Adp: Ashland Daily Press (Ashland) via apg-wi.com
  • Adp founded: 1888 (APG) secondary source via en.wikipedia.org Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.

Recreation and natural assets

  • Bear: Black Bear Capital (665 lb, 10'7" bear, 1963) secondary source via travelashlandcounty.com Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Forests: Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest; Ashland County Forest; Chippewa River headwaters secondary source via travelashlandcounty.com Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Divide: Northern Continental Divide (north of Glidden) secondary source via travelashlandcounty.com Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Activities: hunting, fishing, snowmobiling, ATV secondary source via travelashlandcounty.com Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.

Events and seasonal rhythm

  • Fair: Glidden Community Fair (Labor Day weekend) secondary source via travelashlandcounty.com Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Seasonal: four-season recreation rhythm secondary source via travelashlandcounty.com Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.

Infrastructure and access

  • Highways: WIS 13, County N secondary source via en.wikipedia.org Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Airport: John F. Kennedy Memorial Airport (ASX), Ashland unverified via ashlandcountywi.gov We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.
  • Hub: ~30 unverified via ashlandcountywi.gov We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.

In memory, from Glidden

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