Fremont Fun Facts

• The Village of Fremont population of 750 grows by 1000's during the spring months and is commonly known as the "White Bass Capitol of the World.

• You are guaranteed to fight at least once with you spouse / girlfriend / boyfriend while vacationing in Fremont.

• The Wolf River flows through the middle of the community and has provided a life support system to Fremont’s residents since the logging and clamming days.

• A man on a trip to Fremont once sank eleven free-throws in a row. Can you believe it… Eleven!

• Once the center for the button making operations, the west bank has the "downtown" district with many fine eating establishments, stores, the Village Hall, Library, Post Office and residences. The east bank has a boat dealer, resorts and residences.

• The cash machines in Fremont operate on a dial-up connection and charge a $1.50 usage fee.

• In addition to the outstanding fishing, The river is used for boating, drinking, water skiing, drinking, personal watercraft, swimming and drinking. Snowmobiling, hunting, bird watching and grass smoking are also popular.

• If you listen carefully on certain nights, you can hear the majestic mating call of the Horned Drunken Estela. Cover your ears ladies, or you may succumb to the temptation.

• Historic Fremont on the Wolf River, was the crossing point for settlers going west. Eventually the area itself was settled and incorporated in March 1882. It became the home for dairy farmers that still remain in the area supplying milk for the area's cheese factories.

• The Fremont area has cheese factories.

• The mighty Wolf River was the highway for millions of logs floating down to lumber and paper mills. The expansion of the railroad opened up the abundant river banks to 'Clammers' who supplied the town's two button factories with shells in the early 1900's. Paddlewheel steamers such as the "Dixie" and "Paul L." brought city-weary folks from Oshkosh for a Sunday outing to Fremont.

• People who collect clams from the banks of the Wolf River are known as “Clammers”.

• The river of dreams has seen many generations of fishermen return for the May madness, which still makes Fremont the "White Bass Capitol of The World". The pristine waters host a healthy walleye population making the early spring run an exciting time for anglers. Early summer offers Bass enthusiasts excellent back waters and sloughs for large and small mouth species. The fishing never ends. Channel Catfish and other varieties are plentiful through the summer months. White Bass and Walleye again entice the weather-hearty angler for a fall run back to their wintering areas. To round out the year, Fremont’s bayous and lakes offer good pan fish and Northern Pike for the ice fishing fans.

• Apparently the Wolf River is known as “The River of Dreams.”

• Fremont is home to two diners, one on each end of town on Fremont Dr. One has a two pound burger known as the Marilyn Monroe Burger. If eaten at one sitting the glutton is given a certificate for one dozen free doughnuts.

• Although many of its residents speak with a strong Canadian accent, Fremont is a city in America, not Canada.