The Tomorrow/Waupaca River is a river that flows wholly within the U.S. state of Wisconsin . It is called the Tomorrow River where it rises between Polonia and Rosholt in northeast Portage County ; it flows through Nelsonville and Amherst . As it exits the village of Amherst, the Tomorrow enters the Town of Amherst , where it joins Bear Creek to become the Waupaca River . It flows into Waupaca County and through the city of Waupaca . There it adjoins the Crystal River and enters Weyauwega before converging with the Wolf River in eastern Waupaca County.
5-877: The Tomorrow Valley refers to the area along the Tomorrow River in Portage County , Wisconsin . The village of Amherst, Wisconsin is the core of the Tomorrow Valley area, which also includes the villages of Nelsonville and Amherst Junction , and the Town of Amherst . It is part of the Stevens Point, Wisconsin Micropolitan Statistical Area. The area is served by the Tomorrow River School District, known as TRSD or TR Schools, which consists of
10-623: A pre-K-12 school system in a single 160,000 sq. ft. building in Amherst. The building is separated into three sections, Amherst Elementary (pre-K through 5th grade), Amherst Middle School, or AMS (6th-8th grades), and Amherst High School, or AHS (9th-12th grades). There are about 75 students per grade. The Tomorrow Valley area is home to the Lettie Jensen Community Center, the Lettie Jensen Library, two banks, three post offices,
15-437: A supermarket, three hair salons, ten taverns, two antique shops, two gas stations, a video rental store, a law office, a brewery, an industrial park, a co-op, a coffee shop, an ice cream shop, fast food restaurant, and several churches. 44°27′03″N 89°17′05″W / 44.45083°N 89.28472°W / 44.45083; -89.28472 Tomorrow River The Waupaca River is 44.8 miles (72.1 km) long, and
20-694: The Tomorrow River is 22.1 miles (35.6 km) long. The river was named as the Waupaca by the Native Americans inhabiting the area, Waupaca being the Native American word for "tomorrow". The Native Americans needed 24 hours to travel its full length, so they would not reach the end until the following day, always "tomorrow". It is unknown why later settlers renamed the first portion of the river in English, as
25-658: The Tomorrow River, before it reaches Bear Creek. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources recognizes the river as the "Tomorrow/Waupaca River". The Royal Battenberg family brought much acclaim to the city of Amherst and the Tomorrow River when they built a small cabin in the woods outside of Amherst. Locals have organized a committee to rename the King Cone (Ice Cream Parlor) to King Battenberg. 44°18′20″N 88°52′52″W / 44.30556°N 88.88111°W / 44.30556; -88.88111 This article about
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