Iola Historical Markers
Marker location: E398 Cty Rd MM
Iola Winter Sports Club
The Iola Winter Sports Club’s origins trace back to January 11, 1910, with the organization of the Iola Ski Club. The first organized ski jumping tournament in Waupaca County was held at the School House Ski Hill, located in the 300 block of West Iola St….
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Marker location: 100 N Main St.
1999 Father’s Day Fire
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Marker location: Corner of Mill St & N Main St.
(Over the River Walk Bridge across from the mill pond dam)
Iola’s Native American Heritage
In the post-contact period Native populations occupied the area seasonally, returning for ceremonial purposes and to bury and honor the dead within traditional lands. As early as the 17th century...
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Marker location: 350 Chrom Pl., Iola, WI 54945
Birthplace of Numismatic News
The first issue of “Numismatic News” was born here Oct. 13, 1952. From this start over the next 50 years grew Krause Publications, a business that published 50….
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Marker location: Taylor Field on County Highway J, heading north from down town.
First Iola Old Car Show
Today’s Iola Old Car Show & Swap Meet dwarfs the first one held in 1971. That initial show was also not held where the 2013 show is being held….
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Marker location: Intersection: N Chet Krause Drive & East State St.
Iola’s Early History
Iola is located in the area previously known as the “Indian Land” – the land west of the Wolf River and north of the Waupaca (Tomorrow) River. It was opened for settlement after an 1848 treaty, initially disputed by…
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Marker location: 120 S Main St
Dr. Loope Historical Marker
University of Wisconsin’s storied Badger football team can partially trace its 1889 beginnings to Iola, and the Iola Historical Society is preserving that history with Historic Iola Marker No. 6. The marker will be unveiled and dedicated this Friday, Nov. 22, at noon at the site of Dr. Truman Elbert Loope’s former home and office…
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Marker location: Depot Street
“Spud Alley” Historical Marker
Originally built in the 1890s as a dairy processing building to serve the Iola Creamery Association, it passed to Simon M. Myhre in the 1910s, who converted it into a potato warehouse. It was subsequently similarly occupied by the R. B. Wright Company until 1958, when it was acquired by…
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Marker location: Hwy J and Chet Krause Dr.
Krause Publications – The Early Days
A business that was to bring internation acclaim to Iola was established at this location on August 18, 1964, with the organization of Krause Publications as a corporate business entity. Over the next 40 years it expanded into…
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Marker location: East Main St.
“I’m Chet”
Chester Lee Krause (born Dec. 16, 1923: died June 25, 2016) during his meritorious lifetime evidenced a superlative commitment to community. The heritage he left behind revolved around family and community...
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