Midwest Traveler: Eating your way through Appleton, Wis. The Wisconsin city is full of sweet surprises but not necessarily apples.
By Michael Austin Chicago Tribune January 16, 2020 6:38pm Text size Copy shortlink:
Don’t expect apples to be jumping out at you in Appleton, Wis. I found one on a recent trip, and it was a doozy. But others like it might be gone by the time you get here. We’ll circle back to my singular apple, but first consider that this city, hugging the Fox River, was named for someone named Appleton not because it was once a town full of apples.