Gleason is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

in Lincoln County,

Wisconsin Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ...

, United States. Gleason is situated on

Wisconsin Highway 17 State Trunk Highway 17 (often called Highway 17, STH-17 or WIS 17) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The highway is a secondary route in northeastern Wisconsin that directly connects Rhinelander, Eagle River and the central and ...

northeast of

Merrill Merrill may refer to: Places in the United States *Merrill Field, Anchorage, Alaska *Merrill, Iowa * Merrill, Maine *Merrill, Michigan *Merrill, Mississippi, an unincorporated community near Lucedale in George County *Merrill, Oregon *Merrill, Wis ...

, in the town of

Russell Russell may refer to: People * Russell (given name) * Russell (surname) * Lady Russell (disambiguation) * Lord Russell (disambiguation) Places Australia *Russell, Australian Capital Territory *Russell Island, Queensland (disambiguation) **Ru ...

. Gleason has a

post office A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letters and parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post offices may offer additional serv ...

with ZIP code 54435. The Estonian Evangelical Martin Luther Church, the first

Estonian Estonian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe * Estonians, people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent * Estonian language * Estonian cuisine * Estonian culture See also

...

church built in America, is located in Gleason. Gleason is known as the “Trout Fishing Capital of the World” boasting the world record brook trout and great trout fishing on many of the local streams.

Media

Several films have been shot in Gleason, including ''

The Giant Spider Invasion ''The Giant Spider Invasion'' is a 1975 science fiction horror film produced, composed and directed by Bill Rebane, and follows giant spiders that terrorize the town of Merrill, Wisconsin and its surrounding area. The film was theatrically release ...

'' (1975), '' The Capture of Bigfoot'' (1979), ''

The Devonsville Terror ''The Devonsville Terror'' is a 1983 American supernatural horror film directed by Ulli Lommel and starring Suzanna Love, Donald Pleasence, and Robert Walker. The plot focuses on three different women who arrive in a conservative New England town ...

'' (1983), ''

The Demons of Ludlow ''The Demons of Ludlow'' is a 1983 American horror film directed and produced by Bill Rebane. The plot revolves around murderous pilgrim demons that lurk inside an antique piano. Plot The town of Ludlow has a dark past and when a piano arrives, ...

'' (1983), '' Blood Harvest'' (1987), and ''

Twister's Revenge! ''Twister's Revenge!'' is a 1988 American action comedy film directed by Bill Rebane and released direct-to-video. Plot Three bumbling criminals have repeatedly tried to steal the computerized control system of Mr. Twister, a talking monster tru ...

'' (1987); many of these films are directed by

Bill Rebane Bill Rebane (born February 8, 1937) is an American horror movies, film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known for low budget movies such as ''Monster a Go-Go'' and ''The Giant Spider Invasion''. Rebane also ran for the governor o ...

. Gleason was the home of Shooting Ranch Motion Picture Studios for about 30 years, until it closed in 1988.

References

Unincorporated communities in Lincoln County, Wisconsin Unincorporated communities in Wisconsin {{LincolnCountyWI-geo-stub