The Tomorrow/Waupaca River is a river that flows wholly within the
U.S. state
In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its sover ...
of
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 ...
. It is called the Tomorrow River where it rises between
Polonia and
Rosholt in northeast
Portage County; it flows through
Nelsonville and
Amherst Amherst may refer to:
People
* Amherst (surname), including a list of people with the name
* Earl Amherst of Arracan in the East Indies, a title in the British Peerage; formerly ''Baron Amherst''
* Baron Amherst of Hackney of the City of London, ...
. As it exits the village of Amherst, the Tomorrow enters the Town of
Amherst Amherst may refer to:
People
* Amherst (surname), including a list of people with the name
* Earl Amherst of Arracan in the East Indies, a title in the British Peerage; formerly ''Baron Amherst''
* Baron Amherst of Hackney of the City of London, ...
, 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.
The Waupaca River is long, and the Tomorrow River is long.
[U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data]
The National Map
accessed December 19, 2011
Name origin
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 the Tomorrow River, before it reaches Bear Creek. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources recognizes the river as the "Tomorrow/Waupaca River".
Battenberg Getaway
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.
References
Rivers of Wisconsin
Bodies of water of Portage County, Wisconsin
Bodies of water of Waupaca County, Wisconsin
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