Dundee, Wisconsin

Dundee, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
Looking north at Dundee on Highway 67
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Coordinates: 43°39′19″N 88°09′52″W / 43.65528°N 88.16444°W / 43.65528; -88.16444Coordinates: 43°39′19″N 88°09′52″W / 43.65528°N 88.16444°W / 43.65528; -88.16444
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Fond du Lac
Elevation	1,230 ft (370 m)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Zip code	53010
Area code(s)	920
GNIS feature ID	1564179^[1]

Dundee is an unincorporated community located in the town of Osceola, in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States.^[2]^[3] It is located on Wisconsin Highway 67 in the Kettle Moraine State Forest. The Kettle Moraine Scenic Drive runs through the community.

Dundee Mountain

The local landmark Dundee Mountain is located northeast of the community.^[4] Dundee is known for its numerous UFO sightings. Residents gather each year for a festival called "UFO Daze."^[5]

Extreme Makeover: Home Edition

In the fall of 2006, the ABC show Extreme Makeover: Home Edition traveled to Dundee to build a house for the Koepke family after Matt Koepke was diagnosed with melanoma. They built a beautiful house for the five remaining members of the family, and also renovated the nearby Dundee Mill Park.^[6]

Notable people

Fred W. Draper, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly was born in Dundee.
Teacher and Socialist member of the State Assembly W. J. Gilboy was born on a farm near Dundee.

Images

Looking west at Dundee on Wisconsin Highway 67
Signs for Kettle Moraine Scenic Drive and for parts of the Kettle Moraine State Forest in the heart of Dundee.
Koepke residence in 2007, site of an episode of Extreme Makeover:Home Edition
Welcome sign with Dundee Mountain in background on right

References

↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
↑ Osceola Township, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
↑ http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=5668
↑ Dundee Mountain Summit
↑ "Alien country: Earthlings welcome". February 17, 2004. CNN.com. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
↑ http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=510522

Municipalities and communities of Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States

County seat: Fond du Lac

Cities	Fond du Lac Ripon Waupun‡

Villages	Brandon Campbellsport Eden Fairwater Kewaskum‡ Mount Calvary North Fond du Lac Oakfield Rosendale St. Cloud

Towns	Alto Ashford Auburn Byron Calumet Eden Eldorado Empire Fond du Lac Forest Friendship Lamartine Marshfield Metomen Oakfield Osceola Ripon Rosendale Springvale Taycheedah Waupun

CDPs	St. Peter Taycheedah Van Dyne

Unincorporated communities	Alto Arcade Acres Armstrong Artesia Beach Ashford Banner Bergen Beach Byron Calumet Harbor Calumetville‡ Calvary Chinatown Dexter Dotyville Dundee Eldorado Elmore Garnet Gladstone Beach Graham Corners Hamilton Highland Park Hopokoekau Beach Johnsburg Ladoga Lamartine Laudolff Beach Linden Beach Luco Malone Marblehead Marytown Metomen Minawa Beach New Fane New Prospect Oak Center Peebles Pipe Pukwana Beach Rogersville Rosendale Center Silica South Byron St. Joe Waucousta Welling Beach West Rosendale Wilmoore Heights Winnebago Heights Winnebago Park Woodhull

Ghost towns	Ceresco New Cassel Reeds Corners

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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