One of the nice things about New London is the great outdoors. The community is surrounded by a year-round scenic paradise for boating, canoeing, rafting, tubing, hiking, biking, golfing, fishing, snowmobiling, and hunting. Within the city and surrounding area, there are 900 acres of parks, trails and recreational facilities.

New London is a solid community with a rich history and a strong industrial base that has kept median incomes on the rise. The stable government is backed by a skilled staff of professional administrators, who have annually reduced the tax rate and created opportunities for new business and manufacturers. New London offers the best of small town life and the variety of the big cities.

Economy and Industry
The largest 12 companies in the area employ 2,957 people. New London has experienced over $26 million in new commercial, industrial, and residential construction in the past 23 months. New London has 3 companies that are the largest, in their category, in the world. The following major employers are in New London: Sara Lee Foods, Curwood, Inc., New London School District, New London Family Medical, St. Joseph Residence, Saputo Foods, Steel King Industries, New London Engineering, Wolf River Lumber, Titan Industries, Piping Systems.

Climate
Ancient glaciers left their imprints on the Waupaca countryside, leaving sand plains, rolling hills, deep ravines, flowing rivers and many kettle lakes. The landscape consists of wooded areas and trout streams, intermixed with agricultural lands. Average daytime temperature is 74 F in the summer and 20 F in the winter.

Recreation
Waupaca County is well known as a great place to vacation during the summer. However, the world has been slow to discover that spending time here during the other three seasons can be just as enjoyable. There are over 200 lakes, 75 rivers and 35 trout streams for the outdoor enthusiast. Other activities include hiking, biking, hunting, golf, specialty shopping, performing arts, and more.

Education
The New London School District has long been recognized throughout the state as a quality system. Graduation and college admission rates have consistently been above the state and national averages. The commitment for this success is reflected in the community's support for state-of-the-art facilities, the teachers' belief in each students' right to succeed, and the students' pride in their schools.

Airport
Outagamie Regional Airport located in Appleton and Austin Straubel International Airport in Green Bay offer modern facilities and convenient access to all the Midwest hubs.

Location
Modern divided highways systems provide quick, easy access to larger metropolitan areas:

• Distance to Appleton: 20 miles
• Distance to Green Bay: 30 miles
• Distance to Milwaukee: 107 miles
• Distance to Madison: 106 miles
• Distance to Chicago, IL: 197 miles
• Distance to Minneapolis, MN: 285 miles

ThedaCare Medical Center-New London is a 25-bed community hospital providing general acute care to New London and nearby rural communities in Outagamie and Waupaca counties.

The hospital, which has been in operation since 1928, offers general medical care including Inpatient/Outpatient Surgery, 24-hour Emergency Department, Rehabilitation Services, Birth Center, and Transitional Care.

For the convenience of patients, ThedaCare Physicians - New London is located adjacent to the Medical Center. The medical office building integrates offices for family physicians, visiting specialists and new hospital services.

ThedaCare Rural Surgeons:

• Derek Johnson, MD (Primary Site: Shawano) - Medical School: Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara; General Surgery Residency: Berkshire Medical Center/University of Massachusetts Medical School, Pittsburgh, PA
• Gary Edelman, MD  (Primary Site: Waupaca)-  Medical School: Dartmouth Medical School; General Surgery Residency: University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
• George Negrete, MD- (Primary site: Waupaca)- Medical School: University of Iowa; General Surgery Residency: University of Illinois at Chicago
• Anna Gilbertson, MD-(Primary site: Shawano)- Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; General Surgery Residency: Michigan State University-Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies

The primary care and surgeons work from a 15,000-sq-ft, state-of-the-art facility that is connected to New London Family Medical Center. This $8 million medical office building, completed in 2003, houses ThedaCare primary care/surgical practice on the first floor and a specialty clinic on the second floor. Visiting specialists include those trained in orthopedics, pulmonary medicine, urology, neurosurgery, ENT, podiatry, vascular surgery, pain management, gastroenterology, oncology, ophthalmology, cardiology, neurology, and gynecology. The hospital and clinic expanded in 2009 adding 14,000 sq ft on the second floor to accomodate a state of the art surgical suite, endoscopy suite and a new special procedures suite with optimal patient prep and recovery space. The expansion has allowed for added rooms in the speciality clinic and more space for patients and physicians in the primary care clinic.