Editing Appleton, Wisconsin (section)

==Parks and recreation==
[[File:Fox Cities Stadium 2014.jpg|thumb|[[Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium]]]]
The city of Appleton has 24 neighborhood parks and four community parks in its park system. The neighborhood parks range in size from {{convert|2|acre}} to {{convert|16|acre}}, while the community parks range in size from {{convert|25|acre}} to {{convert|139|acre}}.{{citation needed|date=March 2021}} [[Goodland Field]] is a historic site associated with local baseball, while the [[Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium]] serves as the home of the minor league [[Wisconsin Timber Rattlers]].

Memorial Park is the largest of the community parks, covering {{convert|139|acre}}. The park's facilities include: seven baseball/softball fields, playground equipment, an indoor ice skating rink, a sledding hill, a picnic pavilion, a catch-and-release fishing pond, grills, and a warming shelter.<ref>{{cite web |author=dminteractive.com |url=http://www.appleton.org/ |title=Official Site of the City of Appleton &#124; Appleton, WI |publisher=Appleton.org |access-date=January 18, 2014 |archive-date=February 23, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110223074805/http://appleton.org/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The park provides a firework display for the Appleton community during the 4th of July holiday.

City Park, established in 1882, is the oldest park in the Appleton park system. The Trout Museum of Art uses the park for its ''Art in the Park'' showcase. The show features over 200 artists that attract over 25,000 art enthusiasts annually.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.triviaasylum.com/parks/city/city.htm |title=Appleton, Wisconsin Parks and Places - City Park |publisher=Triviaasylum.com |date=August 2, 1996 |access-date=January 18, 2014}}</ref> Pierce Park is the site of weekly Appleton City Band concerts held during the summer, and of the annual Appleton Old Car Show and Swap Meet. Pierce Park and Telulah Park each feature a disc-golf course. Erb Park and Mead Park each feature a public aquatics facility. Jones Park is the site of the finish line for the Santa Scamper run held during the annual Appleton Christmas Parade, and features an outdoor hockey rink in the winter.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.appletonparkandrec.org/ |title=Appleton Parks & Recreation |publisher=Appletonparkandrec.org |access-date=January 18, 2014}}</ref>