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2019-2020 COMMUNITY PROFILE & MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY 12 • Community & Visitors INFORMATION A Friendly and Caring Community Janesville is a friendly and caring community with a strong shared commitment toward welcoming new residents, volunteerism, and neighborhood activities. It is a family-oriented city, where newcomers are not strangers for long. Janesville offers an exceptional living environment, with the safety of a small-town atmosphere, good schools, quality medical services and an abundance of year-round recreational opportunities. Janesville, Wisconsin’s Great Outdoors Discover hundreds of acres of tranquil parkland and miles of peaceful trails. No matter where you are in Janesville you‘re within minutes of outstanding hiking, biking, cross-country skiing, water- skiing, golf, disc golf, softball, soccer, boating, and running opportunities. Janesville is home to over 60 improved parks and 30 miles of scenic paved, off-road trails including the southern-most segment of Wisconsin's Ice Age Trail. Discover Janesville’s Charm Take in the breathtaking beauty of our award-winning botanical garden with its special events, tours and classes, and experience our 13 historic districts, historic house museum and charming downtown. Enjoy a self-guided or guided historical walking tour to reveal Janesville’s downtown and its fascinating past. Relax and Enjoy Immerse yourself in live theater, explore our variety of shopping and dining, savor a craft beer or locally-made wine and relax at one of our welcoming and affordable lodging options. Janesville is the ideal place to spend time together whether it’s with family at the splash pad or with friends learning new activities or attending fun events. Consider joining in the excitement and edge- of-your-seat action at a spectacular Rock Aqua Jays Water Ski Show performance or Janesville Jets hockey game. Spectacular Year-Round Activities You’ll find that Janesville offers a packed calendar of fun events year round. You can cheer at an open-air concert, celebrate at a festival under the stars or browse the local farmers market. Visit janesvillecvb.com/events to learn more about our more than 1,000 events held annually. For more information contact the Janesville Area Convention & Visitors Bureau 20 S. Main Street, Suite 11 Janesville, Wisconsin 53545 (800) 487-2757 www.janesvillecvb.com