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About Muskego

Muskego is a part of the Waukesha County .The name Muskego is derived from the Potawatomi Indian name for the area, "Mus-kee-Guaac", meaning sunfish area of Wisconsin known for its Beach Amusement Park . Major attractions include world's fastest roller coaster. The first Mayor of the city was Jerome Gottfried, elected in 1964. He was followed by Donald Wieselmann, Wayne Salentine, David DeAngelis, Mark Slocomb, Charles Damaske, and John Johnson.Among the biggest companies in Muskego are GE, and Wall mart. The biggest schools here are Lake Denoon Middle School and Muskego High School. One of the best places to visit when you are in Muskego is Lake Denoon.Lake Denoon is a 162-acre lake in the southwestern portion of the city and is also partially located in the Town of Norway, Wisconsin. The lake has a glacially formed kettle basin that reaches a maximum depth of 55 feet with bottom substrates varying from sands and gravel to muck. An outlet stream on the south end drains to Ke-Nong-Go-Mong (Long) Lake in Racine County. A cattail island and an extent of cattail shoreline are found on the lake's west end. The remaining lakeshore is mostly developed with residential housing.

-- Latest Update 2010/06/03 by kashyap