Fond du Lac County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 104,154. Its county seat is Fond du Lac. The county was created in the Wisconsin Territory in 1836 and later organized in 1844. Fond du Lac is French for "bottom of the lake", given so because of the county's location at the southern shore of Lake Winnebago. Fond du Lac County comprises the Fond du Lac, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Holyland region is in northeastern Fond du Lac County.
Fond du Lac County City/County Government Center.
Fond du Lac Lighthouse in Lakeside Park
Farming in western Fond du Lac County
Grandstands for the Fond du Lac County Fair
Lake Winnebago
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Lake Winnebago is a shallow freshwater lake in the north central United States, located in east central Wisconsin. At 137,700 acres, it is the largest lake entirely within the state, covering an area of about 30 miles by 10 miles with 88 miles of shoreline, an average depth of 15.5 feet, and a maximum depth of 21 feet. It has many shallow reefs along the west shore and a drop-off type shoreline on the east. There are several islands along the west shore.
Looking west at the north end of Lake Winnebago from High Cliff State Park
Sunset over Lake Winnebago, seen from the Niagara Escarpment on the East shore
Fishing boat seen from the Stockbridge Harbor
From space (July 1996). The string of clouds in the upper left of the image runs almost perfectly north–south, with north being at the bottom of the image.