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▲ SITE SELECTION GUIDE a 16,000-square-foot indoor turf soccer field and a 16,000-square-foot indoor sport court field. Caron Park is a multi-sport outdoor facility housing a 5,000-seat football stadium, a 3,800seat baseball stadium and a 2,500-seat softball field. Eau Claire Soccer Park and Bollinger Fields combine to hold nine full-sized and six youth-sized soccer fields. Additionally, Bollinger Fields has the city's largest single-venue softball complex with five fields in one location. Mt. Simon Baseball Fields offers two Babe Ruth-level baseball fields. The University of Wisconsin Eau Claire houses has over 100,000 square feet of indoor athletic space with a 50,000-square-foot indoor sport court gymnasium, a 3,000-seat gymnasium/ arena and a 30,000 square-foot wood court gymnasium. Unique venue: Silvermine Ski Hill is home to one of only five K90 Meterlevel ski jumping hills in the country www.sportseventsmagazine.com and annually hosts the Silvermine Invitational, an international event that draws ski jumpers from around the globe. Contact: Visit Eau Claire, www.visiteauclaire.com. Fox Cities The Fox Cities region is made up of 19 communities in the greater Appleton area along the Fox River in northeast A MAGICAL CITY Appleton is the birthplace of magician Harry Houdini. Wisconsin. With a variety of sports venues, the area hosts numerous events every year, such as the U.S. Youth Soccer Midwest Region Championships, the NCAA Division III Baseball Championship and a variety of state tournaments. Hotel rooms: 3,100 Major facilities: Scheels USA Youth Sports Complex is an outdoor sports complex with 15 soccer fields and four baseball fields. The 5,500-seat Time Warner Cable Field at Fox Cities Stadium, a baseball stadium built in 1955, recently underwent a $6 million renovation. The area also offers 13 high schools with a full range of facilities and complexes. Contact: Fox Cities CVB, www.foxcities.org. Green Bay Just over 100 miles north of Milwaukee is Green Bay. The city boasts a variety of sports venues, including the waters of the Fox River and the bay of Green Bay, which are popular for fishing. Hotel rooms: Approximately 4,400 Major facilities: Resch Center, part of the Brown County Veterans Memorial Complex, is a multi-purpose, 10,000-seat arena. Kress Events Center features ➤ June 2013 47