Zenda, Wisconsin

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Zenda, Wisconsin is a small rural settlement south of Lake Geneva and just north of the Illinois border. The ZIP code is 53195. Besides farming, the community is the home of Melges Performance Sailboats.

[edit] Famous people

• Buddy Melges, Olympic gold medalist in sailing
• Harry Melges III, world champion in sailing

[edit] Trivia

• In 1955, a meteorite (the Zenda meteorite) was found there.

[edit] Sources

• http://www.melges.com/main.html
• http://www.mcscow.org/melges.htm
• http://www.harken.com/sailing/buddymelgesolympics.php
• http://www.torresen.com/sailing/content_archives/2005_12.php
• http://www.ussailing.org/olympics/usmedals.htm
• http://www.mindat.org/loc-29645.html