Kohler, a small town near Sheboygan, has gained a reputation as one of the region's top resort destinations. One of the nation's first planned communities, designed with the help of the Olmstead Brothers firm of Boston, Massachusetts, Kohler began as a "garden at the factory gate and headquarters for the country's largest plumbing manufacturer. Running through Kohler is 7 miles of the Sheboygan River and a 500-acre wildlife sanctuary.