The city's advertising slogan is "Catch our friendly waves" as it is located along Lake Michigan.

[12] Two Rivers, Wisconsin lies within the humid continental climate zone, modified by its close proximity to Lake Michigan.

This gives the city more moderate temperatures and lesser extremes compared to its inland counterparts.

The lake influence also gives Two Rivers a greater seasonal lag than places farther away from the lakeshore, with warmer Septembers and cooler Marches than the rest of the state; for instance, September, with a mean temperature of 60 °F (16 °C) is only 1 degree Fahrenheit cooler than June's 61 °F (16 °C), whereas Oshkosh, Wisconsin, a few tens of miles inland at a similar latitude, has a September that is 8 degrees Fahrenheit cooler than June.

The school houses a photography darkroom and a television broadcast room for hands-on experience.

The high school's daily announcements are broadcast by students on the city's public access television channel.

The school's sports include swimming, football, track and field, baseball, soccer, and others.

There is some debate between Ithaca, New York and Two Rivers over which city has the right to claim the title "birthplace of the ice cream sundae."

When Ithaca mayor Carolyn K. Peterson proclaimed a day to celebrate her city as the birthplace of the sundae, she received postcards from Two Rivers' citizens reiterating that town's claim.

Berners eventually did, and wound up selling the treat for a nickel, originally only on Sundays, but later every day.

When Berners died in 1939, the Chicago Tribune headlined his obituary "Man Who Made First Ice Cream Sundae Is Dead.

"[7][18] During the 1930s and 1940s, Two Rivers was home to training camps for numerous professional football teams.

The city's cool weather, athletic facilities, and general hospitality of the town's people helped lure the teams.

The teams included the now defunct Columbus Bullies AFL in 1940 and the Chicago Rockets AAFC in 1947.