16 interesting facts about Wisconsin

  1. Wisconsin's capital is Madison, and its largest city is Milwaukee.
  2. Total Area: 22nd among states, 169,642 sq km (65,499 sq mi).
  3. Located in the north-central United States, Wisconsin is considered part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Upper Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north.
  4. One of the most popular places to visit in the state is Wisconsin Dells, where the Wisconsin River passes through a winding gorge about 13 km (about 8 mi) long.
  5. The word Wisconsin has its origins in the name given to the Wisconsin River by one of the Algonquian speaking American Indian groups living in the region at the time of European contact.
  6. Wisconsin is among the nation's leaders in production of dairy products and is sometimes called America's Dairyland.
  7. As of 2008 the state has an estimated 5.6 million residents.
  8. Wisconsin ranks number one in # of milk cows (1,500,000) and produces over 15% of the entire country's milk.
  9. Lambeau Field, located in Green Bay, Wisconsin is home to the National Football League's Green Bay Packers.
  10. Wisconsin has over 14,000 lakes, with Lake Winnebago the largest. It also has 7,446 streams and rivers, which if you stuck them end to end they'd stretch nearly 27,000 miles--enough to circle the whole planet.
  11. The Milwaukee Brewers, the state's only major league baseball team, play in Miller Park in Milwaukee, the successor to Milwaukee County Stadium since 2001.
  12. Milwaukee's Summerfest is the nation's largest music festival, with over 2,500 performers.
  13. The Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association play home games at the Bradley Center. The Bucks won the NBA Championship in 1971.
  14. The House on the Rock was designed and built in the early 1940s. It is considered an architectural marvel and is perched on a 60-foot chimney of rock. The 14-room house is now a complex of rooms, streets, buildings, and gardens covering over 200 acres. The Infinity Room contains 3,264 windows.
  15. Milwaukee is home of Harley Davidson Motorcycles.
  16. The first Ringling Brothers Circus was staged in Baraboo in 1884.
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