Wisconsin - State of 14,000 Lakes

State Capital: Madison
Admission to the union:
May 29th, 1848 as 30th state

The picturesque state of Wisconsin is a popular tourist destination for visitors who come to enjoy the regions beautiful forests, rolling hills and many waterways and waterfalls. These same forests were the recent backbone of the economy with a thriving lumber and paper industry. The felled land provided opportunities for agriculture and the state is now second only to California in diary production. Wisconsin’s population is mainly of North European origin with around 10% from Poland, the highest of any US state. However more than 40% have some German background. The small town of Ripon has a big claim to fame, as the 1854 birthplace of the Republican Party. Heavily influenced by the bordering Great Lakes, the climate is mild with a high rainfall and winter sees the state blanketed in snow, which makes it ideal for snowmobile derbies, a favourite winter pursuit for locals.

Things to do in Wiscosin:

Everyone loves a circus so the Circus World Museum in Baraboo will thrill the entire family.

Relive the pioneering past at the Old World Museum in Eagle, home to the nation’s largest collection of farming memorabilia and heritage.

The House of the Rock is a whimsical world that needs to be seen to be believed. Bring your golf clubs and your appetite and enjoy the experience.

The town of Oshkosh hosts the annual EAA AirVenture airshow for a week in late July with death defying acrobatics, vintage and jet air displays.

The town of Sheboygan’s Above & Beyond Children’s Museum has three floors of hands-on fun for the young of All ages!