Great state of Wisconsin.

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Wisconsin

• "Forward" was introduced as the Wisconsin state motto in 1851 when the state seal was revised.

• The state bird is the Robin.• Wood Violet is the state flower. A pretty

Purple color!

Wisconsin

• Wisconsin became a state on May 29th 1848 and was founded by Jean Nicolet of France.

• There are approximately 5,711,767 people living in Wisconsin.

State Flag

Starting at the top of a shield on a dark blue field is the state motto "Forward". Below it is a badger the state animal. A sailor and miner show that the people work on water and land. The shield in the center shows Wisconsin's support for the United States. In four sections surrounding the shield are representations of the states main industries: Agriculture, mining, manufacturing and navigation. The cornucopia and pile of lead represent farm products and minerals. The flag law was amended in 1979 to include the name of the state and the date of statehood.

AMY PIETZ

• Pietz was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the adopted daughter of Nancy, a nurse, and Arnold Pietz, a truck driver. She trained throughout her childhood in ballet and prepared to go professional, but eventually decided not to due to the low pay and shifted her focus elsewhere.] She attended The Milwaukee High School of the Arts and graduated from The Theatre School at DePaulUniversity.• Pietz played the role of Annie Spadaro in the NBC

sitcom Caroline in the City.

ABOUT WISCONSIN. State song is “On, Wisconsin!”

Written by J. S. Hubbard and Charles D. RosaComposed by William T. Purdy

One of the oldest and most significant landmarks in Wisconsin is the remains of the ancient city of Aztalan in Jefferson County.

IndustriesOBase sector strengths in major

Wisconsin industries such as healthcare, agriculture, advanced manufacturing, and life sciences are flourishing while providing strong support for a growing design and technology sector.

WISCONSIN FACTS AND TRIVIA

In 1900 land acquisition for Wisconsin's first state park began. The park became Interstate State Park located in St. Croix Falls.

Noah's Ark in Wisconsin Dells is the nation's largest water-themed park.

Known as the cheese state.

There is a hamburger hall of fame located in Seymour.

MAJOR WATER WAYS.Wisconsin is directly connected to two major waterway systems.  The Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway System and the Upper Mississippi River System.Wisconsin port cities on this system include:  Duluth-Superior Marinette Green BaySturgeon Bay Manitowoc And Milwaukee

*Land Masses

* Rolling green hills extend across the western third of Wisconsin. Referred to as the Western Uplands, they end at the sandstone bluffs and cliffs that front the Mississippi and St. Croix Rivers. The Northern Highlands (anchored by Hayward, Eagle River and Wausau) is a forested, hilly area that includes the state's highest point, Timms Hill, at 1,915 ft. The Door County Peninsula, about 75 miles in length, is ringed by sand dunes, small bays and coves, and a few sandy beaches. It ends in a series of small, rocky islands; Washington Island and Chambers Island are the largest in that group.

Western

Uplands

Governor and US senatorsForty-four individuals have held the office of

governor of Wisconsin since the state's admission to the Union in 1848, one of whom—Philip La Follette—served non-consecutive terms. Nelson Dewey, the first governor, took office on June 7, 1848. The longest-serving governor was Tommy Thompson. Arthur MacArthur, Sr. had the shortest term: he was governor for a total of just 5 day. The current governor is Scott Walker, who took office on January 3, 2011 and survived a recall election on June 5, 2012.

Senator Name District Office Phone Office Address Voting Address Tim Carpenter (D) (Chair) 3 608-266-8535 Capitol 306 South MIlwaukee Spencer Coggs (D) 6 608-266-2500 Capitol 123 South Milwaukee Robert Cowles (R) 2 608-266-0484 Capitol 319 South Green Bay Alberta Darling (R) 8 608-266-5830 Capitol 131 South River Hills Russell Decker (D) 29 608-266-2502 Capitol 211 South Schofield Michael Ellis (R) 19 608-266-0718 Capitol 7 South Neenah Jon Erpenbach (D) 27 608-266-6670 Capitol 8 South Waunakee Scott Fitzgerald (R) 13 608-266-5660 Capitol 202 South Juneau Glenn Grothman (R) 20 608-266-7513 Capitol 20 South West Bend Dave Hansen (D) 30 608-266-5670 Capitol 18 South Green Bay Sheila Harsdorf (R) 10 608-266-7745 Capitol 19 South River Falls Jim Holperin (D) 12 608-266-2509 Capitol 409 South Conover Randy Hopper (R) 18 608-266-5300 Capitol 108 South Fond du Lac Robert Jauch (D) 25 608-266-3510 Capitol 118 South Poplar Theodore Kanavas (R) 33 608-266-9174 Capitol 106 South Brookfield Dan Kapanke (R) 32 608-266-5490 Capitol 3 South La Crosse Neal Kedsie (R) 11 608-266-2635 Capitol 126 South Elkhorn Pat Kreitlow (D) 23 608-266-7511 Capitol 10 South Chippewa Falls Alan Lasee (R) 1 608-266-3512 Capitol 130 South De Pere Julie Lassa (D) 24 608-266-3123 Capitol 323 South Stevens Point

State senators and addresses

Climate information of Wisconsin can be described by several parameters. Average temperature in January is 24.6 and average temperature in July is71.2. Wisconsin the climate makes it a good place to live in in the terms of weather.

Climate and weather

Sports•Wisconsin is known for the Green Bay

Packers football. Through the 2011-12 season, the Packers have won four Super Bowls.

•Through the 2011-12 season, the Packers have won four Super Bowls.

•They also have a professional basketball team.

•The basketball team is called Green Day.

OFFICIAL WISCONSIN WEBSITE http://www.wisconsin.gov/state/ Talks about the amazing state. Famous people who have or is living

there.

My experience I have visited the state of Wisconsin in the

summer of 2008. We visited the Wisconsin dells. We went to a corn museum and even

when to get some of their famous cheese! It was an amazing experience! I went with my mom, my step dad, my

brother, my step brother, my step sister, and my cousin.

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