Wisconsin

:This article is on the U.S. state. For other uses see Wisconsin (disambiguation)

Geography

The state is bordered by the Montreal River, Lake Superior and Michigan to the north, by Lake Michigan to the east, by Illinois to the south, and by Iowa and Minnesota to the west. Part of the state's boundaries includes the Mississippi River and St. Croix River in the west, and the Menominee River in the northeast.

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Montreal River - Lake Superior - Michigan - Lake Michigan - Illinois - Iowa - Minnesota - Mississippi River - St. Croix River - Menominee River

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With its location between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River, Wisconsin is home to a wide variety of geographical features. These features allow the state to be broken into five distinct regions. In the north, the Lake Superior Lowland occupies a belt of land along Lake Superior. Just to the south, the Northern Highland includes the state's highest point, Timms Hill, as well as massive forests and thousands of small glacial lakes. In the middle of the state, the Central Plain possesses some unique sandstone formations like the Dells of the Wisconsin River in addition to rich farmland. The Eastern Ridges and Lowlands region in the southeast is home to many of Wisconsin's largest cities. In the southwest, the Western Upland is a rugged landscape with a mix of forest and farmland.

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Great Lakes - Lake Superior Lowland - Northern Highland - Timms Hill - Central Plain - Dells of the Wisconsin River - Eastern Ridges and Lowlands - Western Upland

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The varied landscape of Wisconsin makes the state a vacation destination popular for outdoor recreation. Winter events include skiing, ice fishing and snowmobile derbies. The distinctive Door Peninsula, which extends off of the eastern coast of the state, contains one of the state's most beautiful tourist destinations, Door County. The area draws thousands of visitors yearly to its quaint villages, seasonal cherry picking, and ever-popular fish boils.

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Door Peninsula - Door County

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Wisconsin's self-promotion as "America's Dairyland" sometimes leads to a mistaken impression that it is an exclusively rural state. In fact Wisconsin contains cities and towns of all sizes. Milwaukee is a city slightly larger than Boston and part of a largely developed string of cities that stretches down the western edge of Lake Michigan into greater Chicago and also into northwestern Indiana. This string of cities along the western edge of Lake Michigan is generally considered to be an example of a megalopolis. Madison's triple identity as state capital, university town, and working city give it a cultural richness unusual in a city its size. Medium-sized cities dot the state and anchor a network of working farms surrounding them.

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Boston - Megalopolis

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Badger State

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State Animal:Badger

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State Animal - Badger

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State DomesticatedAnimal:Dairy Cow

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State Wild Animal:White-tailed Deer

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State Beverage:Milk

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State Bird:Robin

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State Bird - Robin

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State Capital:Madison

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State Dog:American Water Spaniel

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State Fish:Muskellunge

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State Fish - Muskellunge

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State Flower:Wood Violet

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State Flower - Violet

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State Fossil:Trilobite

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State Fossil - Trilobite

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State Grain:Corn

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State Insect:Honeybee

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State Insect - Honeybee

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State Motto:Forward

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State Song:"On Wisconsin"

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State Song - On Wisconsin

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State Tree:Sugar Maple

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State Tree - Maple

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State Mineral:Galena (Lead sulphide)

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State Mineral - Galena

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State Rock:Red Granite

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State Rock - Granite

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State Soil:Antigo Silt Loam

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State Soil - Loam

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State Dance:Polka

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State Dance - Polka

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State Symbol of Peace:Mourning Dove

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See also

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• List of Wisconsin counties
• List of cities in Wisconsin
• List of villages in Wisconsin
• List of towns in Wisconsin
• List of Wisconsin rivers