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Dairy is a major industry in the State of Wisconsin. Pictured is a worker in 1922 at a New Glarus cheese factory placing a Wisconsin stamp on wheels of cheese.

Wisconsin (/wɪˈskɒnsɪn/ ^ⓘ wiss-KON-sin) is a state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by land area and the 20th-most populous.

The bulk of Wisconsin's population live in areas situated along the shores of Lake Michigan. The largest city, Milwaukee, anchors its largest metropolitan area, followed by Green Bay and Kenosha, the third- and fourth-most-populated Wisconsin cities, respectively. The state capital, Madison, is currently the second-most-populated and fastest-growing city in the state. Wisconsin is divided into 72 counties and as of the 2020 census had a population of nearly 5.9 million.

Wisconsin's geography is diverse, having been greatly impacted by glaciers during the Ice Age with the exception of the Driftless Area. The Northern Highland and Western Upland along with a part of the Central Plain occupy the western part of the state, with lowlands stretching to the shore of Lake Michigan. Wisconsin is third to Ontario and Michigan in the length of its Great Lakes coastline. The northern portion of the state is home to the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest. At the time of European contact, the area was inhabited by Algonquian and Siouan nations, and today it is home to eleven federally recognized tribes. During the 19th and early 20th centuries, many European settlers entered the state, most of whom emigrated from Germany and Scandinavia. Wisconsin remains a center of German American and Scandinavian American culture, particularly in respect to its cuisine, with foods such as bratwurst and kringle. Wisconsin is home to one UNESCO World Heritage Site, comprising two of the most significant buildings designed by Wisconsin-born architect Frank Lloyd Wright: his studio at Taliesin near Spring Green and his Jacobs I House in Madison. (Full article...)

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McCarthy in 1954

Joseph Raymond McCarthy (November 14, 1908 – May 2, 1957) was an American politician who served as a Republican U.S. Senator from the state of Wisconsin from 1947 until his death at age 48 in 1957. Beginning in 1950, McCarthy became the most visible public face of a period in the United States in which Cold War tensions fueled fears of widespread communist subversion. He alleged that numerous communists and Soviet spies and sympathizers had infiltrated the United States federal government, universities, film industry, and elsewhere. Ultimately, he was censured for refusing to cooperate with, and abusing members of, the committee established to investigate whether or not he should be censured. The term "McCarthyism", coined in 1950 in reference to McCarthy's practices, was soon applied to similar anti-communist activities. Today, the term is used more broadly to mean demagogic, reckless, and unsubstantiated accusations, as well as public attacks on the character or patriotism of political opponents.

Born in Grand Chute, Wisconsin, McCarthy commissioned into the Marine Corps in 1942, where he served as an intelligence briefing officer for a dive bomber squadron. Following the end of World War II, he attained the rank of major. He volunteered to fly twelve combat missions as a gunner-observer. These missions were generally safe, and after one where he was allowed to shoot as much ammunition as he wanted to, mainly at coconut trees, he acquired the nickname "Tail-Gunner Joe". Some of his claims of heroism were later shown to be exaggerated or falsified, leading many of his critics to use "Tail-Gunner Joe" as a term of mockery which also alluded to his alleged homosexuality. (Full article...)

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Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company's 10th Street Brewery in Milwaukee

The Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company (/ˈlaɪnənkuːɡəl/), doing business as Leinenkugel's, is an American beer maker based in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. Leinenkugel's was historically distributed only in the Upper Midwest, but is now available throughout all 50 states. The company is the seventh oldest brewery in the United States, and the oldest business in Chippewa Falls. It is a subsidiary of Molson Coors. It produces both traditional beers, including lagers and ales, as well as a popular line of shandies, which are a mixture of beer with fruit juices, such as lemonade. (Full article...)

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Image 1Köppen climate types of Wisconsin (from Wisconsin)
Image 2Chief Black Hawk, by George Catlin (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 3Islands off the Door Peninsula. (from Geography of Wisconsin)
Image 4A stone barn built for cows in Wisconsin. The circular silo was used to store feed. (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 5Wisconsin 2020 Population Density Map (from Wisconsin)
Image 6Blackjack Springs Wilderness, in the Chequamegon–Nicolet National Forest. (from Geography of Wisconsin)

Map of counties in Wisconsin by racial plurality, per the 2020 U.S. census

Legend

Non-Hispanic White

40–50%

60–70%

70–80%

80–90%

90%+

Native American

80–90%

(from Wisconsin)

Image 8The state seal of Wisconsin contains a shovel and pickaxe, reflecting the importance of lead mining to Wisconsin's history. (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 9Wisconsin is divided into five geographic regions. (from Geography of Wisconsin)
Image 10Wisconsin congressman Paul Ryan was the 2012 Republican Party nominee for vice president, and later served as the speaker of the House of Representatives from 2015 to 2019.
Image 11Köppen climate types of Wisconsin (from Wisconsin)
Image 12Music stage at Summerfest, 1994 (from Wisconsin)
Image 13The Senate Chamber of the Wisconsin State Capitol (from Wisconsin)
Image 14Map of Wisconsin Territory 1836–1848 (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 15The Senate Chamber of the Wisconsin State Capitol (from Wisconsin)
Image 16Köppen climate types of Wisconsin, using 1991-2020 climate normals. (from Geography of Wisconsin)
Image 17Jean Nicolet's 1634 landing in Wisconsin (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 18State welcome sign (from Wisconsin)
Image 19On May 29, 1948, the U.S.Post Office issued a commemorative stamp celebrating the 100th anniversary of Wisconsin statehood, featuring the state capitol building and map of Wisconsin. (from Wisconsin)
Image 20Map Showing Lines of The Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company c 1907 (from Wisconsin)
Image 21Jean Nicolet, depicted in a 1910 painting by Frank Rohrbeck, was probably the first European to explore Wisconsin. The mural is located in the Brown County Courthouse in Green Bay. (from Wisconsin)
Image 22Ethnic origins in Wisconsin (from Wisconsin)
Image 23State welcome sign (from Wisconsin)
Image 24Drawing of a mastodon skeleton by Rembrandt Peale (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 25Wisconsin Governor Robert La Follette addresses an assembly, 1905 (from Wisconsin)
Image 26Jean Nicolet, depicted in a 1910 painting by Frank Rohrbeck, was probably the first European to explore Wisconsin. The mural is located in the Brown County Courthouse in Green Bay. (from Wisconsin)
Image 27The Milwaukee Art Museum (from Wisconsin)
Image 28Map of counties in Wisconsin by racial plurality, per the 2020 U.S. census
Legend
- Non-Hispanic White
    40–50%
  
    60–70%
  
    70–80%
  
    80–90%
  
    90%+
  
  Native American
    80–90%
(from Wisconsin)
Image 29The Wisconsin 8th Volunteer Eagle Regiment with Old Abe (from Wisconsin)
Image 30The color guard of the Wisconsin 8th Infantry with Old Abe (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 31American Family Field is the home stadium of Major League Baseball's Milwaukee Brewers. (from Wisconsin)
Image 32The Little White Schoolhouse in Ripon, Wisconsin, held the nation's first meeting of the Republican Party. (from Wisconsin)
Image 33The 300th anniversary of Nicolet's landing in 1634 is commemorated on a U.S. stamp, issued by the U.S. Post Office in 1934 (from Wisconsin)
Image 34The 2011 Wisconsin Act 10 led to large protests around the state capitol building in Madison. (from Wisconsin)
Image 35Drawing of Industrial Milwaukee in 1882 (from Wisconsin)
Image 36Sunset over Lake Winnebago. (from Geography of Wisconsin)
Image 37The Wisconsin State Capitol is located on the isthmus between Lake Mendota and Lake Monona, in the city of Madison. (from Wisconsin)
Image 38The Driftless Area of southwestern Wisconsin is characterized by bluffs carved in sedimentary rock by water from melting Ice age glaciers. (from Wisconsin)
Image 39Drawing of Industrial Milwaukee in 1882 (from Wisconsin)
Image 40On May 29, 1948, the U.S.Post Office issued a commemorative stamp celebrating the 100th anniversary of Wisconsin statehood, featuring the state capitol building and map of Wisconsin. (from Wisconsin)
Image 41Music stage at Summerfest, 1994 (from Wisconsin)
Image 42St. Croix Falls, 1865, log jam (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 43Location of Wisconsin in the United States (from Geography of Wisconsin)
Image 44Timms Hill is the highest natural point in Wisconsin at 1,951.5 ft (594.8 m); it is located in the Town of Hill, Price County. (from Wisconsin)
Image 45Wisconsin, from an altitude of 206 nautical miles (237 statute miles; 382 km) at 7:43:39 am CDT on March 11, 2012 during Expedition 30 of the International Space Station. (from Wisconsin)
Image 46The Driftless Area of southwestern Wisconsin is characterized by bluffs carved in sedimentary rock by water from melting Ice age glaciers. (from Wisconsin)
Image 47Wisconsin counties (from Wisconsin)
Image 48The U.S. Bank Center in downtown Milwaukee is home to the headquarters of Foley & Lardner, Robert W. Baird & Company, Sensient Technologies Corporation, and is the Milwaukee office for U.S. Bank, IBM, and CBRE. (from Wisconsin)
Image 49Wisconsin is divided into five geographic regions. (from Wisconsin)
Image 501865 map Wisconsin prepared by Increase Lapham (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 51Wisconsin is divided into five geographic regions. (from Wisconsin)
Image 52The largest platform mound at Aztalan, with modern reconstructions of steps and stockade (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 53A general map of Wisconsin (from Geography of Wisconsin)
Image 54Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin in Spring Green (from Wisconsin)
Image 55The Little White Schoolhouse, in Ripon, 1854, which hosted the first meeting of what became the national Republican Party (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 56The Wisconsin 8th Volunteer Eagle Regiment with Old Abe (from Wisconsin)
Image 57The 300th anniversary of Nicolet's landing in 1634 is commemorated on a U.S. stamp, issued by the U.S. Post Office in 1934 (from Wisconsin)
Image 58The U.S. Bank Center in downtown Milwaukee is home to the headquarters of Foley & Lardner, Robert W. Baird & Company, Sensient Technologies Corporation, and is the Milwaukee office for U.S. Bank, IBM, and CBRE. (from Wisconsin)
Image 59Wisconsin congressman Paul Ryan was the 2012 Republican Party nominee for vice president, and later served as the speaker of the House of Representatives from 2015 to 2019.
Image 60Ethnic origins in Wisconsin (from Wisconsin)
Image 61American Family Field is the home stadium of Major League Baseball's Milwaukee Brewers. (from Wisconsin)
Image 62Timms Hill is the highest natural point in Wisconsin at 1,951.5 ft (594.8 m); it is located in the Town of Hill, Price County. (from Wisconsin)
Image 63Lambeau Field in Green Bay is home to the NFL's Packers. (from Wisconsin)
Image 64The Daniel E. Krause Stone Barn in Chase was built in 1903, as dairy farming spread across the state. (from Wisconsin)
Image 65Wisconsin counties (from Wisconsin)
Image 66Privy Seal of Wisconsin (from Wisconsin)
Image 67Timms Hill is the highest natural point in Wisconsin at 1,951.5 ft (594.8 m); it is located in the town of Hill, Price County. (from Geography of Wisconsin)
Image 68Map Showing Lines of The Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company c 1907 (from Wisconsin)
Image 69The Little White Schoolhouse in Ripon, Wisconsin, held the nation's first meeting of the Republican Party. (from Wisconsin)
Image 70The 2011 Wisconsin Act 10 led to large protests around the state capitol building in Madison. (from Wisconsin)
Image 71Wisconsin in 1718, Guillaume de L'Isle map, with the approximate state area highlighted (from Wisconsin)
Image 72Wisconsin counties (from Geography of Wisconsin)
Image 73The Wisconsin State Capitol is located on the isthmus between Lake Mendota and Lake Monona, in the city of Madison. (from Wisconsin)
Image 74Wisconsin, from an altitude of 206 nautical miles (237 statute miles; 382 km) at 7:43:39 am CDT on March 11, 2012 during Expedition 30 of the International Space Station. (from Wisconsin)
Image 75Wisconsin Governor Robert La Follette addresses an assembly, 1905 (from Wisconsin)
Image 76Wisconsin 2020 Population Density Map (from Wisconsin)
Image 77Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin in Spring Green (from Wisconsin)
Image 78Wisconsin in 1718, Guillaume de L'Isle map, approximate state area highlighted (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 79Privy Seal of Wisconsin (from Wisconsin)
Image 80Wisconsin Governor Robert La Follette in 1905 (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 81The Daniel E. Krause Stone Barn in Chase was built in 1903, as dairy farming spread across the state. (from Wisconsin)
Image 82The Milwaukee Art Museum (from Wisconsin)
Image 83French-Canadian voyageur Joseph Roi built the Tank Cottage in Green Bay in 1776. Located in Heritage Hill State Historical Park, it is the oldest standing building from Wisconsin's early years and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 84Lambeau Field in Green Bay is home to the NFL's Packers. (from Wisconsin)
Image 85Corn planting in Wisconsin (from Wisconsin)
Image 86Wisconsin in 1718, Guillaume de L'Isle map, with the approximate state area highlighted (from Wisconsin)
Image 87The Driftless Area of southwestern Wisconsin is characterized by bluffs carved in sedimentary rock by water from melting Ice Age glaciers. (from Geography of Wisconsin)
Image 88Corn planting in Wisconsin (from Wisconsin)
Image 89Logs being transported on a sleigh after being cut (from History of Wisconsin)

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... that firefighters had to wade through deep pools of viscous, slippery butter and cheese spawned by the great butter fire?
... that local dairy farmers credit morning broadcasts of polka music from a Wisconsin radio station for relaxing their cows?
... that Thomas Binger, the lead prosecutor in the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, unsuccessfully ran for district attorney of Racine County, Wisconsin, in 2016?
... that the oldest surviving synagogue building in Wisconsin was almost razed in the 1970s?
... that the BOW counties in Wisconsin were one of the regions of the U.S. that helped Joe Biden win the presidency in 2020?
... that there have been ongoing conflicts for decades about whether Sugarbush Hill is the highest point in Wisconsin?

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Largest cities

v t e Largest cities or towns in Wisconsin ^[1]
	Rank	Name	County	Pop.
Milwaukee Madison	1	Milwaukee	Milwaukee	577,222	Green Bay Kenosha
	2	Madison	Dane	269,840
	3	Green Bay	Brown	107,395
	4	Kenosha	Kenosha	99,986
	5	Racine	Racine	77,816
	6	Appleton	Outagamie	75,644
	7	Waukesha	Waukesha	71,158
	8	Eau Claire	Eau Claire	69,421
	9	Oshkosh	Winnebago	66,816
	10	Janesville	Rock	65,615

See List of cities in Wisconsin for a full list.

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