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Facts About Wisconsin
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Welcome to my Facts About Wisconsin page. I figure if you're thinking about coming for a visit, it would be nice for you to know what this place is all about and why you should come here. Raised in Northern Illinois, I've always had a particular fondness for Wisconsin. Although the Illinois/Wisconsin border was only a few miles from where I grew up, heading Up North always felt to me like traveling to another world. Even now, Wisconsin feels different than any place else I've ever been. It's laid back. It's beautiful, it's natural and the people, warm and friendly. In fact, experiencing these inviting qualities created some of the best memories of my life.
What are the facts about Wisconsin that make this wonderful place so unique? It's got to be the lakes.  | Courtesy of "lisaschaos" at Flickr
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I've always been a "water person." I love being around it. Regardless if it is a river, a stream, an ocean or a lake, there's nothing like it. You can sit on a log and skip rocks while you contemplate life, listening to the sounds of the water as it sways and laps at the shore. In the summer, you can dive in and cool off, laze on a raft or pier, or if you're lucky enough to have a boat, you can tool around contentedly or slice through the waves with wind in your hair. Others more adept than me actually sail through the stuff on things called "skis" (something I've never gotten the hang of). However, for people like me, there's something called tubing: a highly athletic sport involving being pulled by boat on an inner tube, which is lots of fun. It's a daring sport requiring lots of agility and balance (not), because if you do manage to fall off (somehow), people will really think you should stay ashore . . . not only for your own safety, but for the safety of others. If you're not interested in speed, you can also use the tube to float blithely on the surface while basking in the afternoon sun. (Ahhh, now that's my favorite kind of sport!)
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Perhaps it's the glimpses of azure seen through trees on a country road that stirs the excitement, the sun glittering off the surface of a lake beckoning you to come out and play. It could be the glorious vistas of blue that stretch out before you as you stand on the shore, watching the boats that dot the horizon, or distant sounds of outboards wafting through the air that makes being around water thrilling.Whatever it is, I love water and one of the facts about Wisconsin is that it has lots of it. With over 15,000 lakes, water is virtually everywhere. In fact, Wisconsin is where I learned how to swim, thanks to my dad. Well, it could also be the woods.  | Courtesy of "chefranden" at Flickr
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There is nothing like nature to soothe the ravages of the pressures resulting from fast-paced, day-to-day living. The perfect way to forget your troubles is to get outside, stretch your legs and find a quiet place in the woods. Take a stroll under the canopy of pines or sit quietly under a thicket of birch and oak, birds tittering and as they flit among the leaves, their mates calling from the distance as they glide from tree to tree. It is likely that you will hear the bubbling of a stream as it cuts through the forest and just as likely that you will see ancient rock formations jutting out from hillsides or rising up from nowhere, creating sacred-seeming places in the forest.One of the precious facts about Wisconsin is that it is full of locations such as these. In many places they are so unpopulated and secluded you can feel as though there is nobody around for miles. But then, there's always the wonderful people . . .  | Grandpa Younger Telling Tales
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Roaming Wisconsin's highways and byways, it is easy to find evidence of its first European settlers. One of the well-known facts about Wisconsin is that Germans, Norwegians, Swedes, Poles and others settled here and brought with them their culture and heritage. You will find these cultural influences in Wisconsin's cities, its food and drink, music, architecture and people. Especially true in small towns, you won't find many residents who are rude, rushed or too busy to talk. Instead, Wisconsin has always been known as a friendly, hospitable place. A place where people go out of their way to make you feel at home and love to engage in amiable, light-hearted conversation.Don’t forget the sun and the snow . . .  | Courtesy of "click-see" at Flickr
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Along with an abundance of water comes the sun in the summertime. In most Wisconsin locales, the summer months are quite warm, making Wisconsin a playground for boaters, fishermen, campers and swimmers. When the snow flies, people rejoice. Out come the skis and snowmobiles, and people from all over the globe come to traverse the countless trails for days of winter fun.
Whatever it is that gives Wisconsin its uniqueness, it is one of the friendliest, most beautiful places I've ever been. There are tons of things to do and see any time of year. In order to fully appreciate this place, it is interesting to look back in time to discover how it got this way.
Let's look at some of the facts about Wisconsin.
Glaciers in Wisconsin History Wisconsin State Symbols Map of Wisconsin and Useful Information Discover Wisconsin Residents. Famous people from Wisconsin.
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