Wisconsin

Badger State territory

Wisconsin is a state in the upper Midwest of the United States, bordered by Lake Michigan and Lake Superior.

Known for dairy farming, it's called the Cheese State or America's Dairyland.

We're driving up to Wisconsin for the weekend.

A Wisconsinite is a resident.

The Green Bay Packers football team inspires fierce regional loyalty.

Midwest

heartland

Central region of significance

soybeans · cranberries · ginseng · farmsteads · silos · barns · tractors · harvest · cornfields · rustbelt

state

Madison

Wisconsin's governmental seat

Wausau · Oshkosh · Appleton · Sheboygan · Superior · Janesville

cheese

curds

Coagulated milk solids

creamery · Muenster

Milwaukee

Brewers

Ale and lager producers

  • BucksWisconsin's professional basketball team
  • SummerfestMilwaukee's annual music festival
  • PabstAmerican beer company

Potawatomi · custard · festivals · breweries · Marquette

nature

forests

Densely treed land areas

birch · maple · wildlife · deer · musky · walleye · loons · camping · canoe

winter

snowfall

Precipitation of frozen crystals

windchill · parka · flannel · woodstove · snowplow · snowdrift · frostbite · woolens

GreatLakes

Michigan

Northern Great Lakes state

ports · freshwater · shoreline · maritime · ferries · lighthouse · Minnesota · Illinois · commercial fishing · lakeside

Categories
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U.S. regional/cultural identity

WisconsinFlorida

Southeastern American peninsula state

Hawaii · Arizona · California · Texas · Nevada

political alignment

WisconsinMassachusetts

Northeastern colonial state

California · Wyoming · Oklahoma · Utah · Alabama

neighboring state rivalry

WisconsinMinnesota

Upper Midwest American state

Illinois · Michigan · Chicago · Iowa

Phrases
Family

Wisconsinite, Wisconsinites

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Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G