Popular Tourist Attractions

Henry Vilas Zoo
Milwaukee County Zoo
Peninsula State Park:
Discovery World

National Parks

Apostle Islands National Lakeshore.

State Parks

Peninsula State Park

Population

5,893,718

State Fish

Muskellunge

Popular Tourist Attractions

Popular Iconic Wisconsin Foods That Require Clean Water

Wisconsin is famous for the following foods:

Bratwurst

Frozen Custard

Butter Burger

Kringle

Fish Boil

Sausage

Fun Facts

            • The state of Wisconsin was named after the Wisconsin River. The word Wisconsin originates from the Miami Indian word Meskonsing, meaning “this stream meanders through something red,” a reference to the setting of the Wisconsin River as it flows through the red sandstone bluffs of the Wisconsin Dells.
            • Harley-Davidson, the American motorcycle manufacturer, was founded in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1903 by William Harley, Arthur Davidson, and Walter Davidson.
            • The Ringling Brothers (Albert, Otto, Charles and John) gave their first circus show performance in Baraboo, Wisconsin, in 1884.
            • Noah’s Ark Family Park is the largest water park in the United States. It features 51 water slides, among other attractions. The park is located in the city of Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin.
            • The first hydroelectric plant in the United States began operation on the Fox River in Appleton, Wisconsin, on September 30, 1882.
            • The Wisconsin town of Bloomer hosts an annual jump rope competition and is the Jump Rope Capital of the World.
            • Eagle River, Wisconsin, hosts the annual World Championship Snowmobile Derby and is known as the Snowmobile Capital of the World.
            • In 1919, Stephen J. Poplawski of Racine, Wisconsin, invented the blender.
            • Wisconsin is one of two states with an official State Pastry: Kringle.

            This page was last updated on July 31, 2022.

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