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Wisconsin is a state in the United States, located in the Midwest. Known as America's Dairyland, After the American Revolutionary War, Wisconsin was a part of the U.S.Northwest Territory. It was then governed as part of Indiana Territory, Illinois Territory, and Michigan Territory. Wisconsin Territory was organized on July 3, 1836 and became the 30th state on May 29, 1848. The state is bordered by 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.

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. The varied landscape of Wisconsin makes the state a vacation destination popular for outdoor recreation. Winter events include curling matches 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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Wisconsin is recognized as America's Dairyland, a state that exudes natural beauty thus attracting millions of vacationers every year. It features five land regions that include Lake Superior Lowland, Northern Highland, Central Plain, Western Upland, and Eastern Ridges and Lowlands. The shoreline of Wisconsin spans nearly 300 miles along Lake Superior and nearly 400 miles along Lake Michigan; each featuring rugged bluffs and sand beaches. Interior lakes total 15,000 with the largest being Lake Winnebago spanning an impressive 215 miles. Green Lake is the deepest with depths reaching 237 feet.

An east-west divide runs across the northern tier of the state where rivers Bad, Montreal, and Nemadji flow northward into Lake Superior while longer rivers such as the Flambeau and St. Croix flow southward. Wisconsin also features a north-south divide running down the eastern third of the state where rivers such as the Black, Chippewa and St. Croix flow west into the Mississippi while rivers that include Fox, Menominee, Milwaukee, and Oconto flow east into Lake Michigan directly or via Green Bay. Scenery abounds amid the state's hundreds of scenic waterfalls and dense forestlands that cover nearly half of Wisconsin. Before 1830, 3.1 million Wisconsin acres were grassland. Today, 13,000 grassland acres remain.

Cities with Lodging Hotels in Wisconsin
Antigo Appleton Ashland Baldwin Baraboo Beaver Dam Belmont Beloit Black River Falls Brookfield Brown Deer Burlington Columbus Delafield Delavan De Pere Dodgeville Eagle River Eau Claire Elkhorn Fitchburg	Fond du Lac Fontana Fort Atkinson Germantown Glendale Green Bay Hartford Hayward Hillsboro Hudson Hurley Janesville Jefferson Johnson Creek Kenosha Kewaunee Kimberly La Crosse Lake Geneva Lake Mills Lodi	Lomira Madison Manitowoc Marinette Marshfield Mauston Medford Menomonie Merrill Middleton Milwaukee Mineral Point Minocqua Monroe Mosinee Neenah Neillsville New Berlin New Lisbon New Richmond Oak Creek	Onalaska Oshkosh Park Falls Pewaukee Phillips Platteville Portage Port Washington Prairie du Chien Racine Reedsburg Rhinelander Rice Lake Richland Center Ripon River Falls Rothschild Shawano Sheboygan Sparta Stanley	Stevens Point Sturgeon Bay Sun Prairie Superior Tomah Tomahawk Verona Waterford Watertown Waukesha Waunakee Waupaca Wausau Wautoma Wauwatosa West Allis West Bend Whitewater Windsor Wisconsin Dells Wisconsin Rapids

Located in the Great Lakes Region, Wisconsin is bordered to the east by Lake Michigan and separated from Canada in the north by Lake Superior. This is a beautiful State, with over 15,000 lakes and thousands of miles of rivers and streams. Its varied countryside also includes sandstone cliffs, sandy beaches, northern forests and rich, southern farmland. Wisconsin is famed for its hospitality and friendly atmosphere and is known as the beer capital of the nation. Milwaukee, on the southeast shores of Lake Michigan, is the State’s largest city. Well known for its German heritage and beer industry, the city boasts over 1500 bars and taverns. Many festivals are held throughout the summer, the most lavish of which is the Summerfest in late June. The Charles Allis Art Museum and the lakefront Milwaukee Art Museum offer fine collections of art.

West of Milwaukee, Madison, the State capital, is located on an isthmus between Lake Mendota and Lake Monona. This gracious city is the site of the University of Wisconsin, and student culture thrives, with lively coffee shops, second-hand (thrift) shops and bicycle paths. Also here is the impressive State Capitol, with its outstanding ceiling frescoes, and, in nearby Baraboo, the Circus World Museum, former home of the Ringling Brothers’ Circus. Wisconsin’s Door County is a peninsula comprising 403km (250 miles) of beautiful coastline that extends into Lake Michigan. The scenery here is breathtaking, with lighthouses, picturesque villages, art galleries and miles of sandy beaches. Camping is plentiful, as is Door County cuisine, such as ‘fish boils’ and cherry pie.

Other State attractions include the 21 Apostle Islands on Lake Superior, home to the largest collection of lighthouses in the USA, as well as fine sandy beaches, caves, forests, black bears and bald eagles. Especially popular is Madeline Island, with its fine beaches and unspoilt landscape.

With nearly 15,000 interior lakes and borders along two Great Lakes and the Mississippi River, a myriad of water-oriented activities wait. Numerous state and national parks and forests afford hiking, biking, camping, fishing, boating, hunting, nature photography, and winter sport opportunities.