1. W ISCONSIN Maura Pogirski Became a state on May 29, 1848.

2. N ICKNAME & M OTTO Nickname- The Badger State Motto- “Forward”

3. S TATE F LOWER & B IRD State Flower- Violet Wood State Bird- Robin

4. S TATE S EAL  2 men = a Sailor and a Miner.  Banner “Forward” is state motto  Pick & Shovel = early Mining  Arm & Hammer = Wisconsin’s Laborers & artisans.  Anchor= symbolizes sailing.  Plough = Farming

5. S TATE A NIMALS  Wisconsin has 3 state animals;  A Domestic (Dairy Cow)  State Animal (Badger) State Wildlife Animal. (White Tailed Deer)

6. S TATE T REE & S ONG On, Wisconsin! On, Wisconsin! Grand old badger state! We, thy loyal sons and daughters, Hail thee, good and great. On, Wisconsin! On, Wisconsin! Champion of the right, "Forward", our motto God will give thee might State Tree- Sugar Maple

7. S TATE C OLOR & F LAG State Color- Blue meaning courageous State Flag-

8. S TATE J EWEL /M INERAL & C OIN Rock- (Red Granite) Mineral- (Galena) In the last year, people have been selling false Wisconsin state coins to coin collectors. Above the corn in the picture, there’s an extra leaf. Jewel/Mineral/RockCoin

9. F AMOUS P EOPLE Chris Farley (Comedian) Jeffery Dahmer (Serial Killer) Oprah Winfrey (talk show host) Kurtwood Smith (That 70’s show Actor) Dr. Laurel Clark (Astronaut)

10. S TATE C LIMATE Continental Climate- Warm Summers & Snowy Cold Winters.

11. M AP & L OCATION Latitude- Placed Between 40° 32’ N to 47 ° 3’N. Longitude- 86° 49’W to 92° 54’W.

12. C APITAL Wisconsin’s Capital- Madison.

13. F OODS & C ROPS P RODUCED Summer Sausage Milk & Other Dairy Products Hay Soybeans Corn Cranberries

14. A VERAGE OF S TATE L IVING C OST Cost of average home in Wisconsin: $29,578.75

15. S PORTS T EAMS Green Bay Packers (NFL) Milwaukee Brewers (MBL) Milwaukee Bucks (NBA) Wisconsin Badgers (College Football)

16. G OVERNMENT Jim DoyleHerb Kohl. Tammy Baldwin, Steve Kagen, Ron Kind, Gwen Moore, David R. Obey, Thomas Petri, Paul Ryan, F. James Sensenbrenner. Governor Senator and House of Representatives

17. F AMOUS L ANDMARKS, P LACES, & P ARKS Ringling Brothers Circus Winter Headquarters. McMillan Hotel (Haunted). Milwaukee County Zoo. Grand Opera House.

18. E LEVATION Highest Point- Timms Hill 1,591 ft. above sea level. Lowest Point- Lake Michigain 581 ft above sea level. Average Elevation- 1050 ft. above sea leavel.

19. C OST OF A VERAGE H OME / Y EARLY I NCOME /P OPULATION The average cost of a home/condo in WI is- $152,600. Average Yearly Income for residents in WI - $30,906. Population- 5,600,000

20. N ATURAL R ESOURCES Natural Resources : Water Soil Climate All of them enable great farming conditions.

21. S TATE T AXES 5% (Food & Prescription Drugs) 32.9% cents/gallon. $2.52 a pack of cigarettes.

22. S TATE T RANSPORTATION Cars Buses Planes Trucks

23. W ISCONSIN ’ S C APITAL : M ADISON

24. R EFERENCES www.wikipedia.com  www.google/wisconisn.state www.google/wisconisn.state  www.google/images.com www.google/images.com  www.state.com www.state.com