State Slogan: Come Cut Our Cheese
Nickname: Badger State
State Flower: Wood violet
Motto: Forward
Wisconsin is a state in the United States, and is located in the upper Midwest region. The capital of the state is Madison, and its current governor is Jim Doyle. The Wisconsin area, bordered by the current-day states of Iowa, Minnesota, Michigan and Illinois, as well as Lakes Michigan and Superior, has been part of United States territory since the end of the American Revolution; the Wisconsin Territory (which included parts of other current states) was formed on July 3, 1836. |
