Wisconsin

= Welcome to Wisconsin! =

Travel Journals
Read about our journey through Wisconsin Mrs. Bishop's Journal Mrs. Wirth's Journal

State Quarter
All pictures are from: Barker, Brett R., and Carol J. Rosen. "Wisconsin." //World Book Student.// World Book, 2010. Web. 3 May 2010.

Other Information:
Madison, Wisconsin
 * State Capital**

Old World Wisconsin - Near Eagle, you can find houses built by Wisconsin immigrants in the 1800's. Pendarvis - In Mineral Point, you can find some of the first permanent houses built by Cornish lead miners in the 1830's and 1840's.
 * Historical Sites**

Timms Hill - 1,951 Feet above sea level
 * Highest Point -**

Shore of Lake Michigan - 581 Feet above sea level
 * Lowest Point -**

Devil's Lake State Park - Baraboo Apostle Islands National Park - Lake Superior
 * State or National Park -**

Frank Lloyd Wright - Architect Bob Uecker - Baseball Announcer
 * Famous People -**

University of Wisconsin Madison - Madison Wisconsin St. Norbert College - De Pere Wisconsin
 * College or University -**

Football - Green Bay Packers Baseball - Milwaukee Brewers
 * Professional Sports Teams -**

Milwaukee - 579,180 people Madison - 224,625 people Green Bay - 101,012 people Kenosha - 93,982 people
 * Largest Cities -**

January - 12 degrees Fahrenheit to 22 degrees Fahrenheit July - 69 degrees Fahrenheit to 73 degrees Fahrenheit
 * Average Temperature -**

31 inches a year
 * Average Precipitation** -

Cave of the Mounds - Between Mount Horeb and Blue Mounds House on the Rock - Just north of Dodgeville Wisconsin Dells Circus World Museum - Baraboo Door County Apostle Islands
 * Other Points of Interest -**