Having never been to Wisconsin I only think of cows,cheese, and
Brett Favre when the state comes up in conversation.After a minor insult to a Wisconsinite on another article I decided I needed to educate myself about America's Dairyland.Here were the ten most popular topics that came up when I googled "great things about Wisconsin". Some I'm familiar with.Others left me scratching my head.
1.Beer. Point, PBR, Leinenkugels.Pabst Blue Ribbon needs no introduction.Leinenkugels is awesome.I recommend the summer variety pack.
2.Food-Obviously bratwurst but also something called cheese curds.Fish fries were mentioned several times.Culver's custard was popular.
3.Apparantley Wisconsinites refer to ATMs as "Tyme Machines". ??????????
4.Summerfest-A celebration of all things Milwaukee.
5.Platinum exits-Interstate exits receive precious metal ratings based on available services.Platinum exits have food,lodging,gas,fireworks,adult bookstores (I'm not making this up,really),strip clubs,etc.
6.Shopko-this must be some kind of a walmart set-up.People who move away from Wisconsin seem to really miss this place.
7.Pewaukee Lake/Wisconsin River-Lots of concerts and canoeing,fishing,sailing,etc.
8.supper clubs-according to one website Wisconsinites gather at these truckstop/bar/townhall establishments to get drunk and talk politics.
9.stop-and-go-lights - Their version of a traffic signal. Apparantley may have up to twenty lights on one pole because they get knocked down a lot during winter.
10.Fish boils- like a good ol' N'awlins fish fry except Scandinavian and without the Zydeco band.
All told it sounds like a place I'd like to check out for myself.Thanks for being great,Wisconsin!!