Wisconsin Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
state of the United States of America
About Wisconsin
The name Wisconsin means "meeting of the waters" and is of Native American origin. Wisconsin is known nationwide for its dairy heritage, or as "America's Dairyland". People from Wisconsin are calledcheese heads. Wisconsin has been home to a wide variety of cultures over the past 14,000 years. The first people arrived around 10,000 BCE during the Wisconsin Glaciation. The first European explorers made their way to Wisconsin in the 1650s and 1660s. Explorers got to the state through the Great Lakes. The cities ofGreen BayandPrairie du Chienwere founded as explorers made their way down the Fox-Wisconsin Waterway, eventually ending up on theMississippi River. These cities were critical in Wisconsin's growth throughout the Fur Trade. Some of the first permanent settlers came to the state afte
Wisconsin Travel Guide Sections
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