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Town of the Week, April 11, 1998

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

. . . according to Wisconsin yarns, Wisconsin contains more ghosts per square mile than any other state in the nation.

. . . the Fox River is one of the few rivers in the nation that flow north.

. . . nearly 21 million gallons of ice cream are consumed by Wisconsinites each year.

. . . Green Bay is known as the "Toilet Paper Capital" of the world.

. . . the first ice cream sundae was concocted in Two Rivers in 1881.

. . . practically all the natural lakes in Wisconsin have resulted from glaciers.

. . . famous Wisconsinites include Kathy Kinney ("Mimi" on the Drew Carey Show, from Stevens Point), artist Georgia O'Keefe (from Sun Prairie), Gary Burhoff (Radar O'Reilly of M*A*S*H fame), Bob Uecker (sportscaster/former Milwaukee Brewer, from Milwaukee), magician Harry Houdini (raised in Appleton), author Thornton Wilder (born in Madison) and Amy Pietz ("Annie" on Caroline in the City, from Oak Creek).

Milwaukee online

MKE blue: Milwaukee

Official WI tourism

Destination Milwaukee

Animal: Badger
Peace: Mourning Dove
Tree: Sugar Maple
Mineral: Galena
Flower: Wood violet
Bird: Robin
Soil: Antigo Silt Loam
Fish: Muskellunge
Insect: Honey Bee
Wildlife
Animal:
White-tailed Deer
Domestic
Animal:
Dairy Cow
Rock: Red Granite

Info for "D'ja Know?" and "Fun Facts" compiled from the Wisconsin state government homepage.

 


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