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  World Almanac for Kids
WISCONSIN, one of the East North Central states of the U.S., bordered on the N by Lake Superior and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, on the E by Lake Michigan, on the S by Illinois, and on the W by Iowa and Minnesota.
Wisconsin’s Indians became increasingly dependent on the trade and were inevitably drawn into the imperial wars of the late 1700s, fighting in the French and Indian War (1754–63) and on the side of the British during the American Revolution.
Wisconsin became part of the U.S. in 1783 at the end of the American Revolution, but U.S. control was not effectively established until the building of forts at Green Bay and Prairie du Chien in 1816.
www.worldalmanacforkids.com /explore/states/wisconsin.html   (4628 words)

  
 MPR: A red or blue governor in Wisconsin?
Wisconsin is considered the birthplace, so to speak, of embryonic stem cell research.
Wisconsin has four existing embryonic stem cell lines that produce stem cells for research.
Wisconsin Right to Life is a powerful organization in the state, and it's very much opposed to the research.
minnesota.publicradio.org /display/web/2006/10/31/wisconsingov   (740 words)

  
 The War of 1812 in Wisconsin
It was a conflict that did not have support throughout the United States, that was laden with confusion as to its causes, and ended in uncertainty with reversion to the status quo prior to the declaration of war.
Prairie du Chien was a small community whose residents found employment in the fur trade.
Canadian traders established trading houses on the prairie and actively engaged in the fur trade with the Indians of the upper Mississippi and its tributaries.
members.tripod.com /umbrigade/articles/wisconsin.html   (1431 words)

  
 Wisconsin Bed and Breakfast Inns. Find WI B&B's & Lodging Listings.
No matter where you go in Wisconsin, finding a bed and breakfast inn, farm B&B, farm or town homestay B&B, historic hotel, country inn, lakeside lodge, or urban inn is easy on BedandBreakfast.com.
Wisconsin offers summer visitors everything from deepwater sport fishing on the Great Lakes to boating, water skiing, fishing, and swimming in its many lakes.
Many of Wisconsin's bed and breakfasts and country inns are located in Door County, a peninsula that extends like a thumb from Green Bay 80 miles out into Lake Michigan.
www.bedandbreakfast.com /wisconsin.html   (197 words)

  
 La Crosse, Wisconsin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The population of La Crosse was 51,818 at the 2000 census.
La Crosse is located in western Wisconsin, on a broad alluvial plain along the east side of the Mississippi River.
La Crosse has supported several sports teams, including the Catbirds of the CBA, the Bobcats of the CBA, the La Crosse RiverRats of the IFL, the Night Train of the NIFL, and currently the Loggers of the Northwoods League, whose home field is at Copeland Park.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/La_Crosse,_Wisconsin   (2156 words)

  
 North Prairie, Wisconsin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
North Prairie is a village in Waukesha County, Wisconsin.
North Prairie is a village, with a village board.
Prairie View Elementary School is located on Highway E, set into the gently rolling hills and oak savanna of the kettle moraine area of Wisconsin.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/North_Prairie,_Wisconsin   (968 words)

  
 La Leche League of Sauk Prairie, Wisconsin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
La Leche League is an international, nonprofit, nonsectarian organization dedicated to providing education, information, support, and encouragement to women who want to breastfeed.
La Leche League Leaders are experienced mothers who have breastfed their own babies and who have been trained and accredited by La Leche League International to help mothers and mothers-to-be with all aspects of breastfeeding.
The La Leche League International mission is to help mothers worldwide to breastfeed through mother-to-mother support, encouragement, information and education, and to promote a better understanding of breastfeeding as an important element in the healthy development of the baby and the mother.
www.lllusa.org /web/SaukPrairieWI.html   (218 words)

  
 Discover Wisconsin » Show Listing
Discover Wisconsin TV and Radio are weekly broadcast series programs promoting vacation destinations in the state of Wisconsin.
This Discover Wisconsin America's Dairyland episode highlights Wisconsin's 160 years of dedication to the craft of dairying, which is especially apparent with the rising popularity and variety of artisan and farmstead dairy products being made here.
From touring the area’s display of beautiful fall colors…to a snowmobiling through a winter wonderland in the northwoods…to reeling in the big one, this area of the state is a nature lovers dream come true.
www.discoverwisconsin.com /show_listing/?p=2   (1422 words)

  
 USGS Earthquake Hazards Program » Earthquake History of Wisconsin
The shock was felt in a 160 kilometer wide strip from Sheboygan to the Wisconsin - Illinois border and extended from the lakeshore to Waukesha, 40 kilometers inland.
Scattered felt reports in Wisconsin were noted from a major earthquake in the St. Lawrence River region near La Malbaie, Quebec, Canada, on February 28, 1925.
The intensity at Janesville, Wisconsin, was I - III.
earthquake.usgs.gov /regional/states/wisconsin/history.php   (829 words)

  
 Wisconsin Biblio2.html
Klewin, Kenneth, 1987, The Petrology and Geochemistry of the Keweenawan Potato River Intrusion, Northern Wisconsin; unpub.
Lahr, Melvin, 1973, "Precambrian Geology of a Greenstone Belt in Oconto County, Wisconsin and Chemistry of the Waupee Volcanics", Abst.
Middleton, M.D., and I.S. Wiliams, 1989, "Stratigraphy and Structural Setting of the Prairie du Chien Group in the Beyer Quarry" in Williams, I.S. edited "Paleography and Structure of the St. Croix River Valley", Guidebook for the 57nd Annual Tristate Geological Field Conference, UW-RF.
www.uwrf.edu /~wc01/WisconsinBiblio2.html   (2581 words)

  
 La Prairie, Wisconsin WI, town profile (Rock County) - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
La Prairie is a town in Rock County, in the Janesville metro area.
At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in La Prairie was $22,108, compared with $21,587 nationally.
Median rent in La Prairie, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $444.
www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=24200   (739 words)

  
 La Prairie, Wisconsin (WI) Detailed Profile - relocation, real estate, travel, jobs, hotels, hospitals, schools, crime, ...
Back to Wisconsin, WI smaller cities, WI small cities, All Cities.
La Prairie, WI residents, houses, and apartments details
For population 25 years and over in La Prairie
www.city-data.com /city/La-Prairie-Wisconsin.html   (176 words)

  
 Wisconsin Highways: Highways 60-69
The Wisconsin portion is also a relatively moderately-used route compared to the Iowa and Minnesota segments which lead away from either end, which are both much more major thoroughfares.
For the most part in Wisconsin, however, US-61 is a two-lane highway at present, with the exception of a short portion with US-151 from Dickeyville southerly which is combination freeway/expressway.
One of the shorter state trunklines in the Wisconsin, STH-68 is actually part of a through-route via STH-33 from Portage to the west, heading to Waupun on the east, where connections are made to routes to Fond du Lac and Oshkosh.
www.wisconsinhighways.org /listings/WiscHwys60-69.html   (4575 words)

  
 Sun Prairie Wisconsin Real Estate
Sun Prairie's location offers the best in small city life and the advantages of the thriving metropolis.
Sun Prairie is a recreation lover's paradise with a park system consisting of 30 parks covering almost 400 acres.
Prairie Athletic Club and the civic theater are also popular attractions.
www.relocateamerica.com /states/WI/cities/sun_prairie.htm   (362 words)

  
 Sauk Prairie Chamber of Commerce
Sauk Prairie is the gateway to Sauk County, recently named one of the top 10 rural counties to live in the United States and the second largest tourist attraction county in Wisconsin.
Sauk City (over 150 years old and Wisconsin's oldest incorporated village) and its sister village Prairie du Sac are located in the heart of some of the most breathtaking countryside in the upper Midwest.
Rolling hills, pastoral meadows, dramatic bluffs, the beautiful Wisconsin River, and eagle viewing in winter, make this a favorite destination for vacationers year round.
www.saukprairie.com   (125 words)

  
 Workers Compensation Attorney Madison WI | Wisconsin On The Job Injury Lawyer
Wisconsin state law dictates that employers are required to carry workers' compensation insurance that covers the cost of necessary and reasonable medical expenses incurred following a South Central Wisconsin work accident.
The Mays Law Office, LLC is a Madison, Wisconsin law firm where I, attorney Lisa Pierobon Mays help injured or ill workers with filing, litigating or appealing Wisconsin workers' compensation claims.
As an experienced and compassionate Wisconsin workmans' comp lawyer I represent injured and ill workers whose Wisconsin workers' compensation claims have been denied.
www.workerscompwisconsin.com   (653 words)

  
 Great River Road Bicycle Map - Wisconsin Department of Transportation
Touring cyclists can ride the entire Wisconsin segment or choose smaller segments that are better suited to their experience level.
The GRRB in Wisconsin is located primarily on the Great River Road (WIS 35) between Prescott and Prairie du Chien.
In Grant County (the southernmost county on the Wisconsin route) the GRRB is routed on a series of state and county highways and not always on the Great River Road itself.
www.dot.wisconsin.gov /travel/bike-foot/grrmap.htm   (249 words)

  
 Great Wisconsin Birding & Nature Trail   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
La Riviere Park is owned by the City of Praire du Chien and has six miles of hiking trails.
The park has restrooms, a drinking fountain, camping and picnic areas, and a nature center with limited hours.
Nearest food and lodging: In Prairie du Chien.
www.wisconsinbirds.org /trail/sites/lariviere.htm   (112 words)

  
 HAUNTED WISCONSIN
A Wisconsin folklorist named Robert Gard once stated that Wisconsin may have more ghosts per square mile than any other state in America.
There is certainly no place that is quite like the state of Wisconsin with its peaceful lakes, serene forests and miles of beautiful wilderness.
Of all of the ghost stories and haunted houses in the state of Wisconsin, my favorite story is (by far) the tale connected to the old house known as Summerwind.
www.prairieghosts.com /hauntwi.html   (2190 words)

  
 La Prairie residents share their concerns | The Janesville Gazette | Janesville, Wisconsin, USA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
La Prairie residents peppered officials with questions and expressed mixed opinions about the proposed land swap and relocation of a baseball stadium and county fairgrounds in the township at a town board meeting Wednesday night.
A few neighbors of the land questioned if the developments should be so close to the La Prairie Estates subdivision.
Heather Dieckhoff, a La Prairie Estates resident, said she didn't mind the developments but worried about the effect that Snappers' firework shows would have on her horses.
www.gazetteextra.com /laprairie101906.asp   (616 words)

  
 La Crosse, Wisconsin
The pretty city of La Crosse has just over 50,000 inhabitants.
La Crosse is a tourist town and much busier in the summer when vacationers descend to enjoy its outdoor attractions.
Unauthorized duplication in part or whole without prior written consent prohibited by international laws.
www.planetware.com /wisconsin/la-crosse-us-wi-lc.htm   (63 words)

  
 WID980610620, NPL Fact Sheet | Region 5 Superfund | US EPA
The Wheeler Pit site, located in Rock County, Wisconsin, is a 3.75-acre former disposal area.
In 1971, a liquid was found seeping on the ground from the GMC disposal area.
Disposal at Wheeler Pit ceased in 1974, and the site was covered at the request of La Prairie Township.
www.epa.gov /R5Super/npl/wisconsin/WID980610620.htm   (509 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Frank Lloyd Wright & the Prairie School in Wisconsin: An Architectural Touring Guide: Books: Kristin Visser   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
There is a brief biography of Frank Lloyd Wright and the other architects whose work is represented, as well as a brief history of the Prairie school.
Frank Lloyd Wright And The Prairie School In Wisconsin is enhanced with more than one hundred photographs and practical travel information.
Frank Lloyd Wright And The Prairie School In Wisconsin is "must" reading for architectural students and Frank Lloyd Wright enthusiasts.
www.amazon.com /Frank-Wright-Prairie-School-Wisconsin/dp/1879483084   (739 words)

  
 Wisconsin legal-malpractice attorneys and law firms found in Martindale's legal directory
Wisconsin legal-malpractice attorneys and law firms found in Martindale's legal directory
Select a City to Find legal malpractice Law Firms in Wisconsin, United States
View All legal malpractice Law Firms in Wisconsin, United States
www.martindale.com /legal-malpractice/Wisconsin/1410-OOS/cities.html   (49 words)

  
 LLLI | La Leche League of Wisconsin
La Leche League of Wisconsin also provides health care professionals with continuing education opportunities and access to the latest research on lactation management.
To find a Group or Leader elsewhere in Wisconsin, phone any Leader listed at a site above, and she will be able to tell you if there is an LLL representative or Group in that vicinity.
If you find outdated information on any site, please send email to the person listed as the maintainer of the Group's Web page, which should be near the end of the page.
www.lalecheleague.org /Web/Wisconsin.html   (214 words)

  
 Pleasant Prairie Wisconsin Real Estate
Pleasant Prairie offers a mixture of recreational, commercial, industrial and residential land uses.
Pleasant Prairie preserves its beauty by maintaining natural and scientific conservancy area.
Prairie, a wildflower preserve, and the Des Plains River Floodplain are evidence that Pleasant Prairie is a progressive urban community set among a rural, country setting.
www.relocateamerica.com /states/WI/cities/pleasant_pr.htm   (361 words)

  
 Wisconsin Web Page
The brokers, agents and team of professional relocation and home finding specialists at ePartner National Relocation can help you with all of your real estate needs in anywhere in Wisconsin including such cities as Milwaukee, Madison, Green Bay, Kenosha, Racine or any of the other city.
The weather for Madison, Wisconsin is reported by a local weather station using a combination of TAF and METAR reports from airports and weather stations in the area (ICAO).
The time displayed on the weather output is the last reported update for that location.
wisconsinwebpage.com   (148 words)

  
 Prairie du Chien Wisconsin Bed and Breakfast the Inns of Southwest Wisconsin's Hidden Valleys   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Prairie du Chien Wisconsin Bed and Breakfast the Inns of Southwest Wisconsin's Hidden Valleys
Prairie du Chien Wisconsin Bed and Breakfast Home > Find a BandB > By City > Prairie du Chien
Located in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin’s second oldest community, the Neumann House is furnished with a bend of antiques and traditional pieces that create a comfortable environment for your getaway.
www.wisconsin-inns.com /Prairie-du-Chien-Wisconsin-Bed-Breakfasts.html   (74 words)

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