OUR STATE IS COOL! Here are some things that make our state a great place to live and explore!!

Sun Shining on Grass
Campsite in fall, with woman holding leaves
There is always stuff to do outside and lots of fun outdoor events for kids.
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Robin
Wisconsin state bird.
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Sugar Maple Tree
The sugar maple was selected as the state tree by school children in a statewide vote in 1893.
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Portrait of an american badger
Although badgers have been associated with our coat of arms, the state flag, the University of Wisconsin, the official seal and Cornish miners since the days of the Wisconsin Territory,
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Large crowd of people celebrating and dancing the polka at an Oktoberfest celebration
For those who simply must know why the polka was recently given official status over the Chicken
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Close-up of cows in summer
The dairy cow was added to the statutes as Wisconsin's official "domestic animal" in recognition
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Wisconsin state flag 1848
Wisconsin's state flag includes the Coat of Arms which represents many of our valued natural resources and the contributions of early pioneers to the state's development.
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Fossil of a trilobite
The Wisconsin Geological Society proposed a state fossil in 1985 to encourage interest in our geological heritage.
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Galena
The state mineral became Galena at the same time red granite became the state rock
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Red granite rocks
Red granite became the state rock in 1971.
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Farmer holding soil in hands
Believe it or not, we even have a state soil!
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Close-up of a single Purple flowered Wild Violets (Viola papilionacea)
State flowers were first nominated in 1908.
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