| Wisconsin is a fairly large state with a population of | | | | the mile-long Lost Canyon Tour, which is a deep |
| about 5.5 million. Its capital is Madison, and its largest | | | | canyon that visitors ride through on a horse drawn |
| city is Milwaukee. Wisconsin is known for it milk and | | | | carriage |
| cheese production and also its many state parks and | | | | . |
| forests. There should be some ideas here for your | | | | Milwaukee is a medium sized city is south-eastern |
| Wisconsin Incorporation. | | | | Wisconsin, on Lake Michigan, witha population of |
| Wisconsin produces the most cheese in the United | | | | almost 600,000, and two million people in its |
| States. Wisconsin also produces oats, potatoes, | | | | metropolitan area. It issometimes known as the brew |
| cherries, maple syrup, and sweet corn. Food | | | | city. Fortune 500 companies in Milwaukee include |
| processing is a big industry in Wisconsin as well with | | | | Johnson Controls, Northwestern Mutual, Kohl's, |
| companies including Oscar Mayer, and a large Kraft | | | | Harley-Davidson, Rockwell Automation, and MGIC |
| Foods facility. Also in Milwaukee, Wisconsin are the | | | | Investments Milwaukee also has a large number of |
| headquarters and major production facilities of Miller | | | | financial service firms, particularly those specializing in |
| Brewery, a major beer producer. | | | | mutual funds and a large number of publishing |
| Wisconsin is also home to several transportation | | | | companies. To this day, a fairly high percentage, over |
| equipment and machinery manufacturers. Major | | | | 20% of the workforce is in the manufacturing sector. |
| Wisconsin companies in these categories include the | | | | Milwaukee is also home to the Pottawatomie bingo |
| Kohler Company, Rockwell Automation, Johnson | | | | casino, and its Northern Lights Theatre is known for |
| Controls, Oshkosh Truck, and Harley-Davidson. | | | | its sensational Las Vegas style shows. The University |
| Wisconsin also ranks first in the production of paper | | | | Hill neighborhood, also known as Avenues West, is |
| products. Leading companies in paper production | | | | the home of Marquette University. |
| include Kimberly-Clark and Georgia-Pacific. | | | | The capital, Madison has over 500,000 people in its |
| Kimberly-Clark has a large filtration products plant in | | | | metropolitan area, and is located in the south-central |
| Neenah, Wisconsin. Georgia-Pacific employs over | | | | portion of the state. The University of |
| 3,000 people in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Facilities there | | | | Wisconsin-Madison is a huge campus with 41,000 |
| include two paper mills, a converting process and | | | | students. Many hi-tech and bio-technology companies |
| paper processing plant. About 95-percent of | | | | are located here and take advantage of facilities |
| products, including tissues, wipes and napkins are | | | | offered by the University of Wisconsin. The |
| made with recycled products. Health care devices and | | | | TomoTherapy Corporation is headquartered here, |
| software is a growing sector of the state's economy | | | | and uses a unique combination of Cat-scan and |
| with companies in the business including GE | | | | radiation to treat diseases such as cancer. Ravel |
| Healthcare, Epic Systems, and TomoTherapy. | | | | Software is a computer game software company |
| Tourism is also a major industry in Wisconsin. | | | | based in Madison that is known for its games such as |
| Wisconsin Dells is an area of water parks and theme | | | | Star Wars Jedi Knights, and Quake 4. This is another |
| parks that has become a major attraction. It is | | | | example of Wisconsin's flair for science and |
| located northwest of Madison, the capital and | | | | entertainment. |
| attracts millions each year. Other attractions include | | | | |