Wisconsin Facts and Trivia

Feel like a local with the knowledge of these interesting “    State” bits of information.

  1. Wisconsin has more than 26,000 miles of rivers and streams. 
     
  2. The country’s first hydroelectric plant was built at Fox River in 1882.
     
  3. Milwaukee saw the birth of the first practical typewriter design in 1867.
     
  4. The American Birkebeiner is the largest cross-country ski race in North America, stretching from Cable to Hayward.
  5. The largest water park in the country is Noah's Ark, located in Wisconsin Dells.
  6. In 1856, The United State’s first kindergarten was established in Watertown.
     
  7. Wisconsin is known as the “Dairy Capital of the United States.”
     
  8. Richland Center is the birthplace of Frank Lloyd Wright.
  9. Barbie originated in Willows. Her full name is Barbie Millicent Roberts.
     
  10. Bloomer is known as the Jump Rope Capital of the World.
     
  11. Milwaukee is home of Harley Davidson motorcycles.
  12. The oldest city in Wisconsin is Green Bay.
     
  13. The ice cream sundae originated in Two Rivers.
  14. The Republican Party was established in 1854 in Ripon.
     
  15. Seymour is the located of the Hamburger Hall of Fame.
  16. Summerfest in Milwaukee is the country’s largest music festival, with nearly 2,500 performers.
     
  17. Green Bay is known as the “Toilet Paper Capital of the World.”