When is National Wisconsin Day?
Wednesday February 15thWe began honoring each state in the order they were born in the union, beginning with Hawaii and ending with Hawaii on Independence Day. We've chosen a small piece of each state's past, foods, and the people who make up the state. There's so much more to discover, but we can't help but celebrate our beautiful country even more.
On May 29, 1848, Wisconsin became the 30th state in copper, lead, pine, and fertile farmland. When looking for a Northwest passage to China in 1634, French explorer Jean Nicolet was the first European to reach Wisconsin...
The Badger State is a mining boom, not fur trading, that led to the name The Badger State. The miners burrowed into the hillsides much like badgers for protection rather than establishing more permanent homesteads, according to oral history. The first wave of settlers to the area also began the uprooting of the Ho-Chunk, Menominee, Chippewa, and other indigenous peoples.
Early in Wisconsin's unification, dairy production began to take root. By the turn of the century, the state became known for its dairy farms and synonymous with cheese.
Mining, dairies, and breweries grew one after the other. A new brand of dreamers emerged in the 1850s after an influx of German immigrants. The Badger State's thirst was quenched by the Brewers' cropped up in Wisconsin, quenching The Badger State's thirst. As with brewers in other areas of the country, the 18th Amendment of 1919 prohibiting alcohol drowned out a substantial portion of the sport, leaving only a handful after the law was repealed in 1933.
