Wisconsin

Introduction: Wisconsin is located in the Midwest region and borders Michigan, Minnesota, Iowa, and Illinois as well as Lake Michigan. The landscape is divided into five regions; Lake Superior lowland, northern highland, central plain, eastern ridges and lowlands, and the western upland. The monthly average temperatures range between 82 degrees and 5 degrees. The average amount of rain fall is between twenty-eight to thirty-four inches. Wisconsin also experiences cold, snowy winters. The main sports

1661 – The first missionary to arrive in Wisconsin was Father Rene Menard, a French Jesuit. He attempted but failed to establish a mission at Chequamegon Bay. 1665 – French Jesuit Father Claude Allouez successfully founded the mission of St. Esprit at La Pointe, the first chapel in Wisconsin. The Jesuits would go on to establish other missions throughout the state in the years ahead in an attempt to evangelize the Indians. The letters the Jesuit fathers sent back to Quebec and France provide

Wisconsin is a state located in America between the Great Lake and the Mississippi river which was first explored for France by Jean Nicolet in 1634 and landed at green Bay. In 1660, a French trading post and Roman Catholic mission were established near present day Ashland. “Generally, we think of Wisconsin as a pioneer in American mining frontier which include copper, iron ore, lead, and zinc and also have so many developments even though farming is their basic source of leaving” (Nesbit 1989).

I chose Wisconsin as my state to talk about. There are many cultural influences in this state. There is an Indo-European and Native American cultures. I will break some of these down throughout this paper. I will start talking about how some towns are named after landscapes and then move on to towns named after people. We will also take about the Native American tribal influences, and occupational towns. As we take a look at Wisconsin, we find many cities and towns with names of physical features

The state that has been chosen was Wisconsin. The state was chosen because it seemed very interesting. The state was never visited by my family. What makes Wisconsin special is their famous team the Green Bay Packers. This report will be talking about how special and interesting Wisconsin is and will give you the urge of wanting to go there. The state Wisconsin was located in Great Lakes region of the midwestern United States. The state bird is a Robin. The state flower is a Wood Violet.

Eliza Frankel Mr. Biglari AP Government 8 November 2016 Wisconsin INTRO GOES HERE In the Midwest region of the United States, the state of Wisconsin is home to more than 5,700,300 citizens, which is only a mere fraction of the 321,000,000 citizens that live in the United States. 62% of all Wisconsin citizens are between the ages of 16 and 65, compared to 62.2% of all Americans. 15.6% of Wisconsinites are over 65 years old, while only 14.9% of all United States citizens are in the same age range

Wisconsin has a long tradition of being at the forefront of environmental protection. From having pristine national forests, clear water, and tough environmental regulations to keep our forests pristine and water clear. Now, in the 21st Century, Wisconsin is losing that right due to Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker. Walker is a big proponent for a mine in the Penokee Hills. The Penokee Hills are located in Northern Wisconsin, in Iron County, just south of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe

Wisconsin 's Emergency State Responders Is Wisconsin ready for a natural disaster? Can emergency responders be ready at any given moment? Are there ways you can be prepare? While climate changes, this also changes the way emergencies would normally respond. "We work hand in hand with the Wisconsin National Guard along with local, tribal, state and federal agencies to provide help and support to communities and people in Wisconsin during and emergency or disaster, it starts with planning and

gray wolf, native to the Wisconsin area, has been listed federally as an endangered species due to the graphic and horrific treatment they had received during the industrialization periods of America, when they were frowned upon and hated because they are predatory creatures and did, on occasion, attack livestock and pets. Because the government was encouraging the hunting, including bounties for the animals, the wolves were hunted to near extinction. However, now Wisconsin faces a new problem. With

the Michigan and Wisconsin border. This project is said to begin around 2020 and created concern for some people. The Aquila Resources Inc. is the company behind this proposal, and they said “it will invest more than $300 million to extract gold, zinc, copper and silver along the Menominee River” (Bergquist, 2016). The Menominee river is part of the border between Wisconsin and Michigan. The mine will have large effects on the environment and economy for Lake Michigan and Wisconsin. The next paragraphs