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Tourist info: Wisconsin Department of
WISCONSIN
Tourism, 201 W. Washington Avenue,
WISCONSIN
Madison, W1-53707-7976, USA
Tel: 001 800 432 8747 or 001 608 266 2161
the badger state
Web:
www.travelwisconsin.com
E-mail:
tourinfo@travelwisconsin.com
Also in the UK: Great Lakes of North
America Tel: 01564 794 999
Wisconsin offers something for any Fax: 01564 795 333
Land Area: 56,138 sq. miles
traveller, from romantic getaways to
E-mail:
yolanda@cellet.co.uk
family activities to outdoor adventures.
Web:
www.greatlakesnorthamerica.co.uk
Population: 5,453,450
Located on the shores of Lake
State Capital: Madison
Michigan, Milwaukee offers a wealth of Following Wisconsin’s western bor- Largest City: Milwaukee
cultural and entertainment opportunities der, the mighty Mississippi River pro-
Local Time: CST – 6 hrs behind the UK
including music and ethnic festivals, per- vides the perfect backdrop for visitors
Climate: Average Temperature:
forming arts, professional sports, and to La Crosse and other cities along the
43 degrees
great shopping and dining. Travelling river where they can enjoy spectacular
(summer: 67 degrees, winter: 16 degrees)
west, the capital city of Madison is home river views from the bluffs, explore
National Parks: Apostle Islands
to a lively atmosphere starting with State small town shops or hop aboard a pad-
National Lakeshore, Ice Age National Scenic
Street and continuing through diverse dlewheel riverboat.
Trail, St. Croix National Scenic Riverway.
cultural events and attractions. Fun is the Northern Wisconsin is famous for its
name of the game in nearby Wisconsin woods and waters, including Lake canoeing, rafting and kayaking.
Dells with its waterparks, family attrac- Superior. Its lakes and rivers are among Northeast Wisconsin is home to the
tions and the scenic beauty. the best in the country for fishing, Green Bay Packers, and is the gateway
to the Door County peninsula, with
250 miles of shoreline, myriad light-
houses, charming villages, year-round
festivals and five state parks.
Look out for...
Directors Jerry Zucker and David Zucker.
Strange but true...
The first ice cream sundae was concocted
in Two Rivers in 1881.
Tourist info: Wyoming Travel & Tourism,
WY
WYOMING
Rocky Mountain International, Woodpeckers
OMING
End, 93 Burridge Road, Burridge,
the cowboy state
Southampton, Hampshire, SO31 1BY.
Tel: 01489 557533 (trade)
Tel: 09063 640655 (consumer calls cost
60p per minute)
The heart of the Old West still beats in
E-mail:
rmi.uk@btinternet.com
If you only see one
Land area: 97,914 square miles
Wyoming. It's the place all your cowboy
Web:
www.RMI-RealAmerica.com and
Population: 493,782
thing...
dreams come true. The winds carry
www.wyomingtourism.org
tumbleweeds across red canyons;
State Capital: Cheyenne
Yellowstone National Park, the first
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Largest city: Cheyenne 53,001
national park established in the US, is 2.2
escaped from pursuing lawmen and
Local time: MST – 7 hours behind the UK
million acres in size and known for its
wild horses run free through sagebrush
geysers and other geo-thermal features;
Climate: Hot summers, cold winters with
on high, desert plateaus. On ranch
and Grand Teton National Park is known
heavy snow from November to April. Little
vacations, you can work cattle during
for its abundant wildlife and spectacular
rainfall the rest of the year.
the day, then kick back and gaze up at
views of the Teton Mountain Range.
National Parks: Yellowstone and
the starry night sky. Or, watch real cow-
Grand Teton National Parks, as well as five
boys compete in exciting rodeo events
Strange but true...
other areas under National Parks Service
throughout the dusty months of sum-
administration. Bighorn Canyon Natl
According to the Yellowstone National mer. The capital city, Cheyenne, is the world, Cheyenne Frontier Days, Recreation Area, Devils Tower Natl
Park Service website, Old Faithful erupts home to the largest outdoor rodeo in during the last week of July. Monument, Flaming Gorge Natl Recreation
about every 91 minutes, and reaches a Explore forts built to protect early
Area, Fossil Butte Natl Monument, and Fort
height up to 55 metres. On Location settlers. Visit historic trails made famous
Laramie Natl Historic Site.
Both Brokeback Mountain (Heath Ledger
in story and song - Oregon, California,
Look out for...
and Jake Gyllenhaal) and An Unfinished
Mormon, Bozeman, Bridger, Park (the world's first national park) and
Overland, Chief Washakie and Pony watch Old Faithful geyser erupt. View
Harrison Ford, Sandra Bullock and Tiger
Life (Robert Redford, Morgan Freeman,
Woods own houses in Jackson Hole.
Jennifer Lopez) were set in Wyoming,
Express. See the wide open spaces the jagged peaks of the Teton
Harrison owns and pilots a helicopter,
although they were filmed in Canada. A
where antelope play and coyotes Mountains in Grand Teton National
and has successfully participated in at
new film due to release winter ‘06/’07 is
roam. Sense the presence of ancient Park. Walk the wooden sidewalks of
least two high country, wilderness res-
Flicka, (Alison Lohman and country
tribal cultures at Devils Tower, the nat- Jackson Hole's historic Town Square.
cues in the area.
singer Tim McGraw) based on the book
ural monolith that rises high above the Visit the Buffalo Bill Historical Center's
My Friend Flicka, was filmed at Eaton’s
plains of the Black Hills, and the first 5 museums and galleries in Cody, the
Ranch near Sheridan, Wyoming.
national monument in the US. town that Buffalo Bill Cody founded.
Overnight in Yellowstone National Wyoming, we are Forever West.
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