Wisconsin: State Profile

Overview of the geography of Wisconsin. In this video I discuss the cities, natural landscape, economy, companies, taxes, food, and sports. I cover things from a nerdy standpoint and hope to make educational videos.

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[WatchWesWork]

The Southwestern part of the state has the "driftless area" which was not covered by glaciers making it very hilly and unlike the flat prairie land of most of the state. It's quite a beautiful area IMO and with no major cities is basically unknown.

[arey]

Awesome to see my home state finally get a geographic profile! Overall, you did a very good overview. The only major physical geographical feature of the state you missed was the “driftless area” in the southwestern portion of the state, an area that glaciation did not occur. It is very rugged and unique compared to the rest of the state. Great explanation of the Kettle Moraine though! I live very nearby and have explored a lot of it, and it truly is a wonderful escape from urban Milwaukee. Thanks Geography King!

[margaretlesch]

"I do think Fond du Lac is the nicest of those three towns." - said nobody, ever. Until you.

[brettheberer]

A unique geography point is in Wisconsin - one of the Earth's four 45-90 points is just west of Wausau (45°N, 90°W)

[chiefmonrovia]

You forgot about Door County! It's very well known as the outdoors focused vacation spot for families here. It's located in the tail peninsula of the state, famous for the delicious wisconsin cherries grown there. They also make a ton of cherry wine there and have a number of beautiful small towns located along the banks of the Bay and Lake Michigan. They have a Drive In movie theater near a town called fish creek, a ton of small shops, and large protected state parks. A must see if you're visiting and want an authentic tour of Wisconsin.

[MasterMalrubius]

Wisconsin has the greenest greenery I’ve ever seen. I visited with some friends from there (Eau Claire) and told them the landscape looked like it was out of a calendar picture.

[CityGeek]

Madison is a beautiful city. It has the best farmers market I’ve ever been to

[IWrocker]

Great video, surprised at no mention of staples like New Glarus or Culver’s. The driftless area is beautiful & rugged terrain especially for the Midwest. And how can you not mention devils lake.. it’s so fun and scenic. Not to mention the awesome beaches, nightlife and mansions on lake Geneva! Wisconsin and Wyoming are the hidden gems of the US. Oh I’m from Illinois by the way. (You can tell I always flock to Wisconsin for fun, because Illinois is so flat, boring, and corrupt)

[mintberrycrunch]

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[adamargall]

As a Wisconsinite who’s a huge fan of the channel - this made my day to see this posted! And i even learned some things about my home state. Well done and thanks for all the research and effort with these, Kyle!

[fisherman]

Great video! One thing you missed is that we have a National Scenic Trail located entirely within the state. It’s the Ice Age Trail that travels along the glacier paths from the last glaciation period

[KYBlooograz]

Just travelled a few weeks ago through Wisconsin on I94 and was amazed at the absolutely beautiful scenery. Huge green trees and farmlands (I believe soybean fields) were breathtaking! Being from Western Washington, I am used to evergreen trees everywhere, but was overwhelmed by the beautiful green scenery along both sides of the freeway. I assume that it doesn't look like that year round but what green and gorgeous drive that is in mid to late July!

[wisco_simple]

Hey Kyle, really enjoyed this video on Wisconsin thanks!
Some things I wish you would have mentioned were:
Frank Lloyd Wright and his relationship with the state his buildings and influence can be seen all over the state and really adds to the natural beauty.
When you are talking about major beer companies in Wisconsin I thought it was interesting that you didn't mention Papst. The Pabst Theater in Milwaukee was the 1st theater with electorate city and AC. The Pabst Mansion is worth seeing, in my opinion its filled with better art than the MKE art museum which still fasenates with architecture. New Glarus and it's only in Wisconsin rule is also pretty cool.
Also worth mentioning is that the the Joan Of Arc church was transplanted from France to the Marquette University campus. Which also contains the largest public collection of Tolkien works.
Kenosha is home to the dinosaur museum which has the largest collection of therapods in the world.
When you said you liked our city nicknames you missed that the Dells is the waterpark Capitol of the world. MKE also has the nickname cream city because of the color of the locally made bricks and the origins of the name Milwaukee it self are pretty cool.
The Packers have olny 4 super bowls, but before the 60s the league played for a traveling championship trophy which the Packers won more than any other team. So much so that the original trophy is on display in the Packers hall of fame. You mentioned the rivalry with the Vikings, but not the Bears which is the longest running rivalry in the NFL. Between the Bears and Packers there are 24 championships which is almost 1/4 the leagues existence.
Some cool geological spots you missed were Devils Lake which has different rocks than all the surrounding area, and cave of the mounds.
Again I really appreciate your video, thanks for giving Wisco a chance

[jlassie]

The high poverty rate of La Crosse is likely due to the large number of college students (and multiple campuses) in a city of only 50, 000 people. Due to the methodology the Census Bureau uses, college students who are unemployed or work part-time technically fall below the poverty line. And La Crosse doesn't have all the medical, STEM and office jobs that Madison has, to offset the temporarily low earnings of all the college students. Also, La Crosse has a large suburb just to the north called Onalaska, which adds nearly 20, 000 more people to the total urbanized area.

[TrailRunnerLife]

Took a week-long vacation to Wisconsin last year, liked it even more than I expected. Classic American farm country and some of the best burgers anywhere.

[fortunatestandupdesk]

Duuudde, you definitely missed the Driftless Area. It's one of the most interesting geographic areas in the state. And Door County!

[recchi]

Wisconsinite here. By far your biggest omission: Culver's. If Wisconsin loves one thing, it's Culver's.

[diannhall]

I lived in Wisconsin for thirty-five years. I'm surprised you didn't mention the Ice Age Trail.

[lukeslekar]

I'm a kayak guide in the Apostle Islands and the sea caves and it probably the most underrated part of Wisconsin. I highly recommend checking it out

[taureanblue]

Kyle, I would be thrilled if one day you did a profile of a Canadian province. (I live in Alberta.) I love your videos.