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Where is Northern Wisconsin, the Northwoods,
and the "True North"?
To some, "The North" is determined
by a highway or geographical mark, e.g. anything north of Wisconsin State Highway
29, going east, from Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota (the Twin Cities), and the St.
Croix/Mississippi Rivers, and Hudson, Wisconsin, all across Wisconsin over to Green
Bay and Lake Michigan.
To others, the "true north" is a "state of mind." You know, the
animals, the trees, the snow, the cold, etc. A lot of people think anything north
of Madison, Wisconsin is "north." As in, "I went north last weekend,
to my cabin near Pardeeville, Wisconsin." (Those of us who are in "the
True North" of Northern Wisconsin just laugh among ourselves).
On the other hand, the Christmas Tree Capital of the World, Wautoma, Wisconsin, is
south of Wisconsin State Highway 29; yet, is there anything more symbolic of "The
North" than Christmas Trees?
And, if you look at a map, you will see that there's more "true north"
NORTH of all of Wisconsin -- so you can see the quandary.
So, although the majority of information on these pages is about Northern Wisconsin,
let your imagination go, and indulge us when we include information about Ontario,
Canada; International Falls, Minnesota; the Upper Peninsula of Michigan; the Christmas
Tree Capital of the World, etc.
BUT DO COME AND VISIT US OFTEN FOR THE
MOST INFORMATION YOU WILL FIND ANYWHERE, ON TRAVEL, TOURISM, AND OUTDOOR INFORMATION
IN "THE NORTH"! |
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