Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States, in the Midwest and Great Lakes regions. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north.
Wisconsin is the 23rd largest state by total area and the 20th most populous. The state capital is Madison, and its largest city is Milwaukee, which is located on the western shore of Lake Michigan. The state is divided into 72 counties.
Wisconsin is second to Michigan in the length of its Great Lakes coastline. Like neighboring Minnesota, the state remains a center of German American and Scandinavian American culture.
Wisconsin is known as "America's Dairyland" because it is one of the nation's leading dairy producers, particularly famous for its cheese.
Here below is a cool photo collection that shows what hotels and restaurants of Wisconsin looked like in the 1950s and 1960s.
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| Paul Bunyan Logging Camp Cook Shanty, Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin |
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| Paul Bunyan Logging Camp Cook Shanty, Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin |
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| Paul Bunyan Logging Camp Cook Shanty, Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin |
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| Pfister Hotel & Tower at 424 East Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
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| Ponderosa Motel, Wausau, Wisconsin |
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| Quality Courts Motel, US 12 & 18 at I-90, Madison, Wisconsin |
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| Rest-Well Motel at U.S. Highways 12 - 16, Tomah, Wisconsin |
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| Roger Williams Inn, Green Lake, Wisconsin |
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| Surf Wood Motel & Restaurant, Luxemburg, Wisconsin |
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| The Barn, Baraboo, Wisconsin |
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| The Milwaukee Inn at 916 East State Street,- Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
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| The Rigadoon Room of the Edgewater Hotel, Madison, Wisconsin |
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| Town-Campus Motel at Frances St., Madison, Wisconsin |
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| Wine and Dine at Higgins Hobnob, Racine, Wisconsin |
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| Al Johnson's Swedish Restaurant and Butik, Sister Bay, Wisconsin |
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| Algiers Motel at 19035 W. Bluemound Road, Waukesha, Wisconsin |
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| Arrowhead Restaurant, Winneconne, Wisconsin |
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| Auerbach's Shady Lawn Motel, Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin |
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| B & M Cafeteria, 14th Street at Michigan Ave., Sheboygan, Wisconsin |
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| Barker Lake Lodge and Golf Course, Winter, Wisconsin |
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| Buster's Cheese House at Highways 8 & 63, Turtle Lake, Wisconsin |
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| Clayton House Motel at 5005 Washington Ave., Racine, Wisconsin |
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| Colonial Acres Motel, Janesville, Wisconsin |
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| Colonial Motel at 606 Broadway, Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin |
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| Country House Motel, Spooner, Wisconsin |
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| Country Kitchen at Hwy. 13, Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin |
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| Denniston House, Cassville, Wisconsin |
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| Doyle's Motel at 409 Broadway, Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin |
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| Driftwood Motel at 2200 East 2nd St., Superior, Wisconsin |
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| Fischer's Restaurant and Cocktail Bar, Lake Delton, Wisconsin |
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| Henny Penny Kitchen Inne, Lake Delton, Wisconsin |
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| Heritage House at Route 151 N.E., Madison, Wisconsin |
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| Holiday Inn at 4402 E. Washington Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin |
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| Holiday Inn West at Wisconsin 100 between Highways I-24, Wisconsin 30, U.S. 16, and U.S. 18, Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
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| Holiday Inn, Stevens Point, Wisconsin |
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| Holiday Motel, Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin |
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| Karl Ratzsch at 320 E. Mason St., Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
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| Millies Pancake Haus, Delavan, Wisconsin |
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| Millies Pancake Haus, Delavan, Wisconsin |
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| Millies Pancake Haus, Delavan, Wisconsin |
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| Northway Motel & Restaurant at Hwy. 41 and Grove Street, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin |
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| Nu-Cafe, Augusta, Wisconsin |
