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Wisconsin (/ w ɪ ˈ s k ɒ n s ɪ n / ⓘ wiss-KON-sin) [13] is a state in the Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest of the United States.It borders 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.
The Women's Institute (WI) is a community-based organization for women in the United Kingdom, Canada, South Africa and New Zealand. The movement was founded in Stoney Creek, Ontario , Canada , by Erland and Janet Lee with Adelaide Hoodless being the first speaker in 1897.
Canada was the third country to design and construct a satellite when in 1962 Alouette 1 was launched. [272] Canada is a participant in the International Space Station (ISS), and is a pioneer in space robotics, having constructed the Canadarm, Canadarm2, Canadarm3 and Dextre robotic manipulators for the ISS and NASA's Space Shuttle. [273]
Wisconsin, US (postal abbreviation) People and characters ... a locally organised group for women in various countries including Britain and Canada; Other uses
The Central forest region touches 30 states from Cape Cod to the Rio Grande and back up to Canada. This forest is mostly deciduous which means that is green in the summer and bare in the winter. Although the main component is hardwood, there are several important softwoods. Eastern white pine and Virginia pine are common throughout the forest.
The Boundary Waters, also called the Quetico-Superior Country, is a region of wilderness straddling the Canada–United States border between Ontario and Minnesota, in the area just west of Lake Superior.
Madison is the capital city of the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Dane County.The population was 269,840 as of the 2020 census, making it the second-most populous city in Wisconsin, after Milwaukee, and the 77th-most populous in the United States.
Portage is a city in and the county seat of Columbia County, Wisconsin, United States. [6] The population was 10,581 at the 2020 census, [5] making it the largest city in Columbia County.