Welcome to Wisconsin! (Continued below)
Nicknames & Slogans | |||
Nicknames | The Badger State, America’s Dairyland | ||
Symbols of State | |||
Motto | Forward | 1851 | > |
Song | On, Wisconsin | 1959 | > |
EcoSymbols | |||
Flower | wood violet (Viola sororia) | 1949 | > |
Tree | sugar maple (Acer saccharum) | 1949 | > |
Grain | corn (Zea mays) | 1989 | > |
Fruit | cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon) | 2004 | > |
Herb | ginseng (Panax quinquefolius) | 2017 | > |
Bird | robin (Turdus migratorius) | 1949 | > |
Symbol of Peace | mourning dove (Zenaida macroura) | 1971 | > |
Animal | badger (Taxidea taxus) | 1957 | > |
Wildlife Animal | white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) | 1957 | > |
Dog | American Water Spaniel (Canis lupus familiaris) | 1985 | > |
Domestic Animal | dairy cow (Bos taurus) | 1971 | > |
Fish | muskellunge (Esox masquinongy) | 1955 | > |
Insect | honeybee (Apis mellifera) ![]() |
1977 | > |
Mineral | galena (lead) | 1971 | > |
Rock | red granite | 1971 | > |
Fossil † | trilobite (Calymene celebra) | 1985 | > |
Soil | Antigo Silt Loam | 1983 | > |
Cultural Symbols | |||
Pastry | kringle | 2013 | > |
Dairy Food | cheese | 2017 | > |
Beverage | milk ![]() |
1987 | > |
Tartan | 2008 | > | |
Ballad | Oh Wisconsin, Land of My Dreams | 2001 | > |
Waltz | The Wisconsin Waltz | 2001 | > |
Dance | polka | 1993 | > |
Wisconsin …

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