Waukesha....

....Wisconsin, a very busy place,
take your time enjoy, you're not in a race;
voted one of the best places to live,
obviously it has a whole lot to give.

On the Fox River, with imported boats,
a River Walk and parks with anything that floats,
former missle sites turned into parks,
out in the countryside, sung to be larks.

Top: Downtown river front - notice the "imported" boats.
Middle: A park on land formerly a missle site (not in this spot).
Bottom: Section of the River Walk, very nice.

Oshkosh...

....Wisconsin, b'Gosh, it's real, and it works too,
this is a place we liked a lot, and maybe you would too.
It is the headquarters for Oshkosh B'Gosh, that you know,
and the Oshkosh Corporation has serious trucking to go.

If you like airplanes of all different types and sizes,
the AirVenture show has races with real prizes,
the Experimental Aircraft Association puts on the show,
it's huge it's got planes everyone should know.

Top:  A restored neighborhood in Oshkosh.
Middle: Part of the show during AirVenture in 2009.
Bottom: An Oshkosh Terra Max, 15 ton truck, it's big!

Stevens Point....

....Wisconsin, host to a historic preservation,
part of a program that truly leads the nation;
standing for a proud heritage is good,
blending the new with the old, done the way it should.

Central Wisconsin is a very busy place,
paper mills and farms, dot it's very face;
proud people live here in country or towns,
and one seldom sees on faces any frowns.

Top: Historic preservation results, the building was painted gray and the windows blacked out.
Middle: A National Trail (1100 miles completed) goes through Stevens Point.
Bottom: McDill Pond at sunset.

Wausau....

....Wisconsin, home of the insurance logo, and a lot more,
the small city has a lot to offer, can a lot in store;
the historic district is a sight to behold,
the photo above is just one of many, a story to be told.

First it was lumber that supported the town,
now it's diversified, lots of business, and non going down,
the area that surrounds it is the beauty of nature,
great place to visit, an eyefull of adventure.

Top:  Only one of many historic buildings
Middle: A view from the mountains, Wausau means seen from afar.
Bottom: An aerial view of Granite Peak ski area.

Rhinelander....

...Wisconsin, home of the Hodag, shown above,
a local myth, adopted, locally showered with love.
This city has history, shown in Pioneer Park,
lumbering and railroads, not open after dark.

Rhinelander really is very nice,
and hometown of the great Gene Rice;
National Ice Fishing contest held every year,
and it's in Wisconsin, do they have any beer?

Top:  The Hodag.
Middle: Clear Lake, looks nice to me.
Bottom: Sunset on the lake.

Lac du Flambeau...

....Wisconsin, a land of lakes with a fancy name,
we're really glad to be here just the same.
There are 260 lakes and you can paddle 72 miles,
that would bring some people a lot of smiles.

And there's a casino, The Lake of Flames,
The Ojibwe language would have other names,
this is their homeland, harvesters of wild rice,
and we admit - it is very nice.

Top:  A sunrise on a lake.
Middle: An area map, how many lakes?
Bottom: Aurora in the region.
Note: You can click on a photo to enlarge.

Ashland...

....Wisconsin, we're in a new state,
Americas Dairyland, isn't that great?
Here is the northland on Superior Lake,
there are many choices of trails to take.

And the huge ore dock, fifteen hundred feet long,
eighty feet high structure soon will be gone,
ore's no longer shipped out of this port,
a one year project makes the dock short.

Top:  A scene from Apostle Island
Middle: The Soo Line Ore Dock
Bottom: A walking trail provided by the City of Ashland