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 |
Old Pics of Wisconsin Hotels and Restaurants in the 1950s and 1960s
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| Paul Bunyan Logging Camp Cook Shanty, Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin |
Old Pics of Wisconsin Hotels and Restaurants in the 1950s and 1960s
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| Paul Bunyan Logging Camp Cook Shanty, Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin |
Old Pics of Wisconsin Hotels and Restaurants in the 1950s and 1960s
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| Pfister Hotel & Tower at 424 East Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
Old Pics of Wisconsin Hotels and Restaurants in the 1950s and 1960s
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| Ponderosa Motel, Wausau, Wisconsin |
Old Pics of Wisconsin Hotels and Restaurants in the 1950s and 1960s
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| Quality Courts Motel, US 12 & 18 at I-90, Madison, Wisconsin |
Old Pics of Wisconsin Hotels and Restaurants in the 1950s and 1960s
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| Rest-Well Motel at U.S. Highways 12 - 16, Tomah, Wisconsin |
Old Pics of Wisconsin Hotels and Restaurants in the 1950s and 1960s
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| Roger Williams Inn, Green Lake, Wisconsin |
Old Pics of Wisconsin Hotels and Restaurants in the 1950s and 1960s
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| Surf Wood Motel & Restaurant, Luxemburg, Wisconsin |
Old Pics of Wisconsin Hotels and Restaurants in the 1950s and 1960s
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| The Barn, Baraboo, Wisconsin |
Old Pics of Wisconsin Hotels and Restaurants in the 1950s and 1960s
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| The Milwaukee Inn at 916 East State Street,- Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
Old Pics of Wisconsin Hotels and Restaurants in the 1950s and 1960s
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| The Rigadoon Room of the Edgewater Hotel, Madison, Wisconsin |
Old Pics of Wisconsin Hotels and Restaurants in the 1950s and 1960s
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| Town-Campus Motel at Frances St., Madison, Wisconsin |
Old Pics of Wisconsin Hotels and Restaurants in the 1950s and 1960s
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| Wine and Dine at Higgins Hobnob, Racine, Wisconsin |
Old Pics of Wisconsin Hotels and Restaurants in the 1950s and 1960s
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| Al Johnson's Swedish Restaurant and Butik, Sister Bay, Wisconsin |
Old Pics of Wisconsin Hotels and Restaurants in the 1950s and 1960s
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| Algiers Motel at 19035 W. Bluemound Road, Waukesha, Wisconsin |
Old Pics of Wisconsin Hotels and Restaurants in the 1950s and 1960s
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| Arrowhead Restaurant, Winneconne, Wisconsin |
Old Pics of Wisconsin Hotels and Restaurants in the 1950s and 1960s
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| Auerbach's Shady Lawn Motel, Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin |
Old Pics of Wisconsin Hotels and Restaurants in the 1950s and 1960s
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| B & M Cafeteria, 14th Street at Michigan Ave., Sheboygan, Wisconsin |
Old Pics of Wisconsin Hotels and Restaurants in the 1950s and 1960s
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| Barker Lake Lodge and Golf Course, Winter, Wisconsin |
Old Pics of Wisconsin Hotels and Restaurants in the 1950s and 1960s
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| Buster's Cheese House at Highways 8 & 63, Turtle Lake, Wisconsin |
Old Pics of Wisconsin Hotels and Restaurants in the 1950s and 1960s
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| Clayton House Motel at 5005 Washington Ave., Racine, Wisconsin |
Old Pics of Wisconsin Hotels and Restaurants in the 1950s and 1960s
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| Colonial Acres Motel, Janesville, Wisconsin |
Old Pics of Wisconsin Hotels and Restaurants in the 1950s and 1960s
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| Colonial Motel at 606 Broadway, Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin |
Old Pics of Wisconsin Hotels and Restaurants in the 1950s and 1960s
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| Country House Motel, Spooner, Wisconsin |
Old Pics of Wisconsin Hotels and Restaurants in the 1950s and 1960s
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| Country Kitchen at Hwy. 13, Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin |
Old Pics of Wisconsin Hotels and Restaurants in the 1950s and 1960s
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| Denniston House, Cassville, Wisconsin |
Old Pics of Wisconsin Hotels and Restaurants in the 1950s and 1960s
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| Doyle's Motel at 409 Broadway, Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin |
Old Pics of Wisconsin Hotels and Restaurants in the 1950s and 1960s
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| Driftwood Motel at 2200 East 2nd St., Superior, Wisconsin |
Old Pics of Wisconsin Hotels and Restaurants in the 1950s and 1960s
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| Fischer's Restaurant and Cocktail Bar, Lake Delton, Wisconsin |
Old Pics of Wisconsin Hotels and Restaurants in the 1950s and 1960s
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| Henny Penny Kitchen Inne, Lake Delton, Wisconsin |
Old Pics of Wisconsin Hotels and Restaurants in the 1950s and 1960s
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| Heritage House at Route 151 N.E., Madison, Wisconsin |
Old Pics of Wisconsin Hotels and Restaurants in the 1950s and 1960s
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| Holiday Inn at 4402 E. Washington Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin |
Old Pics of Wisconsin Hotels and Restaurants in the 1950s and 1960s
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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 |
Old Pics of Wisconsin Hotels and Restaurants in the 1950s and 1960s
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| Holiday Inn, Stevens Point, Wisconsin |
Old Pics of Wisconsin Hotels and Restaurants in the 1950s and 1960s
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| Holiday Motel, Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin |
Old Pics of Wisconsin Hotels and Restaurants in the 1950s and 1960s
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| Karl Ratzsch at 320 E. Mason St., Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
Old Pics of Wisconsin Hotels and Restaurants in the 1950s and 1960s
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| Millies Pancake Haus, Delavan, Wisconsin |
Old Pics of Wisconsin Hotels and Restaurants in the 1950s and 1960s
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| Millies Pancake Haus, Delavan, Wisconsin |
Old Pics of Wisconsin Hotels and Restaurants in the 1950s and 1960s
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| Millies Pancake Haus, Delavan, Wisconsin |
Old Pics of Wisconsin Hotels and Restaurants in the 1950s and 1960s
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| Northway Motel & Restaurant at Hwy. 41 and Grove Street, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin |
Old Pics of Wisconsin Hotels and Restaurants in the 1950s and 1960s
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| Nu-Cafe, Augusta, Wisconsin |