Henry Vilas Zoo

The Henry Vilas Zoo is one of ten remaining free zoos in North America. It is home to over 650 animals from all over the world and features over 115 species, 20 of which are considered endangered and vulnerable.

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Date: June 11

Milwaukee County Zoo

The Milwaukee County Zoo is a zoo in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It houses 3,100 animals from 350 species and covers an area of 190 acres. The zoo is noted for the second birth of polar bears and siamangs in captivity and for their locally famous gorilla Samson, who lived from 1950 to 1981 and whose bones are now on display at the Milwaukee Public Museum. The zoo has 3 amur tigers, one male Kash and 2 females Tula and Natasha.

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Date: Sept 15

Lake Superior

Centuries ago the glaciers sculpted these sea caves embedded in the rocks along the Lake Superior shoreline. Sea caves such as these can be found in Tettegouche State Park along Lake Superior's North Shore and in the Apostle Islands.

Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, located at the northern tip of Wisconsin's Bayfield Peninsula, features 21 stunning islands, a scenic 12-mile shoreline along Lake Superior, and is located within the ancestral homeland of the Ojibwe people. Established in 1970, the park showcases picturesque sea caves, sandy beaches, and the largest collection of lighthouses in the National Park system.

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Date: June 14

Milwaukee County Zoo

Milwaukee County Zoo houses 1,800 animals and covers an area of 190 acres. It is noted for the second birth of polar bears and siamangs in captivity and for their locally famous gorilla Samson, who lived from 1950 to 1981 and whose bones are now on display at the Milwaukee Public Museum. During World War II, a celebrity animal of the zoo was Gertie the Duck and her ducklings. The zoo is also home to one of the largest group of bonobos in one location outside their native Democratic Republic of the Congo, and has two cheetahs from the National Zoo in Washington, DC.

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Date: July 23

Wisconsin

From Wisconsin, the badger state!The state is famous for its cheese and its beer.
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Date: July 10

Wisconsin

From Wisconsin, located in the north-central, Midwest and Great Lakes regions of the country. 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. The state capital is Madison, and its largest city is Milwaukee, which is located on the western shore of Lake Michigan.

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Date: June 1

Lime Kiln Park

Not really a card but a selfmade picture today. From Grafton, a village in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin. The park area was once part of a limestone quarry operated by the Milwaukee Falls Lime Company. Originally there were five kilns in a row, which used cordwood as the chief source of fuel. Today these structures are part of Lime Kiln Park in Grafton.

Distance: 6,574 km (4,085 miles)
Travel time: 13 days