Madison, Wisconsin, USA
The nicknames Madtown and Mad-city resonate with Madison's lingering counterculture culture. 'Hippie' and green themed shops are still the norm along and just off State Street, a main street linking the Capitol building and campus, transformed years ago into an outdoor shopping mall.
Or maybe those nicknames stick because of the renown partying that fills every weekend, starting most Thursdays (during the school year). All around Madison's downtown, which is adjacent to UW-Madison's dorms and frat houses, which merges into diverse student-rented rooms and flats, stuffed into divided up Victorian and Prairie Style older houses surrounding and spreading eastward from Capitol Square, the party atmosphere prevails.
Madison is a Mad-city to drive through because it is also an isthmus, a 'city of four lakes'. Yes, Madison, WI is mostly water! The 4 lakes assure there are (usually) no straight lines between any two starting and finishing points in Madison and the way back is hardly ever the way you came.
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34°F (Feels like 27°F)
Last update: 12/1/09 7:52 AM CST
Humidity: 85%Visibility: 10.0 mi
Dew Point: 30°F
UV Index: 0 (Lawn and Garden Weather)
Barometer: 29.82in steady
Moon: Rush Hour Traffic
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Low: 35°F
Sunrise: 7:04 AM
Sunset: 4:18 PM
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Dec 2
Mostly Sunny
High: 40°F
Low: 30°F
Sunrise: 7:05 AM
Sunset: 4:17 PM
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Dec 3
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Low: 25°F
Sunrise: 7:06 AM
Sunset: 4:17 PM
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Low: 25°F
Sunrise: 7:07 AM
Sunset: 4:17 PM
Madison, WI by Wikipedia
Madison is the capital of the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Dane County. It is also home to the University of Wisconsin?Madison.
As of the 2000 census, Madison had a population of 208,054. Its 2008 estimated population was 231,916, making it the second largest city in Wisconsin, after Milwaukee, and the 81st largest in the United States. The city forms the core of the United States Census Bureau's Madison Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Dane County and neighboring Iowa and Columbia counties. The Madison MSA had a 2008 estimated population of 561,505, and is one of the fastest-growing in Wisconsin.
University of Wisconsin-Madison by Wikipedia
The University of Wisconsin?Madison (UW?Madison, Madison, or Wisconsin) is a public research university located in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 1848, UW?Madison is the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System. It became a land-grant institution in 1866.The Wisconsin Idea The main campus includes four National Historic Landmarks.
UW?Madison is organized into 20 schools which enrolled 29,153 undergraduate, 8,710 graduate, and 2,570 professional students and granted 6,040 bachelor's and 3,328 graduate and professional degrees in 2008. The university employs 2,054 faculty members. Its comprehensive academic program offers 135 undergraduate majors, along with 151 master's degree programs and 107 doctoral programs.
The UW is categorized as an RU/VH Research University (very high research activity) in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. In 2007, it had research expenditures of $913 million, making it the third largest in science and engineering and the largest in non-science expenditures in the nation. Wisconsin is a founding member of the Association of American Universities.
The Wisconsin Badgers compete in 25 intercollegiate sports in the NCAA's Division I Big Ten Conference and have won 27 national championships.
Wisconsin Badgers by Wikipedia
The Wisconsin Badgers are the collegiate athletic teams from the University of Wisconsin?Madison. This NCAA Division I athletic program has teams in football, basketball, ice hockey, volleyball, soccer, cross country, tennis, swimming, wrestling, track and field, rowing, golf, and softball. The Badgers have several major on-campus facilities, including Camp Randall Stadium, the UW Field House, and the Kohl Center. They compete in the Big Ten Conference in all sports except men's and women's ice hockey and crew. Ice hockey competes in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association and crew in the Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges (EARC).
The athletic director is Barry Alvarez, former head coach of the football team. The Badgers team colors are cardinal and white, and the team mascot is named "Buckingham U. Badger," known as "Bucky Badger."
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Madison, WI Links
- Greater Madison Convention & Visitor Bureau
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- Dane County Regional Airport (DCRA)
- The offical website for the Dane County Regional Airport. Find information on current arrivals and departures, maps, contacts, and doing business at the airport.
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- Michigan Tech - Wisconsin Hockey Pre-game - Madison, WI
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Madison, WI Attractions by Discover Our Town
- Madison Children's Museum
- Hands on museum for children of all ages. Excellent family fun.
- Madison Museum of Contemporary Art
- Formerly the Madison Art Center, The Madison Museum of Contemporary Art is "a nonprofit, independent...
- State Historical Museum
- Wisconsin exhibits from prehistoric Indian culture.
- Wisconsin Veterans Museum
- Civil War to Desert Storm exhibits, dioramas and military aircraft.
- Henry Vilas Zoo
- No admission fee, children's petting zoo.
- Little A-Merrick- Amusement Park
- Three roller coasters, bumper cars, Ferris wheel, narrow gauge steam and diesel locomotives and more...
- Wisconsin State Capital Building
- See a guided tour of the building and dome.
- Olbrich Botanical Gardens & Topical Conservatory
- Visitors love the acres of outdoor gardens and glass indoor tropical conservatory at this center.
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