Rejoyce! Rejoyce!

[beloitpiper]

Wisconsin has officially ratified it's tartan! After years of fighting for this, Wisconsin now has a tartan to call its own, and a beautiful tartan it is!



Here's the breakdown:

Stripe/Color (Significance/Rationale)

Brown (Fur trade)

Grey (Lead mining in the southwest corner of the state)

Green (The lumber industry and Wisconsin's great pine forests)

Blue (The two Great Lakes bordering Wisconsin creating the
state's maritime trade as well as the commercial and
recreational fishing industries. It also represents our
state's resort industry found on the thousands of lakes
within our state's borders.)

Yellow (Dairy and brewing industries)

Red (The University of Wisconsin System led the state into
agriculture, industrial eras. It is one of Wisconsin's largest
employers & major research & development resources
which significantly helps all of Wisconsin's industries.)

Where Yellow & Green intersect (Wisconsin's Professional Sports Industry, exemplified by
Green Bay Packers' colors.)

[James MacMillan]

I like it!

[Sheep In Wolf's Clothing]

Yeah..that's great for your state!!
As a big Packer fan I might just have to add this to my list!!
Congrats
Sara

[ccga3359]

Congratulations Wisconsin! And in a related matter Wisconsin also rattified their new state Balmoral:

[auld argonian]

Oh, come on...you stuck that reference to the brewing industry in there, didn't you?

Best

AA

[Prester John]

Congratulations Wisconsin! And in a related matter Wisconsin also rattified their new state Balmoral:

Now THAT is good!

[Sheep In Wolf's Clothing]

Congratulations Wisconsin! And in a related matter Wisconsin also rattified their new state Balmoral:

I actually have one of those cheeseheads and they are very light and warm. I usually wear it during playoffs (whether the Packers are in them or not!)
Ok I guess that was too much personal sharing!!
Sara

[Galician]

Ok, I have to ask, would this require an extra large clan badge?

[threebanger]

Ok, I have to ask, would this require an extra large clan badge?

Yep. Looks like this.


(Just funnin' with my MN Vikings fan friends...we live right on the border of the two states.)

I actually have one of those cheeseheads

I have one, too. Another sidenote: These float nicely in a hot tub and can keep your bowl of chips dry...and the original ones had spots that beverage cans fit in nicely, too... Really!
But it takes them FOREVER to dry out!!


Back on topic, I personally prefer the Wisconsin State tartan, but I lived there for several years before moving here, so I'm not an unbiased judge.

[TheKiltedWonder]

haha, that looks more like a glengarry to me...

The tartan looks much better than Virginia's; congrats!