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**beloitpiper** · 5th December 07, 04:28 PM

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** · 5th December 07, 04:32 PM

I like it!

**Sheep In Wolf's Clothing** · 5th December 07, 04:33 PM

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** · 5th December 07, 04:37 PM

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

**auld argonian** · 5th December 07, 04:51 PM

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

Best

AA

**TheKiltedWonder** · 5th December 07, 05:53 PM

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

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

**Arlen** · 5th December 07, 06:03 PM

Very nice. I'd wear it.
Congrats!

So how long before you have a kilt in this?

**DTrain** · 5th December 07, 07:15 PM

Nice looking tartan! The idea of an official state tartan seems to be catching on in popularity, Mississippi just officially named theirs 2 or 3 years ago. I'll try to post pics.

**Coinneach** · 5th December 07, 07:24 PM

Very cool...will your group be getting new kilts then?

**pipesndrumsnun** · 5th December 07, 07:42 PM

Very nice! Now we just have to get Michigan on board...we need a state tartan, too! Hopefully, our good Wisconsin neighbors will influence us in this regard