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Wisconsin because I like the German-influenced culture more. I love the roadside cheese shops, brat stands, mom-and-pop supper clubs, cranberry country, fruit wineries, Saturday morning "tradio" on the local AM stations, occasionally pulling in a polka station while driving across the state, Culvers in every city and town, and the Friday Night Fish Frys (often in the aforementioned supper clubs). Plus it's a great state for beer aficionados. I love rolling into a town of 3,000 in the middle of nowhere and finding out it has its own brewery, sometimes of astonishing quality (see: Central Waters in Marshfield, Lake Louie in Arena, Rowland's Calumet in Chilton). Minnesota also has a lot of what I like about Wisconsin, namely the Northwoods dotted with lakes and the recreational opportunities they provide (fishing, sailing, motorboating, waterskiing, plus snowmobiling and cross-country skiing when they freeze), and Minnesota is a little less swamped with tourists. But I'm pretty fond of Wisconsin's culture so it gets my vote.
In fact, not only would I live in Wisconsin, I already have lived in Wisconsin. Wouldn't necessarily mind heading back some day.
I really like them both. I love northern MN and we go canoeing up there. But I live in WI and I love that too. So much to do and we live in a great area with wonderful people.
For me, Wisconsin. It has more Great Lake shoreline. It also has many other lakes (although Minnesota also has that). I actually like Milwaukee and the shoreline of that city. Practically the entire shoreline is parkland with public access: great for biking and walking. Wisconsin is close to Chicago: a great place to go for a weekend.
Minneapolis has a better economy than Milwaukee. For that reason, I would choose Minnesota. MN also has the "supper clubs", the small towns and such that Wisconsin has. Plus it has the Scandanavian culture as well, a Lutheran church on every street corner, so it seems.
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