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10. Wausau is the Ginseng Capital of the World
13. Mount Horeb is the Troll Capital of the World and home to the Mustard Museum (see below.)
16. Belleville is the Unidentified Flying Object Capital of Wisconsin.
17. Potosi is the Catfish Capital of the state.
19. Wisconsin is the dairy capital of the United States
24. Bloomer is the Jump Rope Capital of the World.
27. Somerset is the Inner Tubing Capital of the World.
32. Boscobeel is the Turkey Capital of the state.
35. Monroe is the Swiss Cheese Capital of the World.
36. Mercer is the Loon Capital of the World.
41. Eagle River is known as the Snowmobile Capital of the World.
43. Bonduel is the Spelling Capital of Wisconsin.
44. Muscoda is the Morel Mushroom Capital of Wisconsin.
47. Sturgeon Bay is the Shipbuilding Capital of the Great Lakes.
48. Sheboygan is the Bratwurst Capital of the World.
50. Green Bay is the Toilet Paper Capital of the World.

I think someone has figured it out . . . don't use the words largest, smallest, first or only; use the word "capital". ;^)

BTW, do you know what Madison is the Capital of?

Madison, Wisconsin? The capitol of what state? How about the state of self importance? How about the state of smug certainty of one's moral superiority? The state of self righteousness?

A recent Republican Governor said that Madison was a few square miles surrounded by reality. Madisonians hated him.

I suspect that the 1939 "Wizard of Oz" was a conscious metaphor for the illusion of socialism. The wizard was a powerless b.s.er and regular people, lost girls and confessed heartless, brainless, and courageless everyday people had to get the job done despite fear and incompetence. So I think of Madison as "the Emerald City".