For the people who live in “sin”, Wisconsin that is, there is US Highway 151 that bisects the southern part of the state in a diagonal direction. It starts at Manitowoc at the intersection of US Interstate 43 and runs to the southwest corner of where Wisconsin, Illinois, and Iowa all meet. At the eastern end heading west, it meanders through farmland that was, at 1 time, many family owned dairy farms. Today, the co-ops mostly run the show while the 4-legged ladies get milked 3 times a day on mechanical carousels. Slowly climbing an indistinguishable rise, the elevation peaks at the crest of the Niagra Escarpment, and the land drops off to reveal the largest inland lake in Wisconsin, Lake Winnebago. The view overlooking the entire lake is impressive. The highway then drops to the tapered shores on the eastern side of this 138,000 acre shallow lake. Paralleling the shoreline a few miles off, 151 runs south to the southern end, and then turns Southwest. The whole time, the Niagra Escarpment is visible on the left, and multiple wind farms take advantage of its elevation to generate Forest-Green power. This is a combination of green (using wind to generate) and brown (the large carbon footprint of its approximate 300 cubic yard of concrete/ megawatt of power and other processed products). Calculations list its net zero emissions to occur in 6 months (really? Who’s data?). Crossing the 32,000 acre Horicon Marsh, the landscape settles into productive farmland again. After that, Hwy. 151 bisects Madison, dividing the staunch Liberals from the Liberals and creates a city that uses its impressive State Capitol as a permanent demonstration site. Keep driving. The last portion churns through the level prarie plains of the driftless area, but any deviation into a river path will put you in the beautiful coulees that drop down into these forested valleys. Your last “sin” stop will be the gorgeous Mississippi River Valley. Why wait? Get going!
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