- Wisconsin
A landscape of endless variety

carved by water

shaped by human hands

remote wild stretches
of limitless forest.

Wooded bluffs
steely ports
wetlands stretching for miles.

Breathtaking
sparkling
dazzling.
From towering pines
to shimmering cities
Wisconsin From the Air.

- Funding for  Wisconsin From the Air
provided, in part by
Ron and Colleen Weyers
Kwik Trip
proud to serve communities all over Wisconsin
Holiday Vacations
in memory of Thomas Wildrick
a caring steward of the land
and Wisconsin's natural treasures
and the Friends of Wisconsin Public Television
encouraging you to support public television in Wisconsin.

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- The sun rises in Wisconsin.

A new day begins.

First light along
Lake Michigan's shore.

First flight off Door County's
eastern edge.
Our journey begins in the northern reaches.
A land of rocky coasts,
deep forests,
and stunning beauty.
Wisconsin is a place of
many moods and many vistas,
and the view from here
has few equals.
This journey along
the northern tier,
reveals a landscape rich
with scenic treasures.

Exploring the north,
where water meets land and sky.
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A new dawn reveals
acres of endless Wisconsin farmland

farmland stretching far beyond
the day's horizon.

Within the late summer landscape
places of gathering,
community, and memories.

Soaring over the cultivated fields
we rise to see the abundance of this fertile place.

For generations of families
this land has provided
a home, a livelihood, a life.

The rolling fabric of fields
leads on
Leads on towards the wilderness
towards the water.

As we journey from the Great River
to the Great Lake.
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A shimmering Wisconsin morning

as first daylight warms the capitol city.

The sun rises to dance across the dome.

It's a new day
fresh with promise
on land
and nearby water

The wind carries us
past the sites of the city
and open water
yields to emerald hillsides
As our journey continues
from treasured landmarks
to timeless landscapes.
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[race cars buzz by]

[tires squeel]
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[crowd cheers]
[UW Marching Band plays "On Wisconsin"]
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- Funding for  Wisconsin From the Air
provided, in part by
Ron and Colleen Weyers
Kwik Trip
proud to serve communities all over Wisconsin
Holiday Vacations
in memory of Thomas Wildrick
a caring steward of the land
and Wisconsin's natural treasures
and the Friends of Wisconsin Public Television
encouraging you to support public television in Wisconsin.

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[rotors whiring]

- A day can last a couple of hours
and then there's times it can last
14 hours.
It really depends on how much you have to shoot
and what light you want.
There were definitely a lot of details
and moving parts to keep straight

We literally toured the whole state.
It was awesome.
To see it from a vantage point
that generally most people don't get the see.
It's the view of the bird,
a bird's eye view.