Nickname: The Badger State

Capital: Madison

We spent a couple of weeks on Cheese’s uncle Ray’s property in Phelps. His family gathers there each summer to put up their feet, take a few boat rides and visit the snowmobile capitol of the world, Eagle River.

Daryl, aka “Cheese,” was born and raised in Waukesha. He attended a few schools of higher learning, but graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering.

The original Barbie was created in Wisconsin. A little-know fact: her full name is Barbie Millicent Roberts.