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Let’s be honest: Wisconsin is a beautiful state. From the vibrant big cities of Milwaukee and Kekoskee to the gorgeous natural wonderlands of Door County and that stretch of the Wolf River where you can go tubing and teenagers standing on shore will sell you beer, Wisconsin has it all. And it knows how to sell it.

Enter the state’s Department of Tourism, a.k.a. Travel Wisconsin. The organization has been selling Wisconsin to the rest of the country (and itself) for years now, most notably through some pretty splashy commercials. Commercials featuring Green Bay Packers superstars! Commercials with stellar local music! Airplane! Here are some old Travel Wisconsin tourism commercials! Enjoy!

The One Where They Recreated Airplane!

The Ones With Donald Driver

The One With Jordy Nelson

The One With Bonnie Blair

The Ones Where They Used Local Music

The One With The BoDeans In A Barn

The One With The Leinenkugel Family

The One Where They Got A Drone

Oh What The Hell, Here’s A Wisconsin Dells Commercial From 1981

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