Other Water–Related Recreation

Wisconsin has more than 170 public beaches along Lake Michigan.

Swimming ranks third, behind walking for pleasure and driving for pleasure, as Wisconsin residents' favorite outdoor activity. Nearly 60 percent say they go swimming, according to survey results from the University of Wisconsin Survey Center and the National Sporting Goods Association.

About 18 percent of the population ice skate, about five percent waterski, and about two percent snorkel, according to the National Sporting Goods Association estimates for Wisconsin.

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