Unsure About How To Pronounce A Wisconsin Place-Name? Here’s Help.

If you’re a recent transplant to Wisconsin you’ve already discovered that our state has some dandy place-names, many of which come down from Native American words and names, like the famous “Oconomowoc”. But there are other challenging place-names, like Rio. Is it “ree-oh” or “rye-oh”?  This section of the WBA Newsroom site has the definitive pronunciations of place-names and public officials in Wisconsin.

Posted by Tim Morrissey