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Giddyap to Wisconsin, country fans
Giddyap to Wisconsin, country fans

Question: When might a Midwesterner wear boots during summer? Answer: When boot-scootin' outdoors with other country music fans. Tens of thousands will migrate to Wisconsin during the next month for two such festivals whose stages attract some of country music's top award winners. Whether you listen to country rock or country pop, songs of heartbreak or high hopes, depends on where you land and the time of day. So expect rowdy to romantic moods, not a one-horse ride. Country Jam USA, July 17-19, began in 1987 near Eau Claire, 325 miles northwest of Chicago. Part of the 100-acre festival grounds kisses the Chippewa River. That is in addition to a 75-acre campground, where...