Badger State Games point, and there was no opening ceremony for the games' final year in Madison because of construction at James Madison Memorial High School. Following the 2010 Winter Games, the Wausau/Central Wisconsin Convention and Visitors Bureau withdrew its large annual contributions to the event, leaving it without a host city. The 2011 Winter Games were ultimately held at venues across the state, although many were able to remain in the Wausau area. That same year, the Wisconsin Sports Development Corporation announced that it would discontinue the Badger State Games, after operating at a loss for two years. The WSDC stated that
Badger, Minnesota Badger, Minnesota Badger is a city in Skagen Township of Roseau County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 375 at the 2010 census. A post office called Badger has been in operation since 1889. The city was named after nearby Badger Creek. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land. Badger is located along Minnesota State Highway 11. As of the census of 2010, there were 375 people, 181 households, and 103 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 235 housing units at an