Badger Boys State adopted a program based upon the experience of the Illinois Boys State which was sponsored by the Illinois American Legion and had been in operation since 1935. Four hundred eighty-four high school juniors attended the first session of Badger Boys State at St. John's Military Academy in Delafield, Wisconsin, June 16–23, 1939. The project proved very successful and was unanimously authorized to proceed as a state program by the Wisconsin American Legion Convention in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The individuals responsible for founding the Badger Boys State program officially on April 8, 1939 were: Due to the limited capacity of St. John's
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