Wisconsin is known far and wide as the "Cheese State." This is due in part to the National Football Team the Green Bay Packers. This nationally renowned team has fans that come to each game sporting a "cheese head" hat and enough enthusiasm to heat up those cold winter games. Another reason for the cheesy nickname is the wonderfully fertile ground left behind by the glaciers of the past ice age. Although too rocky to plant agricultural farms, it was perfect to raise and graze cattle. It soon became clear to the early settlers that dairy farming was the way to go. Today Wisconsin is filled with specialty stores offering the largest cheese assortment this side of Europe.