 one might think so but the wisconsin department of natural resources begs to differ they say its state has more than 15 000 so this being npr of course we called an expert to settle the debate so i live on the border between minnesota and wisconsin so i'm a little bit careful but both of these states have absolutely wonderful lakes and lots of them john downing is director of a university of minnesota program to educate the public about water science here's his conclusion minnesota has more