Outdoor Impact Hits Hard in WI Tourism News | December 10, 2024 | 0 | by Morgan McCarthy The Wisconsin outdoor recreation industry’s latest numbers show a record-breaking boost to the state economy. The state Department of Tourism says eleven-point-two-billion dollars went toward the state’s gross domestic product in 2023. Most of the money came from boating, fishing, and apparel. Last year was the second consecutive record-breaking year for tourism as a whole, with 25-billion-dollars of economic impact.