Odd Wisconsin Archive
"The fish of the state belong to the people..."
That was how commissioner of fisheries Brayton O. Webster put it, at the height of Wisconsin's Progressive Era. But presumably he didn't consult the fish.
The 1887 institution that gave its name to Madison's Fish Hatchery Road, shown here in a somewhat romanticized lithograph, was the first fish hatchery in the nation. Read about a visit to it in 1922 in this article from the Wisconsin State Journal.
You can see more pictures and documents about the history of Wisconsin's natural resources on the conservation and modern environmental movement sections of Turning Points in Wisconsin History.
:: Posted in Animals on April 18, 2005
Did You Know?
The Wisconsin Historical Museum is currently featuring Odd Wisconsin objects in the latest exhibit: Odd Wisconsin. And don't miss the Odd Wisconsin book by author Erika Janik published by the Wisconsin Historical Society Press.
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