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Historical Essay

Stephenson, Isaac 1829-1918

Lumberman, Financier and Congressman
Biography of Isaac Stephenson who was a lumberman, financier and congressman.
Historical Essay

The Miracles at Robinsonville

The Virgin Mary Appears to an Illiterate Peasant Girl
Learn about the first and only manifestation of the Virgin Mary in the United States near Green Bay, confirmed by the Vatican.
Historical Essay

The Wisconsin Free Library Commission - Image Gallery Essay

Photographs of Public Libraries in Wisconsin
Learn about how the Wisconsin Free Library Commission helped to establish and improve free public libraries in Wisconsin.
Shipwreck

Mariner (1854)

Location: Run aground on Green Island, Green Bay, Lake Michigan.
Nearby City: Marinette, Marinette County
Body of water: Green Bay
Shipwreck

W.L. Brown (1880)

Location: Off Peshtigo in Green Bay
Ship Master: F.W. Spafford
Nearby City: Peshtigo, Marinette County
Body of water: Green Bay
Shipwreck

Wisconsin (1882)

Location: Lake Michigan, off the south end of Green island in deep water (85 feet).
Nearby City: Marinette, Marinette County
Body of water: Green Bay
Shipwreck

Erie L. Hackley (1882)

Location: The wreck lies to the northeast of Green Island, Green Bay.
Ship Master: Joseph Vorous
Nearby City: Marinette, Marinette County
Body of water: Green Bay
Shipwreck

George L. Newman (1855)

Location: Ashore on the southeast point of the Green Island reef in Green Bay.
Nearby City: Marinette, Marinette County
Body of water: Green Bay
Shipwreck

Hustler (1893)

Location: 7 1/2 miles southeast of menominee. Mi
Ship Master: Captain Orin Angwall
Nearby City: Menominee, Marinette County
Body of water: Green Bay
Shipwreck

Sidney O. Neff (1890)

Nearby City: Marinette, Marinette County
Body of water: Green Bay

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