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| Use the 1673 journal of Father Jacques Marquette to introduce students to the early exploration of Wisconsin |
| Date: | 1921 |
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| Description: | Painted scene of an Indian guide paddling, Jacques Marquette, a Jesuit missionary standing, and Louis Joliet, a fur trader paddling in a canoe exploring th... |
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| Description: | A painting depicting Marquette and Joliet in a birch bark canoe with two other men during their excursion on the Mississippi River, which they discovered o... |
| A Bizarre Story of Land Prospecting Gone Awry |
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| Read the amazing story of a man who watched his potential 10,000-square-mile northern Wisconsin empire disappear into thin air. |
| The Path of a Fur Trader and Fort Builder |
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| Learn more about Robert Cavelier, sieur de La Salle and his impact on our history. |
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