Marinette Co - Vistors Guide 2017

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In the early 1820’s Farnsworth and his Native American common-law wife, Queen Marinette, after whom the city is said to have taken its name, operated the trading business from the log post for several years. Farnsworth associated with Charles Brush in a business venture, which marked the beginning of a new industry that would dominate the Menominee River Basin for the next fifty years. In 1832, the partners erected a water-powered sawmill at the foot of today's North Raymond Street. In 1856, the New York Lumber Company built a steam-powered sawmill at Menekaunee. In 1853, the population was 478; by 1860 the number of people in the growing community had reached 3,059. Isaac Stephenson arrived in Marinette in 1858, became a town supervisor, county board chairman, justice of the peace, member of the state legislature, a U.S. Senator, publisher of the Milwaukee Free Press, instigated the construction of the Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal, and owned an iron mine. He donated the Stephenson Public Library to the city, built the Stephenson Block, the Lauerman Brothers Department Store, and founded the Stephenson National Bank. Marinette was incorporated in 1887, and by 1900, was the tenth largest city in Wisconsin. Demographics Marinette County Forest is covered with magnificent stands of timber, approximately 231,000 acres and ranks as the 2nd largest county forest in Wisconsin. Marinette County contains 442 lakes covering 13,735 surface acres. These vary in size from 2,409 acre Lake Noquebay to small 2 acre pothole lakes. Of the 442 lakes found in Marinette County, 125 have all or some of their shoreline in public ownership. There are over 320 miles of shoreline, and 96 percent of these lakes are less than 100 acres. Marinette County contains 304 rivers and streams which encompasses an area of 4,700 acres and a total length of 920 miles. They are classified as trout water, and we have the highest number of trout streams of any county in the state of Wisconsin. Total Land Area 890,000 - Acres Agricultural 158,000 - Farms currently in operation or rented out Forestry 698,000 - 461,000 acres private forest / 237,000 acres county forest Surface Water 21,000 - Lakes & Streams Wetland 186,000 - 147,000 acres wooded swamp / 39,000 acres marsh Latitude 45.3830121146 Longitude -88.0333340431 Marinette County operates 22 county park properties: 11 scenic "large parks" with 6 of them offering well-kept, beautifully wooded campgrounds, 4 small day use/wayside parks, 6 boat landings, and a youth camp. 38 l Marinette County
Marinette County Historical Museum Stephenson Island 715-732-0831 Open 10am - 4pm Daily Amberg Hist. Complex Grant St., Amberg WI 54102 715-759-5281 Open Fri. 1pm - 4pm, Sat. 10am - 4pm amberghistory.org Peshtigo Fire Museum 400 Oconto Ave. Peshtigo, WI 54157 715-582-3244 Open 10am - 4pm Daily Niagara Hist. Museum 1024 Main St. Niagara, WI 54151 715-251-4557 rootsweb.ancestry.com Crivitz Area Museum 104 Oak St. Crivitz, WI 54114 Open 12pm - 4pm Wed., Fri., Sat. Land of Oz Museum 319 1st. St. Wausaukee, WI 54177 715-927-0767 Open by Appointment April - October therealnorth.com l 39
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