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Forgotten Man Nicolet Honored With Tercentennial Pageant
The article honors Jean Nicolet, French explorer and first white visitor to Wisconsin and Michigan, as the “forgotten man” of American history. Nicolet’s 1640 westward voyage, alliance with Winnebagoes, and death in the St Lawrence are recounted, with Mackinac Island’s Nicolet Week pageant to celebrate his legacy along with other Straits settlements milestones.
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Elmo Scott Watson Uring
Jean Nicolet
de Bois
Lake Michizan
Michigan
Wisconsin
Mackinac Island
Mackinac
Tsland State Park Commission
Michigan Historical Commission
Wisconsin State Historical Society
Madison
Edwin Willard Deming
Green Bay
Michigan Daughters of the American Revolution
Daughters of 1812
Marto Polo
China
Nicolet
Three Rivers
Que
Fathers Brebeuf
Daniel and
Davost
Quebec
Isles Des Allumettes
Honatiria
Lake Huron
St. Mary's River
Sault Ste. Marie
Winnebago
William Henry Jolnson
French Pathfinders
North Americ
Cathar
Cipango
Ching
Japan
Fox River
Gulf of Mexico
St. Lawrence
Champlain
de Chavigny
Father Campbell
Frontenact
Ike Marquette
Brebens
Jogues
Daniel
Garreau
Church of Rome
Frank A. O'Brien
Straits Settlements
St. Igmace
John Jacot Astor
Prenchtusan