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History re-enactedThe fact that 1973 will mark the 300th anniversary of explorations of the Middle West by Father Marquette and Louis Joliet has brought only sporadic and uncoordinated plans for celebrations to observe the occasion. But the plan of two men from Illinois may generate more interest than has been evident up to now.A Jesuit priest from Chicago and a school teacher from Elgin are planning a 3,000 mile canoe trip over waterways traveled by Marquette and Joliet. They and five others will use two 20-foot canoes for the voyage from the Straits of Mackinac to Green Bay and then on the Fox River to Lake Winnebago and on to the Wisconsin River and the Mississippi.They also plan to travel on other rivers before returning to Chicago via the Illinois River and then up the Lake Michigan shore. The reenactment is scheduled to start May 17 and end Sept. 19 in Green Bay, which had a major role in the early history of the Middle West and still claims to be the oldest settlement west of the Great Lakes.Of course, the latter-day voyageurs will not have to cope with the problems Joliet and Marquette faced on their difficult journey. But the reenactment, if it goes off as scheduled, is bound to call attention to the historic impact of those intrepid men, a story which is too often ignored, if it is even known by*Yt o T-i i r
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Appleton Post Crescent
Appleton, Wisconsin, US
Sun, Nov 26, 1972
Page 34
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