MARQUETTE AND JOLIET BLOG IS ONLINE.(LOCAL/WISCONSIN)

From: The Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI) | Date: June 12, 2005 | Copyright information

Byline: State Journal staff, wire reports

MADISON -- Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet may have traveled down the Mississippi River more than 300 years ago, but this summer the Wisconsin Historical Society will be recreating their expedition in the form of a Weblog.

Marquette's journal, the only surviving document of their travels through Wisconsin, will be published on www.wisconsinhistory.org.

"This one is actually a lot of fun to read. Marquette is a really interesting writer," society spokesman Bob Granflaten said. "He's ...

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