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PARKS STUDENTS SHOW WHY JOLIET IS `MY KIND OF TOWN'
; ...the limestone prison and from Louis Jolliet to Col. Frederick Bartleson, there...traces the city's history from Louis Jolliet's discovery of this location to...library and its bronze statue of Louis Jolliet. Like Central High School, which...
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IT'S AN ADVENTURE I&M CANAL GOLF CHALLENGE OFFERS 3 WAYS TO CLOSE OUT THE SEASON
; Louis Jolliet, Jacques Marquette, you're on the tee. Actually, those gents are long gone...French missionary known for his explorer's knack and strong short game, and Jolliet -- a skilled mapmaker and big hitter. Their trip down the Mississippi River...
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WISCONSIN ALMANAC.(LOCAL)
; Louis Jolliet and Jacques Marquette began their historic exploration expedition down...Marquette writes the Indian name Mascoutin for Wisconsin River. A year later, Jolliet wrote it on his map as Miskonsing. Source: Wisconsin History Day by Day...
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IT'S AN ADVENTURE
; Louis Jolliet, Jacques Marquette, you're on the tee. Actually, those gents are long gone...French missionary known for his explorer's knack and strong short game, and Jolliet -- a skilled mapmaker and big hitter. Their trip down the Mississippi River...
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Origins
; ...Marshall Boulevard in Pilsen, the monument shows the 17th-century French explorer and Jesuit priest with fellow explorer Louis Jolliet and an Algonquin Indian. Erected in 1926, it was commissioned from sculptor Herman MacNeil by the B.F. Ferguson Fund...
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EARLIER DAYS
; ...several modern-day voyageurs prepare to retrace the steps of Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet, Mayor Arthur Janke received a letter from a descendent of Jolliet's living in France. She wanted to wish the travelers a good voyage. [] Ervin Boe...
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ALMANAC.(LOCAL/WISCONSIN)
; Wisconsin history Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet, with a crew of five, set out on their journey on May 17, 1673, to explore the Mississippi River. They traveled down the Wisconsin...
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Marquette's most tortuous journey took place long after exploration The Wisconsin Story \ 1848-1998 Wisconsin Sesquicentennial \ 150 Stories, 150 Years
; ...Jacques Marquette's story was one of long and difficult journeys. In 1673, the 36-year-old French Jesuit and fur trader Louis Jolliet were the first Europeans to cross what would become Wisconsin and explore the upper Mississippi River. They paddled...
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SCULPTURE IS TRIBUTE TO EXPLORERS, GUIDE
; ...of the Chicago metropolitan area and northern Illinois is a 20-foot-tall steel sculpture of French-Canadian explorer Louis Jolliet and French missionary Jacques Marquette. They were the first Europeans to travel part of the river between what is...
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HISTORY
; ...the corridor, which becomes a major transportation route for wildlife and American Indians. 1673 - French explorer Louis Jolliet envisions a canal linking the Great Lakes to the Mississippi near Chicago. 1836-1848 - Illinois & Michigan Canal built...
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