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A Brief Island History

A Brief Island History

Washington Island is one of a string of islands stretching across the entrance of Green Bay from the Door Peninsula in Wisconsin to the Garden Peninsula in Michigan. Its earliest known name is … [Read more...]

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“Le Griffon” (The Griffin)

“Le Griffon” (The Griffin)

(Abridged from the Wikipedia entry for Le Griffon*) Le Griffon (‘The Griffin’) was built by René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle in his quest to find the Northwest Passage to China and Japan. Le … [Read more...]

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Martin Knudsen: Light-Keeper

Martin Knudsen: Light-Keeper

Author: Arthur & Evelyn Knudsen Originally Published: 1948 Re-issued by: Cross+Roads Press Available locally at: Books Up The Road, Islandtime Books and More by Norbert Blei One of the things … [Read more...]

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The Island and Thorstein Veblen

The Island and Thorstein Veblen

From 1896 to 1926 the world famous Economist Thorstein Veblen spent his summers on Washington Island. In 1916 he built a study cabin and a home for his wife and two step daughters. The study cabin has … [Read more...]

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