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| From Sacred Calumets to Ashtrays |
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| Discover the important role that tobacco and the Peace Pipe have played throughout Wisconsin's history. |
| A Priest Follows Another Priest's 300-Year-Old Path to Death |
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| Learn how Rev. A. A. A. Schmirler traced the path Fr. Rene Menard took in 1661 down northern Wisconsin's rivers to the likely spot of his death. |
| A Frenchman's Disastrous Expedition |
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| Learn about explorer Robert de La Salle's iron-handed chief lieutenant, Henri de Tonty, and what resulted in the worst winter of his life. |
| An Unreliable Text and Other Evidence |
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| Wisconsin History books teach that Jean Nicolet was the first white person to reach the state, but he may have been the second. |
| It's not What You Might Think |
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| Discover the historical evidence of the first Thanksgiving. |
| The Path of a Fur Trader and Fort Builder |
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| Learn more about Robert Cavelier, sieur de La Salle and his impact on our history. |
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