Madeline Island & the Chequamegon Region
Madeline Island & the Chequamegon Region

Author: John O. Holzhueter

Publisher: Wisconsin Historical Society

Published: 2013-05-01

Total Pages: 67

ISBN-13: 0870205935

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An updated reprint of the definitive history of a storied corner of the Upper Great Lakes—Madeline Island and the Chequamegon region on Wisconsin’s Lake Superior. A new foreword by Steve Cotherman, director of the Madeline Island Museum, brings the text of this book up to date on the history of Madeline Island and the Chequamegon region from the days before the missions to present-day tourism. Madeline Island played a significant role in the early history of Wisconsin and was an important outpost in the fur trade. Ojibwe from Wisconsin and surrounding areas view the island as a sacred place. Other Indian Nations, such as the Huron and Ottawa, also trace their history to Madeline Island. Today, Madeline Island and nearby Bayfield are popular tourist destinations, drawing tens of thousands of visitors every summer and throughout the winter.

The Cadottes
The Cadottes

Author: Robert Silbernagel

Publisher: Wisconsin Historical Society Press

Published: 2020-05-29

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13: 087020940X

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The Great Lakes fur trade spanned two centuries and thousands of miles, but the story of one particular family, the Cadottes, illuminates the history of trade and trapping while exploring under-researched stories of French-Ojibwe political, social, and economic relations. Multiple generations of Cadottes were involved in the trade, usually working as interpreters and peacemakers, as the region passed from French to British to American control. Focusing on the years 1760 to 1840—the heyday of the Great Lakes fur trade—Robert Silbernagel delves into the lives of the Cadottes, with particular emphasis on the Ojibwe–French Canadian Michel Cadotte and his Ojibwe wife, Equaysayway, who were traders and regional leaders on Madeline Island for nearly forty years. In The Cadottes: A Fur Trade Family on Lake Superior, Silbernagel deepens our understanding of this era with stories of resilient, remarkable people.

Bottoms Up
Bottoms Up

Author: Jim Draeger

Publisher: Wisconsin Historical Society

Published: 2012-08-31

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 087020498X

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Bottoms Up celebrates Wisconsin’s taverns and the breweries that fueled them. Beginning with inns and saloons, the book explores the rise of taverns and breweries, the effects of temperance and Prohibition, and attitudes about gender, ethnicity, and morality. It traces the development of the megabreweries, dominance of the giants, and the emergence of microbreweries. Contemporary photographs of unusual and distinctive bars and breweries of all eras, historical photos, postcards, advertisements, and breweriana illustrate the story of how Wisconsin came to dominate brewing—and the place that bars and beer hold in our social and cultural history. Seventy featured taverns and breweries represent diverse architectural styles, from the open-air Tom’s Burned Down Cafe on Madeline Island to the Art Moderne Casino in La Crosse, and from Club 10, a 1930s roadhouse in Stevens Point, to the well-known Wolski’s Tavern in Milwaukee. There are bars in barns and basements and brewpubs in former ice cream factories and railroad depots. Bottoms Up also includes a heady mix of such beer-related topics as ice harvesting, barrel making, bar games, Old-Fashioneds, bar fixtures, and the queen of the bootleggers. Now in paperback for the first time!

This Superior Place
This Superior Place

Author: Dennis McCann

Publisher: Wisconsin Historical Society

Published: 2013-05-23

Total Pages: 168

ISBN-13: 0870205862

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Picturesque little Bayfield on Lake Superior is Wisconsin’s smallest city by population but one of its most popular visitor destinations. This book captures those unique qualities that keep tourists coming back year after year and offers a historically reliable look at the community as it is today and how it came to be. Abundantly illustrated with both historical and contemporary images, This Superior Place showcases, as author Dennis McCann writes, “a community where the past was layered with good times and down times, where natural beauty was the one resource that could not be exhausted by the hand of man, and where history is ever present.” Because Bayfield serves as “the gateway to the Apostle Islands,” the book also includes chapters on the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Madeline Island, and the nearby Red Cliff Ojibwe community. It also covers the significant eras in the city’s history: lumbering, quarrying, commercial fishing, and the advent of the orchards visitors see today. It is not a guidebook as such but more of a visual and written tour of the city and the major elements that came together to make it what it is. Colorful stories from the past, written in Dennis McCann’s casual, humorous style, give a sense of the unique characters and events that have shaped this charming city on the lake.

Wisconsin's Historic Houses and Living History Museums
Wisconsin's Historic Houses and Living History Museums

Author: Krista Finstad Hanson

Publisher: Big Earth Publishing

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 9781879483613

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The author presents 134 of Wisconsin's noted historical houses, offering color photos, histories and descriptions, and practical travel information for each. All of these houses are open to the public. Learning about and touring these houses is like living the history of Wisconsin. Most were homes of substance, built by barons of industry, while others are more modest homes of figures who later became famous personages. Some are very large, and some are very small, such as Frank Lloyd Wright's 880-square-foot Seth Peterson Cottage, on Mirror Lake. All will be of interest to those who travel Wisconsin's roads in search of adventure and delight.

Madeline Island ABC Book
Madeline Island ABC Book

Author: Marcia Kierland Henry

Publisher:

Published: 2008-05

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781424337538

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"Marcia Henry and Sally Parsons have created a delightful journey through the alphabet. Marcia's fun loving and appealing verse coupled with Sally's detailed artistic depiction of life on Madeline will captivate young and old as they travel through this familiar sequence. The book promotes literacy for youngsters, historical background for the older reader, and sheer pleasure for all."--Carol Sowl, teacher, La Pointe School Supported by a grant from the La Pointe Center, which is funded by the people of Madeline Island, the Wisconsin Arts Board, and the State of Wisconsin *Full-color illustrations throughout! *Recommended for children ages 2 to 9 *Madeline Island ABC Book contains: ABC verses and illustrations A brief history of Madeline Island An ABC Island Treasure Hunt An Alphabet Search at the Madeline Island Historical Museum

Mexicans in Wisconsin
Mexicans in Wisconsin

Author: Sergio González

Publisher: Wisconsin Historical Society

Published: 2017-10-27

Total Pages: 145

ISBN-13: 0870208357

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From agricultural and factory workers to renowned writers and musicians, the Mexican immigrants who have made their homes in Wisconsin over the past century have become a significant and diverse part of this state’s cultural and economic history. Coming from a variety of educational and professional backgrounds, the earliest Mexican immigrants traveled north in search of better economic opportunities and relief from the violence and economic turmoil of the Mexican Revolution. They found work in tanneries and foundries, and on beet farms where they replaced earlier European immigrant workers who had moved on to family farms. As Mexican immigration has grown to the present day, these families have become integral members of Wisconsin communities, building businesses, support systems, and religious institutions. But their experience has also been riddled with challenges, as they have fought for adequate working conditions, access to education, and acceptance amid widespread prejudice. In this concise history, learn the fascinating stories of this vibrant and resilient immigrant population: from the Tejano migrant workers who traveled north seasonally to work in the state’s cucumber fields, to the determined labor movement led by Jesus Salas, to the young activists of the Chicano Movement, and beyond.

Wisconsin
Wisconsin

Author: Bobbie Malone

Publisher: Wisconsin Historical Society

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 246

ISBN-13: 9780870203787

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Women's Wisconsin
Women's Wisconsin

Author: Genevieve G. McBride

Publisher: Wisconsin Historical Society

Published: 2014-05-20

Total Pages: 509

ISBN-13: 0870205633

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Women's Wisconsin: From Native Matriarchies to the New Millennium, a women's history anthology published on Women's Equality Day 2005, made history as the first single-source history of Wisconsin women. This unique tome features dozens of excerpts of articles as well as primary sources, such as women's letters, reminiscences, and oral histories, previously published over many decades in the Wisconsin Magazine of History and other Wisconsin Historical Society Press publications. Editor and historian Genevieve G. McBride provides the contextual commentary and overarching analysis to make the history of Wisconsin women accessible to students, scholars, and lifelong learners.