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 Deming, Edwin Willard / WHS / Robertstock, The Landfall of Jean Nicolet. Jean Nicolet (1598-1642) was the first European to see Wisconsin and was a prominent French explorer who, for many years, lived among the Indians of Quebec. In 1634, Samuel de Champlain, the Governor of New France, sent Nicolet west on a journey to explore the great interior. According to the records of the Catholic Jesuit missionaries, Nicolet and his seven companions traveled from Quebec via Lake Huron, through the straits of Mackinac into Lake Michigan, stopping at the shores of what is now Green Bay. Nicolet expected to encounter Asian peoples. He donned a Chinese damask robe to greet them but met, instead, a small group of Menomonee Indians. Believing that Nicolet was a son of the gods, the Menomonee celebrated with a great feast in his honor.
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 Robb Kendrick / Aurora Photos, Damask roses from Bulgarias Valley of the Roses yield oil prized in many fine fragrances.
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 Robb Kendrick / Aurora Photos, Damask roses from Bulgarias Valley of the Roses yield oil prized in many fine fragrances.
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