Interesting Facts about Wisconsin

• Believing that he had reached China and the Far East, Jean Nicolet stepped ashore near the Winnebago village of Red Bank, shooting pistols and wearing embroidered Chinese silk robes, to the astonishment of the Indians.
• Prairie du Chien (Prairie of the Dog) was named for Chief Alim, a prominent Indian whose native name means Dog.
• During pioneering days the Wisconsin region was so sparsely settled that Justice of the Peace Pat Kelly reputedly was sometimes forced to use trees as witnesses for wedding ceremonies.