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About Green Bay
French explorer Jean Nicolet landed near Green Bay in 1634, claimed the area for France, and named it La Baye. Less than 20 years later, the French had established a trading post on the southernmost end of the bay, and it flourished despite regional conflicts and the War of 1812. The community prospered as western... [read more]
Green Bay Factoid
The nearby town of De Pere earned its name in the mid-17th century, when French fur-traders exploring the region happened upon a turbulent section of the Fox River that they dubbed "les Rapides des Pères" (Rapids of the Fathers). In the 1670s, Father Claude Allouez (for whom the bridge that connects De Pere's east and west sides is named) established a mission here. Some 200-plus years later, the city of De Pere was officially incorporated and, by 1890, East and West De Pere merged.