Door County's Emerald Treasure: A History of Peninsula State Park

261 Pages·2006·2.658 MB·English

by  William H. Tishler

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Publication of this volume has been made possible with the support of John C.
Brogan; Robert and Nancy Davis; the Door County Historical Society; the
Herlache Foundation; the William and Myrna Kubly Family Foundation;
John K. Notz Jr.; the Fred J. Peterson Foundation; William and Jean Quinlan;
the Raibrook Foundation; and the Wisconsin Chapter of the American Society
of Landscape Architects.
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The University of Wisconsin Press
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Tishler, William H.
Door County’s emerald treasure : a history of Peninsula State Park /
William H. Tishler.
p. cm. — (Wisconsin land and life)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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. Peninsula State Park (Wis.)—History. I. Title. II. Series.
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edicated to my family
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ontents
Illustrations ix
Preface xiii
Acknowledgments xv
. Patterns of the Park’s Landscape 
. The Native Americans 
. Early Residents: The Park’s Pioneers 
. Weborg Point 
. Eagle BluffLighthouse: Guardian of the Green Bay Passage 
. Thomas Reynolds, John Nolen, and Legislation to
Establish the Park 
. Naming the Park and Purchasing the Land 
. The Doolittle Years 
. Camp Meenahga 
. The Golf Course: One of Wisconsin’s Finest 
. Potawatomi: Peninsula’s Sister Park 
. Camp Peninsular and the CCC 
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. The CCC Controversy 
. Winter Sports 
. World War II and Beyond at the Park 
Notes 
Bibliography 
Index 
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llustrations
Whimsical souvenir map of the park xii
U.S. Geological Survey map of the park 
The bluffs of Peninsula State Park 
Eagle Cave 
The grave of Simon Onanguisse Kahquados 
Guests of honor at the memorial pole dedication, August and
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Automobiles parked on the golf course for the burial ceremony
for Chief Kahquados 
The Hans B. Olson farmstead at Shanty Bay in  
View to the southwest from Sven’s Tower 
Children and their teacher from Blossomburg’s District School No.  
The Blossomburg school 
Steamboats and sailboats at a pier thought to have existed at
Weborg Point 
Lunchtime for the threshing crew at Olaf Hanson’s farm 
The Weborg home 
Early campers at Weborg Point 
Eagle BluffLighthouse in the s 
Eagle BluffLighthouse and several members of the Duclon family 
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