Jean Nicolet
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Jean Nicolet, Sieur de Belleborne was a French coureur des bois noted for exploring Lake Michigan, Mackinac Island, Green Bay, and being the first European to set foot in what is now the U.S. state of
Jean Nicolet landing at the Bay of Green Bay in 1634.
1909 plaque commemorating Nicolet's landing in Red Bank, Wisconsin.
A 1951 statue of Nicolet stands in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
Wisconsin
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Wisconsin is a state in the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michi
Jean Nicolet
…coureur des bois noted for exploring Lake Michigan, Mackinac Island, Green Bay, and being the first European to set foot in what is now the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Nicolet (Nicollet) was born in Cherbourg, France, in the late 1590s, the son of Thomas Nicollet, who was "messenger ordinary of the King between Paris…
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