Peshtigo is a city in Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 3,420 at the 2020 census The city is surrounded by the Town of Peshtigo. It is part of the Marinette, WI–MI Micropolitan Statistical Area. Peshtigo is known for being the site of the Peshtigo fire of 1871, in which more than 1,200 people died.
Peshtigo from former U.S. Route 41
Peshtigo Fire Museum
Peshtigo Fire Cemetery
Sign depicting Peshtigo name and population
Marinette County, Wisconsin
Marinette County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 41,872. Its county seat is Marinette. Marinette County is part of the Marinette, WI–MI Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Marinette County Courthouse, Marinette
Marinette County woods in fall
The Peshtigo River as seen from the town of Stephenson
Entering Marinette County on U.S. Route 141