Kewaunee County History

Historical articles about Kewaunee County and, specifically, Ahnapee/Algoma.

Saturday, December 12, 2015

You're in the Navy Now

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Defeating the British during the naval Battle of Lake Erie in 1813 earned Oliver Hazard Perry a place in history, however it is his wor...
Friday, November 27, 2015

A Day to Give Thanks: Thanksgiving in Ahnapee/Algoma

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Thanksgiving is synonymous with turkey and pumpkin pie, although history tells us those at the first Thanksgiving feasted on shellfish, r...
Sunday, November 15, 2015

Sunday Afternoons at the Majestic: How the Other Half Lived

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Sunday afternoon movies at the Majestic taught us how the other half lived. On Sunday mornings in church Father Heimann and Pastor Toepel t...
Monday, November 2, 2015

Halloween: When Kodan School Board "Got 'Em Good"

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Kodan's Postal Map, 1893 Trick of Treating is pretty big in most places but lots of Algoma kids – now of a certain age – never had ...
Tuesday, October 6, 2015

Kewaunee County & the End of the Vast Pine Forests

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War of 1812 veteran Major Joseph McCormick was already living along Lake Michigan, in what would become Manitowoc County in 1836, when area...
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Saturday, August 15, 2015

Women of the Plywood: World War ll Years

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U.S. Plywood at the confluence of the Ahnapee River and its South Branch Much has been written about what is now Algoma Hardwoods. Fou...
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