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Casino Queen Marquette is a 17,514 square feet (1,627.1 m 2) [1] riverboat casino located in Marquette, Iowa (across the Mississippi River from Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin) that is owned and operated by The Queen Casino & Entertainment. The riverboat, named Miss Marquette, is located by a 31-acre (13 ha) site that also contains an enclosed ...
Nicholas Boilvin (c. 1761–1827) was a 19th-century American frontiersman, fur trader, and U.S. Indian Agent. He was the first appointed agent to the Winnebagos, as well as the Sauk and Fox, and one of the earliest pioneers to settle in present-day Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin.
Michel Brisbois (October 1, 1759 – April 1, 1837) was a French-Canadian voyageur who was active in the upper Mississippi River valley as early as 1781. Originally a fur trader for the Hudson's Bay Company, he eventually settled in Prairie du Chien, in what became Wisconsin. He had two families, including three children with a Ho-Chunk woman ...
Prairie du Chien (/ ˌ p r ɛ r i d u ˈ ʃ iː n /) is a city in and the county seat of Crawford County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 5,506 at the 2020 census. [ 2 ] Often called Wisconsin's second-oldest city, Prairie du Chien was established as a European settlement by French voyageurs in the late 17th century. [ 4 ]
Pool 9 / Lake Winneshiek. Total capacity. 470,000 acre⋅ft (0.58 km 3) Catchment area. 66,610 sq mi (172,500 km 2) Lock and Dam No. 9 is an American lock and dam located near Lynxville, Wisconsin and Harpers Ferry, Iowa on the Upper Mississippi River around river mile 647.9. The lower portion of Pool 9 was formally named Lake Winneshiek.
Prairie du Chien police said that based on their investigation, they can confirm Coronel Zarate entered the U.S. in September 2023 “at or near the El Paso, Texas port of entry.”. When he was ...
Located on St. Feriole Island in the city of Prairie du Chien, the historical Brisbois Store was built in 1851-52 by Bernard Brisbois. According to the Wisconsin Historical Society, the stone building sits on land with a long association with the North American fur trade. Prior to the War of 1812, the property was owned by a number of prominent ...
Francois Vertefeuille House. / 43.08286°N 91.14947°W / 43.08286; -91.14947. The Francois Vertefeuille House is located in the Town of Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, United States. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. [ 1] It is one of the oldest buildings in Wisconsin, and is designated as the oldest ...