Marinette, Wisconsin
Encyclopedia
Marinette is a city in and the county seat
of Marinette County
, Wisconsin
, United States
. The population was 11,749 at the 2000 census
.
Marinette is the principal city of the Marinette, WI–MI
Micropolitan Statistical Area
, which includes all of Marinette County, Wisconsin and Menominee County
, Michigan.
It is located about 50 miles north of Green Bay, Wisconsin
.
and came to be known as "Queen Marinette." After her death, she was buried in Allouez
, but was reinterred in a sarcophagus at the Forest Home Mausoleum in Marinette in 1987. Her original tombstone is on display at the museum on Stephenson Island in Marinette.
and next to Green Bay. Lumbering trailed off at the turn of the 20th century, but the town has continued to take advantage of its position along those bodies of water with major paper mills, and other plants such as Marinette Marine
, a shipyard owned by the Italian firm, Fincantieri, Ansul/Tyco
, a manufacturer of fire protection systems, Thyssen Krupp Waupaca Foundry, a leading competitor in agricultural and automotive manufacturing, and Silvan Industries, Inc., a manufacturer of pressure vessels and part of the Samuel Steel Pressure Vessel Group www.steelpressurevesselgroup.com.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the city has a total area of 8.0 square miles (20.6 km²), of which, 6.8 square miles (17.5 km²) of it is land and 1.2 square miles (3.1 km²) of it is water. The total area is 15.08% water.
There are 5,095 households out of which 28.7% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.4% are married couples living together, 10.4% have a female householder with no husband present, and 41.6% are non-families. 36.6% of all households are made up of individuals and 17.4% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.24 and the average family size is 2.94.
In the city the population is spread out with 23.7% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 18.7% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 39 years. For every 100 females there are 89.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 85.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city is $31,743, and the median income for a family is $41,996. Males have a median income of $32,161 versus $21,750 for females. The per capita income for the city is $17,852. 9.0% of the population and 6.0% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 10.2% are under the age of 18 and 12.7% are 65 or older.
Population peaked circa 1900, vacillated for a few decades, and has steadily declined since 1940, as shown in the table at right.
. UW–Marinette produces Theatre on the Bay, a community theatre
program. The city is also home to Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
-Marinette Campus.
Marinette High School
shares a historic football rivalry with the neighboring high school in Menominee, Michigan
. The two have hosted the oldest interstate rivalry between two public high schools in the country, dating back to 1894.
Marinette also shares a hospital, community foundation, newspaper and chamber of commerce
with Menominee. Numerous city groups work together to benefit the entire, two-city, two-county community.
, auto parts, chemicals
, helicopters
, airplane components, pressure vessels and paper making. Marinette is also a regional health care center.
The *Marinette Menominee Area Chamber of Commerce plays an active role in area tourism efforts, and provides venues for small businesses, young employees and professional women to network and learn. The organization also provides opportunities for business people and educators to work together to enhance opportunities for students. The organization merged with a chamber in neighboring Menominee, Mich., in 2005, and now includes more than 400 member businesses.
Median household income
in Marinette is $31,700, which compares unfavorably with $43,800 for the state of Wisconsin.
The total sales tax
in Marinette is 5.5%
. More than half of all homes (53%) were built before 1950, with with a majority of those (45% of all homes) having been built prior to 1940. These numbers are about twice the rate of older homes compared to the rest of the state of Wisconsin. Older homes are more affordable to purchase, and the figures support that: the median
value of owner-occupied
housing in Marinette is $58,100, which is far less than the state average of $112,200.
and along Green Bay, a major bay of Lake Michigan
. Both bodies of water offer fishing and boating opportunities, as well as several events related to these sports, such as fishing derbies and sailboat races.
pass through Marinette, but I-43 may extend there in the future.
Greyhound Bus and Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach
service Marinette.
There is currently no ferry service to Marinette. (Historically, a ferry connected the twin city of Menominee, MI to Sturgeon Bay, WI.)
The closest ferry is in Manitowoc, WI (about 2 hours by car), which goes across Lake Michigan to Ludington, MI. It is the S.S. Badger, operated by Lake Michigan Carferry, which operates seasonally.
Amtrak
service is available to Milwaukee on the Empire Builder
train. (Milwaukee which is approx. 3 hours from Marinette.) Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach
provides service from Milwaukee to Marinette; the Marinette stop is "curbside".
.)
The closest commercial airport is Austin Straubel International Airport
in Green Bay, about an hour away.
Print
Marinette has a daily newspaper
(Monday - Saturday) serving the Marinette/Menominee area, called the EagleHerald. It was formed as a result of a merger between the Marinette Eagle Star and the Menominee Herald-Leader. Printing facilities are at the former Eagle Star location on Dunlap Ave. in Marinette The EagleHerald is owned by Bliss Communications Inc. and has a circulation of just over 10,000.
s are licensed
to Marinette:
AM
FM
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was shot in Marinette and its neighboring city, Menominee
, Michigan
.
County seat
A county seat is an administrative center, or seat of government, for a county or civil parish. The term is primarily used in the United States....
of Marinette County
Marinette County, Wisconsin
Marinette County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2000, the population was 43,384. Its county seat is Marinette.Marinette County is part of the Marinette, WI–MI Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:According to the U.S...
, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The population was 11,749 at the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
.
Marinette is the principal city of the Marinette, WI–MI
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
Micropolitan Statistical Area
Marinette micropolitan area
The Marinette Micropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties – one in Wisconsin and one in Michigan – anchored by the city of Marinette, Wisconsin...
, which includes all of Marinette County, Wisconsin and Menominee County
Menominee County, Michigan
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 25,326 people, 10,529 households, and 7,001 families residing in the county. The population density was 24 people per square mile . There were 13,639 housing units at an average density of 13 per square mile...
, Michigan.
It is located about 50 miles north of Green Bay, Wisconsin
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Green Bay is a city in and the county seat of Brown County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, located at the head of Green Bay, a sub-basin of Lake Michigan, at the mouth of the Fox River. It has an elevation of above sea level and is located north of Milwaukee. As of the 2010 United States Census,...
.
Name
The name Marinette comes from the name of an early fur-trader's common-law wife, Marie Antoinette Chevalier (1784, Langlade County–1865, Green Bay). She was a French and Native American woman who ran a trading post located near the mouth of the Menominee RiverMenominee River
The Menominee River is a river in northwestern Michigan and northeastern Wisconsin in the United States. It is approximately 118 mi , draining a rural forested area of northern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan into Lake Michigan...
and came to be known as "Queen Marinette." After her death, she was buried in Allouez
Allouez, Wisconsin
Allouez is a village in Brown County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 15,443. It is part of the Green Bay Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
, but was reinterred in a sarcophagus at the Forest Home Mausoleum in Marinette in 1987. Her original tombstone is on display at the museum on Stephenson Island in Marinette.
History
Marinette was first settled by a small Algonquin tribe, then became a French fur trading post in the 19th century. In the late 19th century it experienced a "lumber boom" as a result of its location along the Menominee RiverMenominee River
The Menominee River is a river in northwestern Michigan and northeastern Wisconsin in the United States. It is approximately 118 mi , draining a rural forested area of northern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan into Lake Michigan...
and next to Green Bay. Lumbering trailed off at the turn of the 20th century, but the town has continued to take advantage of its position along those bodies of water with major paper mills, and other plants such as Marinette Marine
Marinette Marine
Marinette Marine Corporation is a shipbuilding firm in Marinette, Wisconsin. MMC was a subsidiary of Manitowoc Marine Group, also in Wisconsin, but was sold to Fincantieri Marine Group in 2009...
, a shipyard owned by the Italian firm, Fincantieri, Ansul/Tyco
Ansul
Ansul Fire School is a fire school which was founded in 1940 and is located in Marinette, Wisconsin, United States. It trains students with classroom and field instruction, with emphasis on hands-on firefighting....
, a manufacturer of fire protection systems, Thyssen Krupp Waupaca Foundry, a leading competitor in agricultural and automotive manufacturing, and Silvan Industries, Inc., a manufacturer of pressure vessels and part of the Samuel Steel Pressure Vessel Group www.steelpressurevesselgroup.com.
Geography
Marinette is located at 45°5'31" North, 87°37'43" West (45.091983, -87.628714).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, the city has a total area of 8.0 square miles (20.6 km²), of which, 6.8 square miles (17.5 km²) of it is land and 1.2 square miles (3.1 km²) of it is water. The total area is 15.08% water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 11,749 people, 5,095 households, and 2,975 families residing in the city. The population density is 671.1/km² (1,598/sq mi). There are 5,553 housing units at an average density of 821.7 per square mile (317.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city is 97.43% White, 0.37% African American, 0.65% Native American, 0.35% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.29% from other races, and 0.90% from two or more races. 1.05% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.There are 5,095 households out of which 28.7% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.4% are married couples living together, 10.4% have a female householder with no husband present, and 41.6% are non-families. 36.6% of all households are made up of individuals and 17.4% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.24 and the average family size is 2.94.
In the city the population is spread out with 23.7% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 18.7% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 39 years. For every 100 females there are 89.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 85.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city is $31,743, and the median income for a family is $41,996. Males have a median income of $32,161 versus $21,750 for females. The per capita income for the city is $17,852. 9.0% of the population and 6.0% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 10.2% are under the age of 18 and 12.7% are 65 or older.
Population peaked circa 1900, vacillated for a few decades, and has steadily declined since 1940, as shown in the table at right.
Education and culture
Marinette is home to the University of Wisconsin–Marinette, a two-year campus of the University of Wisconsin CollegesUniversity of Wisconsin Colleges
The University of Wisconsin Colleges is a unit of the University of Wisconsin System composed of 13 local campuses and one online campus, University of Wisconsin Colleges Online.The campuses are:*University of Wisconsin–Baraboo/Sauk County...
. UW–Marinette produces Theatre on the Bay, a community theatre
Community theatre
Community theatre refers to theatrical performance made in relation to particular communities—its usage includes theatre made by, with, and for a community...
program. The city is also home to Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, also called NWTC, is one of the 16 technical and community colleges in the Wisconsin Technical College System...
-Marinette Campus.
Marinette High School
Marinette High School
Marinette High School is a public high school in the city of Marinette, Wisconsin. It is part of the School District of Marinette, and averages an enrollment of 750 students....
shares a historic football rivalry with the neighboring high school in Menominee, Michigan
Menominee, Michigan
Menominee is a city in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 9,131. It is the county seat of Menominee County. Menominee is the fourth-largest city in the Upper Peninsula, behind Marquette, Sault Ste. Marie, and Escanaba...
. The two have hosted the oldest interstate rivalry between two public high schools in the country, dating back to 1894.
Marinette also shares a hospital, community foundation, newspaper and chamber of commerce
Chamber of commerce
A chamber of commerce is a form of business network, e.g., a local organization of businesses whose goal is to further the interests of businesses. Business owners in towns and cities form these local societies to advocate on behalf of the business community...
with Menominee. Numerous city groups work together to benefit the entire, two-city, two-county community.
Economy
The Marinette area is home to a variety of industries, including shipbuildingMarinette Marine
Marinette Marine Corporation is a shipbuilding firm in Marinette, Wisconsin. MMC was a subsidiary of Manitowoc Marine Group, also in Wisconsin, but was sold to Fincantieri Marine Group in 2009...
, auto parts, chemicals
Ansul
Ansul Fire School is a fire school which was founded in 1940 and is located in Marinette, Wisconsin, United States. It trains students with classroom and field instruction, with emphasis on hands-on firefighting....
, helicopters
Enstrom Helicopter
The Enstrom Helicopter Corporation is an American design and manufacturing company. It is located at the Menominee-Marinette Twin County Airport in Michigan. The basic company was founded in 1959 by mining engineer Rudolph J. "Rudy" Enstrom, initially as the R.J. Enstrom Corp..-History:Enstrom...
, airplane components, pressure vessels and paper making. Marinette is also a regional health care center.
The *Marinette Menominee Area Chamber of Commerce plays an active role in area tourism efforts, and provides venues for small businesses, young employees and professional women to network and learn. The organization also provides opportunities for business people and educators to work together to enhance opportunities for students. The organization merged with a chamber in neighboring Menominee, Mich., in 2005, and now includes more than 400 member businesses.
Median household income
Median household income
The median household income is commonly used to generate data about geographic areas and divides households into two equal segments with the first half of households earning less than the median household income and the other half earning more...
in Marinette is $31,700, which compares unfavorably with $43,800 for the state of Wisconsin.
The total sales tax
Sales tax
A sales tax is a tax, usually paid by the consumer at the point of purchase, itemized separately from the base price, for certain goods and services. The tax amount is usually calculated by applying a percentage rate to the taxable price of a sale....
in Marinette is 5.5%
Housing market
Most housing in Marinette was constructed during the historical years of growth of the early 20th century20th century
Many people define the 20th century as running from January 1, 1901 to December 31, 2000, others would rather define it as beginning on January 1, 1900....
. More than half of all homes (53%) were built before 1950, with with a majority of those (45% of all homes) having been built prior to 1940. These numbers are about twice the rate of older homes compared to the rest of the state of Wisconsin. Older homes are more affordable to purchase, and the figures support that: the median
Median
In probability theory and statistics, a median is described as the numerical value separating the higher half of a sample, a population, or a probability distribution, from the lower half. The median of a finite list of numbers can be found by arranging all the observations from lowest value to...
value of owner-occupied
Owner-occupier
An owner-occupier is a person who lives in and owns the same home. It is a type of housing tenure. The home of the owner-occupier may be, for example, a house, apartment, condominium, or a housing cooperative...
housing in Marinette is $58,100, which is far less than the state average of $112,200.
Recreation and tourism
Marinette offers a variety of recreational activities and major events throughout the year. The Marinette County government takes an active role in the promotion of tourism, which is handled through the Marinette Menominee Area Chamber of Commerce.County parks, trails, and waterfalls
Marinette County has 20 county parks that offer hiking and overnight camping. The county is well-known for its 14 waterfalls.Fishing and boating
Marinette is located along the Menominee RiverMenominee River
The Menominee River is a river in northwestern Michigan and northeastern Wisconsin in the United States. It is approximately 118 mi , draining a rural forested area of northern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan into Lake Michigan...
and along Green Bay, a major bay of Lake Michigan
Lake Michigan
Lake Michigan is one of the five Great Lakes of North America and the only one located entirely within the United States. It is the second largest of the Great Lakes by volume and the third largest by surface area, after Lake Superior and Lake Huron...
. Both bodies of water offer fishing and boating opportunities, as well as several events related to these sports, such as fishing derbies and sailboat races.
Major events
- Annual 4 July Celebration, sponsored by the city of Marinette and the M&M Jaycees
- Art for All, a juried art show
- M&M Bay Jammer, a scouting competition dating from the late 1940s
- Menominee River Century Bike Ride, which attracts hundreds of bicyclists the last weekend in June
- Menominee Waterfront Festival, sponsored by the city of Menominee
- Porterfield Country Music Festival, which draws thousands of country music lovers each June
- Sunset Concert Series, sponsored by the Marinette Menominee Area Chamber of Commerce and member businesses
- Productions from Theatre on the Bay, a university-community theater company founded in 1967
Highways
No interstate highwaysInterstate Highway System
The Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, , is a network of limited-access roads including freeways, highways, and expressways forming part of the National Highway System of the United States of America...
pass through Marinette, but I-43 may extend there in the future.
US 41U.S. Route 41U.S. Route 41 is a north–south United States Highway that runs from Miami, Florida to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Until 1949, the part in southern Florida, from Naples to Miami, was U.S...
south connects with PeshtigoPeshtigo, WisconsinPeshtigo is a city in Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 3,357 at the 2000 census. The city is located within the Town of Peshtigo. It is part of the Marinette, WI–MI Micropolitan Statistical Area...
. North it continues into MichiganMichiganMichigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
.
WIS 64 westbound connects with AntigoAntigo, WisconsinAntigo is a city in and the county seat of Langlade County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 8,560 at the 2000 census. Antigo is the center of a farming and lumbering district, and its manufactures consist principally of lumber, chairs, furniture, sashes, doors and blinds, hubs and...
and MountainMountain, WisconsinMountain is a town in Oconto County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 860 at the 2000 census. The census-designated place of Mountain is located within the town.-Geography:...
.
WIS 180 north connects with WausaukeeWausaukee, WisconsinWausaukee is a village in Marinette County, Wisconsin, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 572. The village is part of the Marinette, WI–MI Micropolitan Statistical Area....
.
Greyhound Bus and Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach
Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach
Thruway Motorcoach is Amtrak's system of Amtrak-owned intercity coaches, locally contracted transit buses, through-ticketed local bus routes and taxi services to connect Amtrak train stations to areas not served by its railroads...
service Marinette.
Ferry
The closest ferry is in Manitowoc, WI (about 2 hours by car), which goes across Lake Michigan to Ludington, MI. It is the S.S. Badger, operated by Lake Michigan Carferry, which operates seasonally.
Rail
There is currently no passenger rail service in Marinette. (Historically, the Chicago and Northwestern Railway serviced Marinette.) Freight rail service is still available.Amtrak
Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
service is available to Milwaukee on the Empire Builder
Empire Builder
The Empire Builder is a passenger train route operated by Amtrak in the Midwestern and Northwestern United States. It is Amtrak's busiest long-distance route and busiest daily train, carrying more than 500,000 travelers annually since 2007. Overall, it is the railroad's 10th-busiest line. Before...
train. (Milwaukee which is approx. 3 hours from Marinette.) Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach
Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach
Thruway Motorcoach is Amtrak's system of Amtrak-owned intercity coaches, locally contracted transit buses, through-ticketed local bus routes and taxi services to connect Amtrak train stations to areas not served by its railroads...
provides service from Milwaukee to Marinette; the Marinette stop is "curbside".
Airport
The closest airport is the Menominee-Marinette Twin County Airport in Menominee, Michigan. This airport no longer has commercial service, but is available for private aircraft. (Historically, commercial service was provided by North Central AirlinesNorth Central Airlines
North Central Airlines was founded as Wisconsin Central Airlines in 1944 in Clintonville, Wisconsin. It was headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.-Early history:...
.)
The closest commercial airport is Austin Straubel International Airport
Austin Straubel International Airport
Austin Straubel International Airport is a county-owned public-use airport in Brown County, Wisconsin, United States. The airport is located seven nautical miles southwest of the central business district of Green Bay, in the village of Ashwaubenon. It sits on portions of land encompassing Green...
in Green Bay, about an hour away.
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
(Monday - Saturday) serving the Marinette/Menominee area, called the EagleHerald. It was formed as a result of a merger between the Marinette Eagle Star and the Menominee Herald-Leader. Printing facilities are at the former Eagle Star location on Dunlap Ave. in Marinette The EagleHerald is owned by Bliss Communications Inc. and has a circulation of just over 10,000.
Radio
The following radio stationRadio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
s are licensed
City of license
A city of license or community of license, in American and Canadian broadcasting, is the community that a radio station or television station is officially licensed to serve by that country's broadcast regulator....
to Marinette:
AM
| Frequency | Callsign | Format | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 570 | WMAM WMAM WMAM is a class D AM radio station in Marinette, Wisconsin, serving the Marinette/Menominee, Michigan area. They operate omnidirectionally with a daytime power of 250 watts and a reduced nighttime power of 100 watts.... |
Sports | |
FM
| Frequency | Callsign | Format | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 92.5 | WLCJ-LP WLCJ-LP WLCJ-LP is a radio station broadcasting a Catholic religious format. Licensed to Marinette, Wisconsin, USA, the station is currently owned by Venite Adoremus and features programming from Relevant Radio.... |
Catholic Catholic The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"... |
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| 95.1 | WLST WLST WLST is a radio station licensed to Marinette, Wisconsin broadcasting a country music format.95.1 FM had been an adult contemporary format station up until January, 2008 when Armada Media swapped formats between WLST and WHYB in Menominee, Michigan... |
Country music Country music Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music... |
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| 107.7 | WLWR-LP WLWR-LP WLWR-LP is a radio station licensed to Marinette, Wisconsin, USA. The station is currently owned by Marinette Radio Association.... |
Variety Variety - Mathematics :* Abelian variety, a complex torus that can be embedded into projective space* Abstract variety, an intrinsically defined variety* Algebraic variety, the basic object of study in algebraic geometry** Affine variety, a subset of algebraic varieties... |
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Television
There are no broadcast television stations in the Marinette micropolitan areaMarinette micropolitan area
The Marinette Micropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties – one in Wisconsin and one in Michigan – anchored by the city of Marinette, Wisconsin...
.
Notable people
- Buff WagnerBuff WagnerBuff Wagner was a professional football player for the Green Bay Packers in 1920 and 1921. He played at the collegiate level at Carroll University.-References:...
, Green Bay PackersGreen Bay PackersThe Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...
NFL player - Charles LavineCharles LavineCharles D. "Chuck" Lavine represents District 13 in the New York State Assembly, which comprises communities located in and around Nassau County, including Glen Cove, Sea Cliff, Glenwood Landing, Bayville, Old Bethpage, and parts of Glen Head, Locust Valley, Mill Neck, Oyster Bay, Centre Island,...
, member of the New York State AssemblyNew York State AssemblyThe New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature. The Assembly is composed of 150 members representing an equal number of districts, with each district having an average population of 128,652... - Earl "Jug" GirardEarl GirardAt 5'11" and 175 pounds, Earl Francis "Jug" Girard was a multi-talented American football player who played ten seasons in the National Football League as an end, punter and kick-off returner, mainly for the Green Bay Packers and the Detroit Lions from 1948 to 1957...
, Green Bay Packers and Detroit LionsDetroit LionsThe Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...
NFL player - Ed GlickEd GlickEdward Isadore Glick was a professional American football back in the National Football League. He played one season for the Green Bay Packers . He played at the collegiate level at Lawrence University and Marquette University.-References:...
, Green Bay Packers NFL player - Ernest MedinaErnest MedinaErnest Lou Medina is a former captain of infantry in the United States Army. He served during the Vietnam War and was acquitted in a court-martial of war crimes charges in 1971...
, U.S. Army Captain court-martialed for the My Lai MassacreMy Lai MassacreThe My Lai Massacre was the Vietnam War mass murder of 347–504 unarmed civilians in South Vietnam on March 16, 1968, by United States Army soldiers of "Charlie" Company of 1st Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 11th Brigade of the Americal Division. Most of the victims were women, children , and... - Eugene HasenfusEugene HasenfusEugene H. Hasenfus is a United States citizen who was alleged by Nicaragua Sandinista authorities to be employed by the U.S...
, captured in the Iran-Contra AffairIran-Contra AffairThe Iran–Contra affair , also referred to as Irangate, Contragate or Iran-Contra-Gate, was a political scandal in the United States that came to light in November 1986. During the Reagan administration, senior Reagan administration officials and President Reagan secretly facilitated the sale of... - Francis O. LindquistFrancis O. LindquistFrancis Oscar Lindquist was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Lindquist was born in Marinette, Wisconsin and attended the common schools. He moved to Greenville, Michigan, in 1904 and engaged in the mail-order clothing and manufacturing business...
, U.S. Representative from MichiganMichiganMichigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake".... - Harvey V. HigleyHarvey V. HigleyHarvey V. Higley was born in Cheshire, Ohio, and studied chemistry at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, graduating in October 1915. After serving in World War I he went to work for the Ansul Chemical Company of Marinette, Wisconsin, which specialized in making fire retardant chemicals...
, businessman - Hiram Orlando FairchildHiram Orlando FairchildHiram Orlando Fairchild was a Wisconsin politician, legislator, and politician.Born in Newtown, Indiana, Fairchild graduated from Wabash College and was admitted to the bar. In 1869, he moved to Oconto, Wisconsin, and then to Marinette, Wisconsin where he helped with the creation of Marinette...
, member of the Wisconsin State AssemblyWisconsin State AssemblyThe Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Together with the smaller Wisconsin Senate, the two constitute the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Wisconsin.... - Isaac StephensonIsaac StephensonIsaac Stephenson was an American politician of the Republican Party who represented Wisconsin as both a United States Representative and a United States Senator....
, U.S. Senator - Jim MagnusonJim MagnusonJames Robert Magnuson was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played in and with the Chicago White Sox and in with the New York Yankees. He batted right and threw left-handed. Magnuson had a 2–7 record in 36 career games....
, MLB player - Joanne V. CreightonJoanne V. CreightonJoanne Vanish Creighton, Ph.D. is an American academic who served as the 17th President of Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts from 1996-2010. On August 10, 2011, the Haverford College Board of Managers named her interim President of Haverford College, replacing Stephen G....
, President of Mount Holyoke CollegeMount Holyoke CollegeMount Holyoke College is a liberal arts college for women in South Hadley, Massachusetts. It was the first member of the Seven Sisters colleges, and served as a model for some of the others... - Joe KreskyJoe KreskyJoseph Lawrence Kresky was an American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Boston Braves, the Philadelphia Eagles, and the Pittsburgh Pirates. He played college football at the University of Wisconsin....
, NFL player - John HubleyJohn HubleyJohn Hubley was an American animation director, art director, producer and writer of traditional animation films known for both his formal experimentation and for his emotional realism which stemmed from his tendency to cast his own children as voice actors in his films.- Biography :Hubley was...
, Disney animator - Rick BaumanRick BaumanRichard H. "Rick" Bauman is a former Democratic politician from the US state of Oregon who served in the Oregon House of Representatives and on the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners in the 1980s. He was also the Democratic nominee for United State Senator from Oregon in 1986...
, Oregon politician - Robert HaaseRobert HaaseRobert Haase was a Wisconsin legislator.Born in Marinette, Wisconsin, Haase served in World War II and graduated from the University of Wisconsin Law School...
, Wisconsin politician - Roger PillathRoger PillathRoger Pillath was a player in the National Football League for the Los Angeles Rams and Pittsburgh Steelers in 1965 and 1966 as a tackle. He played at the collegiate level at the University of Wisconsin–Madison....
, NFL player - Tom PetriTom PetriThomas Evert Petri is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1979. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district includes most of the east-central part of the state.-Early life, education, and early career:...
, U.S. Representative - James H. McGillanJames H. McGillan-Biography:McGillan was born on January 7, 1870 in Appleton, Wisconsin. He would attend Lawrence University and the University of Wisconsin Law School. Following graduation, he began practicing law in Marinette, Wisconsin. He would marry Gertrude Sommerville. McGillan moved to Green Bay in 1900....
, Mayor of Green Bay, WisconsinGreen Bay, WisconsinGreen Bay is a city in and the county seat of Brown County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, located at the head of Green Bay, a sub-basin of Lake Michigan, at the mouth of the Fox River. It has an elevation of above sea level and is located north of Milwaukee. As of the 2010 United States Census,...
Popular culture
In 2003, the Pete Schwaba film The Godfather of Green BayThe Godfather of Green Bay
The Godfather of Green Bay is a fictional comedic movie released in 2005. It follows the tale of stand-up comedian Joe Keegan...
was shot in Marinette and its neighboring city, Menominee
Menominee, Michigan
Menominee is a city in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 9,131. It is the county seat of Menominee County. Menominee is the fourth-largest city in the Upper Peninsula, behind Marquette, Sault Ste. Marie, and Escanaba...
, Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
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