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	Podcast:		Local Features by WXPR
	Episode:		Early Exploration, the War of 1812, and the First U.S. Gov. Initiatives
	Category:		Government & Organizations
	Duration:		00:03:16
	Publish Date:		2019-05-15 05:00:00
	Description:		This week’s A Northwoods Moment in History is in response to two WXPR listeners who submitted questions to our new Curious North series. An anonymous listener from Lake Tomahawk asked: Did the French and British occupy Wisconsin? What happened in the war of 1812 in the state? In addition, Jane Nicholson from Manitowish Waters asked: What were the first initiatives of the US government in our area? Who was sent here and for what purposes/initiatives? To answer those questions and more, here's Gary Entz. The first Europeans arrived in the Northwoods when Samuel de Champlain, the governor of New France, sent Etienne Brule in 1622 and Jean Nicolet in 1634 to explore the shores of Lakes Superior and Michigan. These first explorers did not establish any forts, but they did return evidence of bountiful furs to New France. Twenty years after Nicolet’s visit the first fur traders arrived, and the first French fort was built near present-day Ashland sometime around 1660. Other forts were
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