Door County's Emerald Treasure : a History of Peninsula State Park.

With its magnificent forests, bluffs, and shoreline and its breathtaking views of Green Bay and Lake Michigan, Door County's Peninsula State Park is one of the Midwest's most popular attractions. Established in 1909, it was Wisconsin's second state park and a key to pioneering efforts...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: University of Wisconsin Press 2009.
Temas:
Peninsula State Park (Wis.) > History.
Wisconsin > Peninsula State Park.
Electronic resource.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover13;
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Patterns of the Park's Landscape
  • 2. The Native Americans
  • 3. Early Residents: The Park's Pioneers
  • 4. Weborg Point
  • 5. Eagle Bluff Lighthouse: Guardian of the Green Bay Passage
  • 6. Thomas Reynolds, John Nolen, and Legislation to Establish the Park
  • 7. Naming the Park and Purchasing the Land
  • 8. The Doolittle Years
  • 9. Camp Meenahga
  • 10. The Golf Course: One of Wisconsin's Finest
  • 11. Potawatomi: Peninsula's Sister Park
  • 12. Camp Peninsular and the CCC
  • 13. The CCC Controversy
  • 14. Winter Sports
  • 15. World War II and Beyond at the Park
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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