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Marinette (mârĭnĕt`), city (1990 pop. 11,843), seat of Marinette co., NE Wis., on Green Bay at the mouth of the Menominee River; inc. 1887. A port of entry, it is the center of a tricity area embracing Peshtigo, Wis., and Menominee, Mich. Among the city's manufactures are consumer goods, auto parts, wood and paper products, and chemicals. Fur trading began there c.1795 and gave way to lumbering, which flourished until the 1930s. The city was named for a queen of the Menominee who established a trading post on the river and built the first frame house there. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The Peshtigo and Menominee Rivers were at their lowest levels in years, and the tinder-dry vegetation literally crunched under the feet of the loggers, farmers, and railroad gangs who labored daily among the thick pine forests and cleared the fields of Oconto and Marinette counties. NNS) -- The keel was laid and authenticated for the Navy's first Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) June 2 at Marinette Marine here. In ``Piaf,'' the Norway-born Torill, who previously played Marlene Dietrich in the one-woman show ``Rendez-Vous With Marlene,'' pays tribute to Piaf as well as her influences: Piaf's idol, Marie Dubois; Marinette Cerdan, wife of boxing champion Marcel Cerdan; songwriting partner Marguerite Monnot; half-sister Simone Berteau; and Dietrich. |
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