Historical Markers in Ellison Bay, Wisconsin

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Historical Markers in Ellison Bay, Wisconsin

1 ► Wisconsin, Door County, Ellison Bay — Ellison Bay — Town of Liberty Grove —

On Sunnyside Lane (State Highway 42) 0.1 miles north of Porcupine Bay Road, on the left when traveling north.

The land surrounding you was once owned by John Ellison. Johan Eliason, later known as John Ellison, was a Danish immigrant who founded this community in 1865. He purchased 8,000 acres of land including a mile of shoreline, and advertised in . . . — — Map (db m130477) HM

2 ► Wisconsin, Door County, Ellison Bay — Niagara Escarpment —

On Sunnyside Lane (State Highway 42) 0.1 miles north of Porcupine Bay Road, on the left when traveling north.

The limestone bluffs you see along Green Bay are part of the same formation that Niagara Falls plunges over in New York. The Niagara Escarpment arches for a thousand miles around the Great Lakes. Lower layers of soft, erodible shale are . . . — — Map (db m130478) HM

3 ► Wisconsin, Door County, Ellison Bay — Remnants of Ancient Forests —

Near County Route NP.

Lycopods are prehistoric plants of this forest. Their origin reveals the rich history of the land. Discover landscapes of the past. Imagine forests of the future. Paleozoic Era Silurian Lycopods Take Root on Land . . . — — Map (db m238655) HM

4 ► Wisconsin, Door County, Ellison Bay — 590 — The Clearing —

On Garrett Bay Road.

The Clearing is a not-for-profit school for adults, offering classes in the arts, humanities and natural sciences. It was founded by Jens Jensen, renowned landscape architect and conservationist. Born in Denmark in 1860, Jensen immigrated to the . . . — — Map (db m165535) HM

5 ► Wisconsin, Door County, Ellison Bay — The Hotz Estate —

Near County Highway NP, 3.4 miles south of State Highway 42, on the right when traveling east.

In 1917, Ferdinand Hotz of Chicago purchased 1,015 acres of land which later became Newport State Park. He thought this was the finest place on earth, and in 1919 he began building an estate that would include the log cabin, carriage house, and . . . — — Map (db m74505) HM

6 ► Wisconsin, Door County, Ellison Bay — The Village of Newport — A vanished community —

Near County Route NP, 4.2 miles east of Wisconsin Route 42.

"There is a certain irony to the fact that Wisconsin's only formally designated Wilderness Park was once a bustling village." —Robert J.W Erwin

Right here, where you stand, was once a thriving little . . . — — Map (db m238779) HM

7 ► Wisconsin, Door County, Ellison Bay — Wisconsin's Maritime Trails — Newport Historic Waterfront — Lumber Port —

Near County Route NP, 4 miles east of Wisconsin Route 42.

Near this spot in 1881, a Scandinavian immigrant named Hans Johnson built a large wooden pier. Soon afterward, Johnson and business partner Peter Knudson built a general store, a post office, and a lumber mill. For the next 40 years, these . . . — — Map (db m238630) HM

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