Nickolaus Gerber

Historical marker location:

Monticello, Wisconsin

( Marker is at the intersection of State Highway 69 and Lake Road (County Highway F), on the left when traveling south on State Highway 69.)

Marker installed: 1999

(1836-1903).

The first European to explore Wisconsin was Jean Nicolet, a French explorer who arrived in 1634. He was looking for a water route to Asia but instead encountered the Menominee Indians near Green Bay.