Veterans Memorial

Historical marker location:

W9651 Forrest Avenue, Antigo, Wisconsin

( Memorial can be reached from Forrest Avenue, 0.9 miles east of Superior Street (U.S. 45), on the right when traveling east.)

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.