Wisconsin's First Aviator

Historical marker location:

Beloit, Wisconsin

( Marker is at the intersection of Milwaukee Road (State Highway 81) and Lee Lane, on the right when traveling west on Milwaukee Road.)

Marker installed: 1964

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.