De Pere

Few cities in Wisconsin have a history as closely tied to French Catholic missionary activity as De Pere. Set on the Fox River near its outlet into Green Bay, the city grew beside rapids once known in French as Rapides des Pères, or “Rapids of the Fathers.” In 1671, Jesuit missionary Claude Allouez established the Mission of St. Francis Xavier here, marking an early French presence in the Great Lakes region. The river divides De Pere into east and west sides, while St. Norbert College, founded by the Norbertine order in 1898, remains a defining local institution. Find other points of interest using webcams positioned throughout De Pere and Wisconsin.

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