De Pere: Robin Street
De Pere occupies both banks of the Fox River in northeastern Wisconsin. Robin Street forms part of the city’s residential fabric, where detached houses, lawns and mature trees reflect the low-density neighbourhoods beyond the downtown riverfront. Flowing north to Green Bay, the Fox River has shaped De Pere’s identity as a route through the region and divides the city into east and west sides. De Pere is also home to St. Norbert College, a private liberal-arts college founded in 1848. Its name, French for “of the fathers,” recalls the Jesuit mission established here in the 17th century. Close to the river, the historic center brings together civic buildings, shops and dining.
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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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