Door County's emerald treasure : a history of Peninsula State Park / William H. Tishler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tishler, William H.

Series:

Wisconsin land and life.

Wisconsin land and life

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Peninsula State Park (Wis.)--History.

Peninsula State Park (Wis.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (261 p.)

Place of Publication:

Madison : University of Wisconsin Press, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

With its magnificent forests, bluffs, and shoreline and its breathtaking views of Green Bay and Lake Michigan, Door County's Peninsula State Park is one of the Midwest's most popular attractions. Established in 1909, it was Wisconsin's second state park and a key to pioneering efforts to build a state park system that would be the envy of the nation. Door County's Emerald Treasure explores the rich history of the park land, from its importance to Native Americans and early European settlers through the twentieth century. Bill Tishler engagingly relates the role of conservationists and progressives in establishing the state park, its growing popularity for tourism and recreation, and efforts to protect the park's resources from a variety of threats. Tishler also tells a larger story of Americans' intimate relationship with the land around them and the challenge to create accessible public spaces that preserve the natural environment.

Contents:

Patterns of the park's landscape

The Native Americans

Early residents : the park's pioneers

Weborg Point

Eagle Bluff Lighthouse : guardian of the Green Bay Passage

Thomas Reynolds, John Nolen, and legislation to establish the park

Naming the park and purchasing the land

The Doolittle years

Camp Meenahga

The golf course : one of Wisconsin's finest

Potawatomi : Peninsula's sister park

Camp Peninsular and the CCC

The CCC controversy

Winter sports

World War II and beyond at the park.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-226) and index.

ISBN:

9786612594731

9781282594739

1282594737

9780299220730

0299220737

OCLC:

826516850