Green Bay

Green Bay is a long inlet on the western side of Lake Michigan, separated from the open lake by a peninsula and islands. The Menominee and Ho-Chunk lived around its shores and the Fox River, whose waters lead inland from the head of the bay. In 1634 Jean Nicolet travelled west from the French settlements to meet Indigenous peoples of this region. His mission sought peaceful relations between the Ho-Chunk and their Huron and Ottawa neighbours, whose alliances mattered to the fur trade.