53-638: Fincantieri Marinette Marine ( FMM ) is an American shipbuilding firm in Marinette, Wisconsin . Marinette Marine was a subsidiary of Manitowoc Marine Group of Wisconsin from 2000 to 2009, when it was sold to Fincantieri Marine Group. Marinette Marine Corporation (MMC) was founded on the Menominee River in Marinette, Wisconsin , in 1942 as part of the growth in the American shipbuilding industry during World War II . In 2000, Marinette Marine,
106-532: A chamber in neighboring Menominee, Michigan in 2005. It now includes more than 400 member businesses. Median household income as of 2011 in Marinette was $ 31,700, compared with $ 43,800 for the state of Wisconsin. Most housing in Marinette was constructed during the decades of the early 20th century. More than half of all homes (53%) were built before 1950, with a plurality of those (45% of all homes) having been built prior to 1940. These numbers are about twice
159-497: A dredging project done by some of the paper companies about 3 miles upstream from the mouth of the Lower Fox River. It removed 80,000 cubic yards of PCB-contaminated sediment, containing 3,400 pounds of PCBs. 2019 marks the 16th year of clean up of the lower Green Bay. River clean up is scheduled for late March depending on ice conditions. Monitoring will continue to study fish, water, and PCB concentrations. [4] Once
212-491: A manufacturer of pressure vessels and part of the Samuel, Son and Inc. The county seat includes what is now the eastern neighborhood of Menekaunee, formerly an independent village. The first European-American settlers came to Menekaunee in 1845. For some time Menekaunee was also known as East Marinette. The name Menekaunee is of Menominee origin, from Minikani Se'peu, meaning 'village or town river'. Two Presidents of
265-562: A median income of $ 32,161 versus $ 21,750 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 17,852. 9.0% of the population and 6.0% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 10.2% were under the age of 18 and 12.7% 65 or older. No interstate highways pass through Marinette. Historically, the Chicago and Northwestern Railway served Marinette. The CNW's Peninsula 400 (Chicago – Green Bay – Ishpeming) ran until 1969 and its night train counterpart,
318-550: A privately held company, was purchased by The Manitowoc Company for approximately $ 48 million. In August 2008, the Manitowoc Company announced that it had signed an agreement to sell their Manitowoc Marine Group division, which includes Marinette Marine, to Fincantieri Marine Group Holdings, Inc. and minority investor Lockheed Martin . The sale was completed in January 2009, to Fincantieri. The net purchase price in
371-614: A semi-weekly paper in 1885 and a daily in 1892. In 1903 the paper took over the Marinette North Star and renamed itself as the Marinette Eagle-Star . The following radio stations are licensed to Marinette: AM FM There are no broadcast television stations broadcasting in the Marinette micropolitan area . All area television is handled by the Green Bay television stations. Marinette offers
424-781: A variety of recreational activities and major events throughout the year. Tourism is promoted by the Marinette Menominee Area Chamber of Commerce. Marinette has 5 parks that offer sightseeing, fishing, sledding, cross-country skiing, swimming, tennis, ice skating, picnic areas, baseball, and hiking. They are: Marinette is located along the Menominee River and along Green Bay , a major bay of Lake Michigan . Both bodies of water offer fishing and boating opportunities. There are several local events related to these sports, such as fishing derbies and sailboat races. Green Bay (Lake Michigan) Green Bay
477-662: Is 1,626 square miles (4,210 km ) in area. At the southern end of the bay is the city of Green Bay, Wisconsin , where the Fox River enters the bay. The Leo Frigo Memorial Bridge (formerly known as the Tower Drive bridge) spans the point where the bay begins and the Fox River ends, as the river flows south to north into the bay. Around mid-bay are Sturgeon Bay and the Peshtigo River . The Sturgeon Bay serves
530-491: Is a city in and the county seat of Marinette County , Wisconsin, United States. It is located on the south bank of the Menominee River , at its mouth at Green Bay , part of Lake Michigan ; to the north is Stephenson Island , part of the city preserved as park. During the lumbering boom of the late 19th century, Marinette became the tenth-largest city in Wisconsin in 1900, reaching a peak population of 16,195. Marinette
583-694: Is an arm of Lake Michigan , located along the south coast of Michigan 's Upper Peninsula and the east coast of Wisconsin . It is separated from the rest of the lake by the Door Peninsula in Wisconsin, the Garden Peninsula in Michigan, and the chain of islands between them, all formed by the Niagara Escarpment . Green Bay is some 120 miles (193 km) long, with a width ranging from about 10 to 20 miles (16 to 32 km); it
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#1732779471731636-495: Is at 45°5'31" North, 87°37'43" West (45.091983, −87.628714). According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 8.13 square miles (21.06 km ), of which, 6.83 square miles (17.69 km ) is land and 1.30 square miles (3.37 km ) is water. Population peaked c. 1900 , and vacillated for a few decades. With the decline in lumbering and restructuring in industry,
689-663: Is currently no ferry service to Marinette or Menominee. The Marinette area is home to a variety of industries, including shipbuilding , auto parts, chemicals , helicopters , airplane components, pressure vessels , and paper making . Marinette is also a home to the state's biggest Walmart . The Marinette Menominee Area Chamber of Commerce plays an active role in area tourism efforts, and provides venues for small businesses, young employees and professional women to network and learn. The organization also provides opportunities for business people and educators to work together to enhance opportunities for students. The organization merged with
742-525: Is home to Copper Culture State Park , which has remains dated to around 5000-6000 BC. It is a burial ground of the Copper Culture Indians. This burial ground is considered to be the oldest cemetery in Wisconsin and one of the oldest in the nation. The Ho-Chunk believe that they were created on the shores of Green Bay at a place called Red Banks. The French Jesuit , Roman Catholic priest, and missionary, Father Claude-Jean Allouez said
795-770: Is planning to overhaul and expand its yard facilities as part of winning a contract to construct the Constellation -class frigates. The changes will accommodate the larger size of the frigates versus the littoral combat ships , and will alter the way the yard launches ships. All Marinette Marine facilities are located on the Menominee River in Marinette, Wisconsin . Some of the specific facilities they comprise are as follows: Ships built by Marinette Marine include: 45°5′56.56″N 87°37′5.96″W / 45.0990444°N 87.6183222°W / 45.0990444; -87.6183222 Marinette, Wisconsin Marinette
848-534: Is the Eagle Herald . It was formed as a result of a merger between the Marinette Eagle-Star and the Menominee Herald-Leader . Printing facilities are at the former Eagle-Star location in Marinette. Owned by Adams Publishing. , the Eagle Herald has a circulation of over 10,000. The paper traces its origins to June 24, 1871, when the Marinette and Peshtigo Eagle was founded. It became
901-776: Is the home to both Theatre on the Bay and Children's Theatre. All performances are held in the Herbert L. Williams Theatre on the UW-Marinette Campus. Together the two organizations traditionally present two musicals and three dramas or comedies annually to the community. Wisconsin State Historical Marker no. 602 honoring animated film director John Hubley is in Marinette at the Stephenson Public Library. Marinette's daily newspaper
954-402: Is the principal city of the Marinette, Wisconsin– Michigan Micropolitan Statistical Area , which includes all of Marinette County, Wisconsin and Menominee County , Michigan. The population was 10,968 at the 2010 census . Menominee, Michigan is across the river to the north, and the cities are connected by three bridges. Menominee and Marinette are sometimes described as the " twin cities " of
1007-1092: Is used by E&LS to serve a few customers there, but is primarily used by the E&;LS for railcar storage. This branch was formerly a Milwaukee Road ( Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Co.) rail line. The nearest airport is the Menominee-Marinette Twin County Airport in Menominee, Michigan. Historically, direct commercial service to Green Bay-Austin Straubel International Airport , Iron Mountain-Ford Airport , Door County Cherryland Airport , O'Hare International Airport , and Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport as well as connecting flights to Detroit Metropolitan Airport , Capital Region International Airport , and Kent County International Airport were provided by North Central Airlines and Republic Airlines . After declining ridership in
1060-852: The Iron Country, ran until 1960 or 1961. There is currently no passenger rail service in Marinette. Freight rail service is still available. Freight railroad service is now provided by Wisconsin Central Ltd. (WCL), the legal name of the Canadian National Railway Company in Wisconsin. The Escanaba & Lake Superior Railroad also provides freight railroad service to Marinette by means of an Agreement with CN to provide switching services to both CN & E&LS customers in Marinette and to use CN trackage in Marinette to access E&LS customers in Menominee, Mi. The E&LS line from Crivitz Wi. to Marinette
1113-669: The Trump administration 's support for American manufacturing industries and vocational education . One year later, during the 2020 presidential election , President Donald Trump held a re-election rally at the shipyard, with Wisconsin State Assembly representatives John Nygren and Mary Felzkowski touting his administration's manufacturing policy, military expansion, and the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement . As of 2023, Fincantieri Marinette Marine
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#17327794717311166-568: The War of 1812 , the United States took over this area and the fur trade. They refused to license Canadian traders to operate on the American side of the border, although prior to the war, they and the Americans had easily passed back and forth across the border. John Jacob Astor 's American Fur Company became most prominent in the region, although the fur trade was declining after 1830. In
1219-657: The 1980s, commercial service ceased but the airport is available for private aircraft. The closest airport offering commercial transportation is Green Bay-Austin Straubel International Airport in Green Bay, about an hour away. Historically, a ferry named the Ann Arbor connected the twin city of Menominee, Michigan to Frankfort, Michigan via the Sturgeon Bay ship canal in the Door Peninsula, Wisconsin. There
1272-710: The AOC to be considered restored and begin the delisting process. [3] Green Bay BUI's: Since 1988 over three quarters of the 120 remedial actions recommended by the lower green bay remedial action plan have been implemented or initiated. Industrialization was a major factor regarding the Lower Green Bay becoming contaminated; significant contributors were land water use (agriculture, logging, industry), high turbidity, sedimentation, frequent algal blooms, degraded fish/wildlife/plant populations and adverse toxicant impacts. Past Emergency Clean Up: In 1999 and 2000, EPA oversaw
1325-436: The M & M Paper Company. The saloons accommodated the many single men who worked in the lumber industry. Although lumbering trailed off at the start of the 20th century, with clear cutting of some areas, the town has continued to take advantage of its position along those bodies of water. Three bridges cross the river to connect Marinette to Menominee, Michigan , often called its twin city. Lumbering still contributes to
1378-437: The Menominee River. The town and county were named Marinette after Marie Antoinette Chevalier (1793, Langlade County, Wisconsin – 1865, Green Bay, Wisconsin ), an influential Métis woman who ran a trading post near the mouth of the Menominee River. Of Menominee and French Canadian ancestry, she came to be known as "Queen Marinette." Her father was Bertrand Chevalier, a British trader of French Canadian ancestry, who
1431-535: The Menominee and European communities. After her death, Chevalier was buried in Allouez, Wisconsin . In 1987 her descendants had Chevalier reinterred in a sarcophagus at the Forest Home Mausoleum in Marinette. Her original tombstone is on display at the museum on Stephenson Island in Marinette. The site of Marinette was first settled by a small Algonquin band of Menominee people , referred to by
1484-911: The Navy, resulting in the launch of the USS Freedom in September 2006. In 2010, Marinette Marine bid for work on the Ship-to-Shore Connector , which would replace the Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) . In April 2020, it was announced that Fincantieri Marinette Marine had won the contract to produce the United States Navy new Constellation -class multimission guided-missile frigate . In 2019, Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia spoke at Marinette Marine Shipyard, praising
1537-470: The United States — John F. Kennedy during the 1960 presidential election and Donald Trump during the 2020 presidential election —have visited the town during their campaigns. Kennedy delivered a speech promoting expanded Farmers Home Administration loans and criticizing Secretary of Agriculture Ezra Taft Benson , while Trump discussed his administration's manufacturing policy, military buildup, and United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement . Marinette
1590-419: The age of 18 living with them, 44.4% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.6% were non-families. 36.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.94. In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.7% under
1643-415: The age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 18.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.3 males (52.8% female, 47.2% male population). For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.1 males. The median income for a household in the city was $ 31,743, and the median income for a family was $ 41,996. Males had
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1696-417: The all-cash deal was approximately $ 120 million. Since its founding, Marinette Marine has produced more than 1,300 vessels. While primarily a producer of commercial vessels, it has also taken a number of contracts for the United States Navy , primarily for auxiliary vessels . Most recently, Marinette Marine became part of a team with Lockheed Martin to produce one of two littoral combat ship designs for
1749-494: The area economy, but jobs and population declined when the industry slowed. Marinette has a major paper mill ( Kimberly Clark ), and other plants such as Marinette Marine , a shipyard owned by the Italian firm, Fincantieri; Ansul /Tyco, a manufacturer of fire protection systems; Waupaca Foundry , KS Kolbenschmidt US Inc. formerly known as Karl Schmidt Unisia, Inc., cast and machined automotive parts; Samuel Pressure Vessel Group
1802-526: The bay Baie Verte , and the English kept this name as Green Bay. The name of the bay in the Menominee language is Pūcīhkit , or "bay that smells like something rotting". In 1671 and 1673, Louis André and Jacques Marquette described fluctuations in the water level of the bay and discussed what they thought caused them. Ferromanganese nodules have been found in the bay. Todorokite occurs within
1855-697: The bay compete strongly for the same prey south of Chambers Island, and compete moderately north of it. According to the Environmental Protection Agency , " Areas of Concern are designated by the International Joint Commission as geographic areas in the Great Lakes basin having severe environmental degradation . There are 43 Areas of Concern with 26 in the United States, 17 in Canada, and five shared by
1908-661: The bay was the "Bay of the Stinkers", but this name perplexed the French, and Jacques Marquette thought the name might relate to the smell of the swamps when he explored the area in May 1673. His fellow explorer Louis Joliet , with two canoes and five voyageurs of French-Indian ancestry ( Métis ) were on their way to find the Mississippi River . They travelled up the Fox River, nearly to its headwaters. The French also called
1961-581: The city has lost jobs and population since 1940, as shown in the table at right. As of the census of 2010, there were 10,968 people, 4,934 households, and 2,801 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,605.9 inhabitants per square mile (620.0/km ). There were 5,464 housing units at an average density of 800.0 per square mile (308.9/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 96.9% White , 0.3% African American , 0.6% Native American , 0.5% Asian , 0.4% from other races , and 1.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.4% of
2014-517: The city named after the bay as a shortcut for large ships to use to bypass the Door Peninsula, while the Peshtigo River serves Peshtigo and Crivitz . Locally, the bay is called the Bay of Green Bay to distinguish it from the city. The bay is located in parts of five counties in Wisconsin ( Brown , Door , Kewaunee , Marinette , Oconto ), and two in Michigan ( Delta , Menominee ). Oconto
2067-492: The city. The population density was 1,598 inhabitants per square mile (617/km ). There were 5,553 housing units at an average density of 821.7 per square mile (317.3/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 97.43% White, 0.37% African American, 0.65% Native American, 0.35% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.29% from other races, and 0.90% from two or more races. 1.05% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 5,095 households, out of which 28.7% had children under
2120-600: The country , dating back to 1894. Parochial education in Marinette is provided by the Catholic St. Thomas Aquinas Academy (K–12) and Trinity Lutheran School (K–8). Marinette is home to the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay, Marinette Campus , a two-year community college campus connected with the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay . UW–Marinette produces Theatre on the Bay, a community theatre program. The Marinette campus will end all in-person instruction in
2173-426: The course of a year. However, south of Chambers Island, walleye eat considerably more lake whitefish in May and June. Walleye were found to eat more yellow perch on an annual basis, but not more than 15% of their overall diet during any particular month. Walleye and Lake whitefish in Green Bay for the most part do not compete for the same prey, especially south of Chambers Island . Lake whitefish and yellow perch in
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2226-564: The fall of 2024, but the campus will continue to be used by the University of Wisconsin Green Bay. The city is also home to Northeast Wisconsin Technical College -Marinette Campus. Marinette shares a hospital, community foundation, newspaper and chamber of commerce with Menominee. Numerous city groups work together to benefit the entire, two-city, two-county community. The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, Marinette Campus,
2279-565: The first Mass in Oconto on December 3, 1669. The bay was named la baie des Puants (literally, "the bay of the Stinks") by the French explorer Jean Nicolet as shown on many French maps of the 17th and 18th centuries. According to George R. Stewart , the French received the name from their Indian guides, who called the natives living near Green Bay by a derogatory word meaning "Stinkers", thus
2332-519: The late 19th century, the city developed rapidly as a port and processing area for lumber harvested in the interior. Logs were floated down the Menominee River and shipped out on Green Bay to communities around the Great Lakes and to the East . In 1853, the population was 478; by 1860 the number of people in the growing community had reached 3,059. Due to the lumbering boom, between 1890 and 1900,
2385-447: The neighboring Ojibwe as "the wild rice people" for their staple crop. The band consisted of 40 to 80 men and their families. They lived at the mouth of the Menominee River in the 17th and 18th centuries, which, according to their creation story, was the tribe's place of origin. Before 1830, French Canadians established a fur trading post at the settlement. The first European settler was Stanislaus Chappu, also known as Chappee. After
2438-458: The nodules. There are numerous reefs of exposed bedrock in the Porte des Mortes passage and in the bay. North of the peninsula, warm water from Green Bay flows into Lake Michigan on the surface, while at the same time, cold lakewater enters Green Bay deep underneath. In a study looking at fish stomach contents, walleye were found to eat between 5-6% and lake whitefish and yellow perch over
2491-509: The population more than doubled from 7,710 to its peak of 16,195. At that time, it was the tenth-largest city in Wisconsin. It had a wide variety of businesses and a new courthouse , city hall, opera house , two hospitals , a street railway , more than a dozen hotels and boarding houses , thirty saloons, and major industries, including the Marinette Iron Works, Marinette Flour Mill, the A.W. Stevens farm implement company, and
2544-440: The population. There were 4,934 households, of which 27.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.4% were married couples living together, 13.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 43.2% were non-families. 37.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size
2597-517: The rate of older homes in the rest of the state of Wisconsin. The median value of owner-occupied housing in Marinette is $ 58,100, compared to the state average of $ 112,200. Marinette is served by the Marinette School District. Marinette High School shares a historic football rivalry with the neighboring high school in Menominee , Michigan. The two have hosted the oldest interstate rivalry between two public high schools in
2650-500: The town. Chevalier Jacob's husband disappeared during a trading trip. She later married his partner William Farnsworth of the American Fur Company . They also had three children together. Marie Antoinette Chevalier Farnsworth continued with the trading post after Farnsworth left the area for the next frontier at Sheboygan . She was known for her business sense, fairness, and influence in the region, as she had ties to both
2703-681: The two countries." [1] [2] Lower green Bay Area of Concern was designated in 1987 under the Great Lakes Water Quality agreement. It was designated by these sources of pollution: The seasonal dead zone in the lower part of the bay may have gotten longer from 2009 to 2015. Beneficial Use Impairments (BUI) are a change in the chemical, physical or biological integrity of the Great Lakes system sufficient to cause significant environmental degradation. The International Joint Commission identified 14 BUIs listed below. All BUIs that have been designated for an AOC, must be removed for
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#17327794717312756-434: Was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.81. The median age in the city was 41 years. 22.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.1% were from 25 to 44; 27.1% were from 45 to 64; and 17.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.7% male and 52.3% female. As of the census of 2000, there were 11,749 people, 5,095 households, and 2,975 families residing in
2809-480: Was involved with an early trading post at Green Bay. Her mother was Lucy, the daughter of Menominee chief, Wauba-Shish (Great Marten). Bertrand Chevalier brought his family, including Marie Antoinette, to Green Bay. There he took a young trading partner, John Jacobs, whom Marie Antoinette later married. They had three children together. In 1823 John and Marie Antoinette Jacobs settled in the village that became known as Marinette. Their son John B. Jacobs later plotted
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