Nearly 580 Wisconsin Historical Society official markers peppered throughout the state mark notable people, places and events in Wisconsin history.

Skinny Otter, a medicine man apprentice, was murdered in a bar brawl at the Duck Creek trading post and his final resting place is a mystery lost to time.

A long time ago, on the Fox River at Rapides des Peres, two communities wrangled for an economic stronghold against a neighbor on the opposite shore.

The historical marker affixed to boulder on the Fox River at the center of Ashwaubomay Park tells the story of how Ashwaubenon got its name.

Working in groups, “resurrectionists” and “ghouls” scouted suitable corpses. Fresh graves were highly desirable, the unsettled earth easier to maneuver.

With all the roundabouts, overpasses, and traffic, it may be difficult to imagine the Duck Creek area was once heavily wooded and home to a Menominee camp.

Charles Hibbard (1832-1900) was a Civil War veteran whose grave is very ornate for the time period. His final resting place is in De Pere.

The Duck Creek area in Howard was heavily wooded and home to a Menominee camp, but the landscape changed with the introduction of the French and British.

By Melinda Anne Roberts Hobby historian and “Little Wisconsin” author Editor’s note: History is all…