“How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.” - A.A. Milne
Love the quote. Thank you, and congratulations!
Travel Wisconsin helped Father Marquette bundle up for colder temperatures this weekend.
On this date in 1674, Father Jacques Marquette hunkered down for the winter on the shores of Lake Michigan, making him the first European to settle (loosely speaking) what would later become the site of Chicago. Père Marquette was active throughout the western Great Lakes region, exploring and establishing missions for Indian communities. He is credited with founding the oldest European settlement in the Midwest at Sault Sainte Marie, MI, as well as being the first (with Louis Jolliet) European to scout the Mississippi. It’s well nigh impossible these days to throw a rock in the Great Lakes states without hitting something named Marquette. Now we know why! (Well, one assumes residents of the Great Lakes states had an inkling already.) (Or, you know, people who have a particular interest in early Jesuit explorers in the New World.) (Gotta love those Jesuit explorers!)
Stamp details:
Stamp on top:
Issued on: June 17, 1898
From: Omaha, NE (for the Trans-Mississippi Exposition)
Designed by: G. F. C. Smillie (from painting by: William Lamprecht)
SC #285Stamp on bottom:
Issued on: September 20, 1968
From: Sault Ste. Marie, MI
Designed by: Stanley W. Galli
SC #1356
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Instagram introduces profile badges, and you can find Marquette University’s profile here and Father Marquette’s profile by clicking on the new badge icon below.
You can now follow Father Marquette’s journeys, campus events and scenery, and Admissions’ campus and travel photos on Instagram from the web.
Thanks Stephanie Hatch, MIT’s social media specialist, for naming @FatherMarquette a “unique voice” among university social media in her blog about the Ivy Plus Social Media Conference.
Father Marquette fuels up on the first day of classes. Catch up with his recent journeys on Storify.
#FollowFriday @FatherMarquette
Father Marquette explored Bastille Days and Stormed The Bastille yesterday as part of his ongoing quest to discover and share what Milwaukee offers for fun and entertainment. Here are a few scenes from the festivities.
For more, you can follow his travels on Twitter, Foursquare and Instagram.
And if you missed his training video, watch it here.
7 hours until @FatherMarquette Storms the Bastille. Will you be there?
