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  MVP - Mississippi Valley
Pepin is a quiet, bustling village of approximately 900 residents.
Pepin began to grow steadily along the shoreline and inland toward the bluffs as it benefited from a booming lumber industry that was harvesting Wisconsin and Minnesota's immense stands of White Pine.
Her days in Pepin are recounted in the book "Little House in the Big Woods." She is honored by a museum in the village and a reconstructed cabin at her birth site, just seven miles north of Pepin on County Road CC.
www.mississippi-river.org /pepin.html   (1010 words)

  
 Explore Pepin County, Wisconsin - attractions, parks, festivals, historic sites, nature centers, museums.
Pepin County is the birthplace of Laura Ingalls Wilder and the setting for "Little House In The Big Woods", the first of her internationally acclaimed chronicles of growing up in young America.
Pepin County's wildflowers are as numerous and diverse as the County's varied physical characteristics.
Lake Pepin invites sailors, power boaters and floatboat captains as well as kayakers, sailboarders and canoeists to join the eagles and egrets on its waters; and swimmers are never far from refreshing waters anywhere in the county.
www.explorewisconsin.com /countypages/pepin.html   (2261 words)

  
 Pepin, Wisconsin in the Past
It was also in Pepin where Laura received her rag doll, Charlotte, from Santa, and where she lived in an attic loft with Mary.
Pepin and Lake Pepin were names after the Pepin brothers, who were the first two French trappers in the area.
Pepin was first well known as a steamboat boomtown familiar to the likes of Mark Twain and wealthy Chicago socialites who summered on the lake.
www.laurasprairiehouse.com /sites/pepinpast.html   (115 words)

  
 Stockholm and Pepin, Wisconsin - history, pictures, events, attractions, shopping and more!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
This small Pepin County town with the population of 89, is the oldest Swedish settlement in western Wisconsin.
The village of Pepin, in Pepin County, was settled in 1846.
Waterways in Pepin, were created from the "burrow pits," which were dug up along the highway to build the road up through the bottom lands where the Chippewa flows into the Mississippi.
www.riverroads.com /states/wisc/wi30/wi30.html   (448 words)

  
 The Area Around Pepin, Wisconsin
Pepin was not a riverboat community, but there were still a number of industries located there.
Pepin is perhaps best known as the birthplace of Laura Ingalls Wilder, author of the famed Little House on the Prairie books and a museum dedicated to her is across the street from the Inn.
Lake Pepin Players are in the midst of their eighth full season of producing professional theater in the beautiful tourist haven of Pepin, Wisconsin.
www.lakepepininn.com /area.htm   (519 words)

  
 Pepin Wisconsin Resource Guide, City or community of Pepin, Wisconsin Facts, Information, Relocation, Real Estate, ...
The amount of land area in Pepin is 1.814 sq.
The distance from Pepin to Washington DC is 914 miles.
Pepin is positioned 44.44 degrees north of the equator and 92.14 degrees west of the prime meridian.
www.usacitiesonline.com /wicountypepin.htm   (187 words)

  
 Pepin County, Wisconsin Community Web Page: events, outdoor attractions with links to business directory, travel maps
Pepin County is proud to be the birthplace of Laura Ingalls Wilder and the setting for "Little House in the Big Woods," the first of her internationally acclaimed chronicles of growing up in young America.
Her life is remembered also at the Pepin Historical Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum and at the annual "Laura Ingalls Wilder Days" festival, where "Little House" fans from around the world gather every September to share their enjoyment of her work.
The area's historic past is preserved in picturesque frontier river towns; 17th century fur trading posts; riverboats with steam calliopes; and in museums, hotels, bed and breakfast inns, churches, 100 year old round barns and the 19th century farming practices and lifestyle of the Amish.
www.explorewisconsin.com /communitypages/pepin.html   (585 words)

  
 Pepin, Wisconsin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pepin is a village in Pepin County, Wisconsin, United States.
The village is located within the Town of Pepin.
The author Laura Ingalls Wilder was born in the Pepin area, where her family lived.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pepin,_Wisconsin   (416 words)

  
 Pepin County University of Wisconsin-Extension home
Master Gardeners are trained volunteers who aid University of Wisconsin Extension staff by helping people in the community better understand horticulture and their environment.
County-based Extension educators are University of Wisconsin faculty and staff who are experts in agriculture and agribusiness, community and economic development, natural resources, family living and youth development.
Collaboration between county and campus faculty is the hallmark of Cooperative Extension in Wisconsin.
www.uwex.edu /ces/cty/pepin   (281 words)

  
 YMCA Camp Pepin: About Us
Through a generous land donation, their campsite was permanently established as a place where youth and adults from Minnesota, Wisconsin, and all around the world could come to enjoy the natural beauty of this area for generations.
Stockholm, Wisconsin - a small village that is a favorite stop for summer visitors to the area, and Pepin, Wisconsin - the birthplace of famed author Laura Ingalls Wilder, who wrote the Little House series.
Camp Pepin is proud of the high-caliber of individuals that provide the leadership for our guests each year.
www.camppepin.org /about.htm   (1085 words)

  
 Wisconsin Health Statistics - Local Data
Public Health Profiles—Pepin County: Public Health Profiles are published annually and provide concise health and demographic information about each county in Wisconsin.
Tracking Health Conditions: Wisconsin State Health Plan 2010: This data query system provides access to state, regional, and county-level data on the priority health conditions identified in the State Health Plan.
The WISH data query system uses protected databases containing Wisconsin birth, death, population, and injury data for multiple years and geographic areas.
dhfs.wisconsin.gov /localdata/bycounty/pepin.htm   (289 words)

  
 Pepin, Wisconsin, A Storybook Village on Lake Pepin
Our village and Lake Pepin take their name from the Pepin brothers, two of the first French trappers in the area.The village was settled in 1846, and was initially known as a steamboat boomtown familiar to Mark Twain and wealthy Chicago socialites who summered on the lake.
Formed by the delta of Wisconsin's Chippewa River, Lake Pepin is a 28-mile-long, three-mile-wide natural waterway that is part of the mighty Mississippi.
Pepin is located 70 miles south of the Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area, 50 miles northeast of Rochester, 60 miles north of LaCrosse and 45 miles southwest of Eau Claire.
www.pepinwisconsin.com   (289 words)

  
 MAPS GO ON THIS PAGE
is a geographical (and was a political) area somewhat like a township; it is the furthest east "Town" in Pepin County, Wisconsin (county seat: Durand).
The area is very rural today, and census records show many more families living on farms in the Town of Albany in the late 1800s and early 1900s than live there now.
It is a beautiful pioneer cemetery, still in use while many others in rural areas have been abandoned or neglected.
www.eastpepincemetery.com /Maps.htm   (311 words)

  
 Pepin Environmental Toxic Tort Lawyer: Free Legal Services in Wisconsin (WI)
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) estimates that the incidence of cancer could be reduced by as much as 80-90 percent if environmental causes such as diet, tobacco, and alcohol, as well as radiation, infectious agents, and substances in the air, water, and soil were addressed.
Industries in Pepin are required by law to control and contain their toxic waste and byproducts.
Please be advised that Weitz and Luxenberg may not be able to handle all lawsuits in all areas of Wisconsin due to state and government limitations.
www.weitzlux.com /wisconsin/pepintoxictortlawyer_284370.html   (420 words)

  
 The Pickle Factory, Pepin, Wisconsin
If you're traveling from the Minnesota side of the river, cross at either Red Wing (we're 23 miles down-river on Wisconsin State Highway 35) or Wabasha (take Highway 35 at Nelson and come up-river six miles).
The seventy-mile Lake Pepin "circle route" is a fabulous drive, with historical markers, scenic overlooks and other attractions set in and between the charming river towns of the Mississippi River valley.
Formed by the delta of Wisconsin's Chippewa River, Lake Pepin is a 28-mile-long, three-mile-wide natural waterway that is part of the Mississippi River.
www.pepinpicklefactory.com /main/directions.htm   (145 words)

  
 Pepin News
Police say a suspicious death in Pepin County is under investigation tonight.
An early-morning storm that swept into western Wisconsin Friday left varying amounts of snow across the region, from a fraction of an inch...
The University of Wisconsin Extension agriculture agent for Pepin County has been honored by the National Association of County Agriculture Agents this summer.
www.topix.net /city/pepin-wi   (688 words)

  
 YMCA Camp Pepin
Once you have registered for one of YMCA Camp Pepin's Summer Youth Camp sessions, you may either download or request to be mailed a Summer Planning Guide, containing a Parent Packet, a Health Form, a Pick-up Authorization Form, a Camper Information Form, and a Red Wing Family YMCA Waiver.
Upon arrival at Camp Pepin, the campers will then work in-person with the directors in developing the script, music, scenery, and costumes for their show, which will be performed for the public on-stage at the Sheldon Theatre, Friday evening at 7:00 p.m.
Camp Pepin lies among some of North America's grandest rivers, which were the highways of the past.
www.camppepin.org /summeryouthcamps.htm   (1871 words)

  
 Laura Ingalls Wilder at the Hoover Library-Museum--Pioneering Journeys-Pepin, Wisconsin
Charles and Caroline Ingalls were early settlers in western Wisconsin where they lived in a log cabin in the woods about seven miles from Pepin.
Their daughter, Mary, was born in Wisconsin in 1865 and their daughter, Laura, was born in 1867.
In 1869 the Ingalls family left the big woods of Wisconsin to move west to the Kansas Territory.
hoover.archives.gov /LIW/pioneering/pioneering_pepin.html   (274 words)

  
 Laura Ingalls Wilder Tour - LIW Sites in and Around Pepin, Wisconsin
Laura Ingalls Wilder was born on February 7, 1867 in a small cabin seven miles north of Pepin, Wisconsin.
The town of Pepin, Wisconsin was originally built on First Street, which can be seen in the picture below.
After the railroad was put in town it brought with it a problem.
www.homestead.com /LHOTP/pepin_mansfield_trip2.html   (149 words)

  
 Wisconsin Vacation Rental - Townhome
The landscape and grounds at Pepin Shores are immaculately maintained.
Pepin, Wisconsin is easy to get to, it's only 60 miles south of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Once you get there, you are only a short drive from six fantastic golf courses, three of which offer incredible views of the entire valley from their bluff top locations.
www.vrbo.com /96276   (563 words)

  
 Pepin Elementary School Test Scores - Pepin, Wisconsin - WI
In 2005-2006 Wisconsin used the Wisconsin Knowledge and Concepts Examination - Criterion-Referenced Tests (WKCE-CRT) to test students in grades 3 through 8 and 10 in math and reading and in grades 4, 8 and 10 in language arts, science and social studies.
In 2004-2005 Wisconsin used the Wisconsin Reading Comprehension Test (WRCT) to test students in grade 3 in reading comprehension.
The WRCT is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Wisconsin.
www.greatschools.net /modperl/achievement/wi/1449   (374 words)

  
 Pepin Wisconsin Real Estate - Homes for Sale in Pepin WI
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If you are concerned about a housing bubble in Pepin, we can get you the information you need.
www.realestate.com /local-real-estate/wisconsin/Pepin.aspx   (384 words)

  
 BNOX Gold & Iron Works, Pepin, Wisconsin
BNOX Gold and Iron has a national clientele and is owned and operated by the husband-and-wife team of Ted Johnson and Rebecca Paquette-Johnson.
The shop, named after a loving and mysterious term of endearment used in letters exchanged between Ted's grandparents, has been located on the village of Pepin, Wisconsin's historic waterfront for eleven years.
Owners Becky and Ted Johnson are both artists and Pepin natives whose enthusiasm for their hometown and their gallery is evident from the inside out." See full article here.
www.bnoxgold.com   (198 words)

  
 Pepin Accident Lawyer: Free Legal Services in Wisconsin (WI)
Accident victims in Pepin can get financial compensation for their injuries, pain, and suffering with the aid of an accident lawyer.
To get aid with a legal issue that is troubling you or assistance with filing an accident lawsuit claim, please fill out this simple form.
Please be aware that Weitz and Luxenberg may not be able to represent all lawsuits in all areas of Wisconsin due to local and federal limitations.
www.weitzlux.com /wisconsin/pepinaccidentlawyer_284366.html   (409 words)

  
 Pepin, Wisconsin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Laura Elizabeth Ingalls was born in a log cabin seven miles north of Pepin, Wisconsin, on February 7, 1867.
This book is full of the stories Pa told Laura when she was a little girl, as well as the family's way of life.
In town, the Pepin Historical Museum houses memorabilia of Laura and her family members, as well as period items.
webpages.marshall.edu /~irby1/laura/pepin.html   (321 words)

  
 Pepin County Wisconsin Genealogy | History Resources   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Wisconsin Biographies Project-Pepin County-Offsite link with a few biographies online.
They should be of interest to genealogists because they show the locations of many places that no longer exist.
Current County Map, The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is pleased to provide highly detailed county maps online.
www.wiroots.org /pepin.html   (149 words)

  
 Laura Ingalls Wilder -- Pepin, WI
Laura Ingalls Wilder was born near Pepin, Wisconsin, in February of 1867.
In addition to Wisconsin, she also lived in Minnesota, Iowa, Kansas and South Dakota.
This book is about the Wisconsin cabin where she was born.
www.doj.state.wi.us /kidspage/fun_facts/wilder.htm   (212 words)

  
 Pepin Real Estate - Pepin Wisconsin
You might be interested to know that Pepin has a population of 1,617 and the average household income in Pepin is $47,848.
Residents of Pepin enjoy 12.1 degree weather in the month of January and 71 degree weather in the month of July.
The median age in Pepin is 45.5 and the average household size in Pepin is 2.26.
www.homepages.com /localpages/Wisconsin/Pepin.htm   (131 words)

  
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www.loopnet.com /xNet/MainSite/ContentIndexPages/Wisconsin/Pepin   (217 words)

  
 Pepin County, Wisconsin: Home Page
Pepin County, created in 1858 from Dunn County, is named after French explorers Pierre and Jean Pepin du Chardonnets.
Located in northwest Wisconsin, the county seat is Durand.
Pepin County - Indianhead Federated Library System www.ifls.lib.wi.us/index.asp
www.wisconline.com /counties/pepin/index.html   (67 words)

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