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Title

Map of Marquette and Jolliet Route

Coverage-Year

1673

Coverage-Spatial

French Colonial Period

Description

Pierre Marquette and Louis Jolliet successfully located the Mississippi River and traveled down it in two birch bark canoes, accompanied by five voyageurs. On the return trip they chose the Illinois River and then the Des Plaines River, where it was easier to paddle upstream. From the Des Plaines River it was a short portage to Lake Michigan.

Interpretation

On May 17, 1673, Marquette and Jolliet departed from the mission at St. Ignace (Michilimackinac) Michigan. From the Wisconsin River they were able to reach the Mississippi River on June 17, "with a joy I cannot express," wrote Father Marquette in his diary. On their trip Marquette and Jolliet visited Indian villages and saw a painting of the legendary Piasa Bird on the bluffs near present-day Alton. They went as far south as the Arkansas River and then turned back, knowing the river would lead to the Gulf of Mexico and not to the west as they had hoped. On their return trip they stopped on the Illinois River near present-day Utica and visited a village of the Kaskaskia Indians, part of the Illinois Confederacy. Marquette promised to return and establish a mission there. Marquette became ill on the trip and stayed behind near Green Bay, while Jolliet continued on to New France (Canada).

Lesson Plans / Themes

• Map Skills
• French in Illinois
• Settling in the Midwest
• Westward Expansion

Learning Standards

• 17 Geography
• 16 History

Author or Creator

Illinois Heritage Association

Other Contributors

• Illinois Historic Preservation Agency
• Illinois State Historical Library

Source

bl/wh photo

Language

eng

Subject / Keywords

• Joliet, Louis, 1645-1700
• Marquette, Pere Jacques, 1636-1675
• Missionaries
• French Colonial Period
• French Colonial District
• Discovery and exploration

Collection Publisher

Illinois Heritage Association

Rights Management Statement

Copyright Not Evaluated

Resource Identifier

IHA00043

Date Created

6-3-00

Collection Title

Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

Collection

Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

Title	Map of Marquette and Jolliet Route
Coverage-Year	1673
Coverage-Spatial	French Colonial Period
Description	Pierre Marquette and Louis Jolliet successfully located the Mississippi River and traveled down it in two birch bark canoes, accompanied by five voyageurs. On the return trip they chose the Illinois River and then the Des Plaines River, where it was easier to paddle upstream. From the Des Plaines River it was a short portage to Lake Michigan.
Interpretation	On May 17, 1673, Marquette and Jolliet departed from the mission at St. Ignace (Michilimackinac) Michigan. From the Wisconsin River they were able to reach the Mississippi River on June 17, "with a joy I cannot express," wrote Father Marquette in his diary. On their trip Marquette and Jolliet visited Indian villages and saw a painting of the legendary Piasa Bird on the bluffs near present-day Alton. They went as far south as the Arkansas River and then turned back, knowing the river would lead to the Gulf of Mexico and not to the west as they had hoped. On their return trip they stopped on the Illinois River near present-day Utica and visited a village of the Kaskaskia Indians, part of the Illinois Confederacy. Marquette promised to return and establish a mission there. Marquette became ill on the trip and stayed behind near Green Bay, while Jolliet continued on to New France (Canada).
Lesson Plans / Themes	Map Skills French in Illinois Settling in the Midwest Westward Expansion
Learning Standards	17 Geography 16 History
Author or Creator	Illinois Heritage Association
Other Contributors	Illinois Historic Preservation Agency Illinois State Historical Library
Source	bl/wh photo
Language	eng
Subject / Keywords	Joliet, Louis, 1645-1700 Marquette, Pere Jacques, 1636-1675 Missionaries French Colonial Period French Colonial District Discovery and exploration
Collection Publisher	Illinois Heritage Association
Rights Management Statement	Copyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier	IHA00043
Date Created	6-3-00
Collection Title	Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
Collection	Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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