Père Marquette. Priest, Pioneer and Adventurer

Jacques Marquette, sometimes known as Père Marquette, was a French Jesuit missionary who founded Michigan's first European settlement, Sault Sainte Marie, and later founded Saint Ignace. In 1673, Marquette, with Louis Jolliet, an explorer born near Quebec City, was the first European to explore and map the northern portion of the Mississippi River Valley. In this book, the life and widespread explorations of this important historical figure are remembered and celebrated.