090 The Night it Rained Fire-Kewaunee County and the Great Fire

In-Person | Registration opens 8/6/2025 9:00 AM CDT

180 6th Street Algoma, WI 54201 United States
On-site
Adult
10/7/2025 (one day)
10:00 AM-12:00 PM CDT on Tue

090 The Night it Rained Fire-Kewaunee County and the Great Fire

In-Person | Registration opens 8/6/2025 9:00 AM CDT

It has been over 150 years since the Peshtigo Fire devastated the northeastern part of Wisconsin, burning 1.2 million acres. Countless counties, including Kewaunee and Door, were also affected. It was believed Kewaunee County would never rise from the ashes. But, as it was, many came to feel that Kewaunee County’s greatest tragedy was a blessing in disguise. When the fields were cleared, the ashes became fertilizer, and new homes were built better than the old. Good qualities of fellow citizens came forward, and life changed. Join local historian, Virginia Feld Johnson, for a discussion of her latest book, “When the Night Rained Fire.”