Business View Civil and Municipal | Volume 2, Issue 9

80 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 2, ISSUE 9 Brown County. Today, Manitowoc is the county seat for Manitowoc County and is considered Wisconsin’s ‘Maritime Capital’. The city has a rich shipbuilding history, beginning with the Burger Boat Company constructing the first schooner in 1847. During World War II, the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company produced 28 submarines for the U.S. Navy. This history is now proudly displayed at the Wisconsin Maritime Museum, located along Manitowoc’s scenic lakefront. T he charming, historic city of Manitowoc sits on Lake Michigan at the mouth of the Manitowoc River – its name derived from the Ojibwe language, meaning “dwelling of the great spirit.” The region’s history dates back centuries with French fur traders being the first newcomers to arrive in 1673. The Northwest Fur Company even established a trading post a century later. During the Treaty of the Cedars in 1836, the Menominee ceded the land to the United States and within two years Manitowoc County separated from , WISCONSIN T H E P O S I T I V E P O W E R O F R E I N V E N T I O N