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Nearby cascades inspired the Ojibwa name Shaw-bwah-way-gun, meaning “the sound like
the wind of the rushing waters.” Equidistant from Milwaukee and Manitowoc, the village
erected one of the first decent piers along Lake Michigan,
During the final wave of German immigration, between 1880 and 1890, some areas
hereabouts were (and are) 95 percent German. Most of the immigrants were woodworkers,
so several furniture and wood-product factories opened. Thus, Sheboygan also became
known as the city of cheese and chairs (and sausage).
Thisphlegmatic, grittyindustrial townwasonceanythingbutamust-see. Herculean efforts
and millions of dollars have made possible the renovation of marinas, promenades, lighted
walkways, bike trails, building facades, and harbor breakwaters.
Reader's Digest
once
named Sheboygan the number one “Family-Friendly” city in the United States.
lighthouse on Sheboygan's harbor
