In 1671, French Jesuit explorer Père Claude-Jean Allouez founded the St. Francis Xavier mission at the last set of rapids before the Fox River enters Lake Michigan. The site was known as Rapides Des Pères (rapids of the fathers), which became modern-day De Pere.

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Located only minutes from downtown Green Bay, De Pere offers the perfect mix of small-town community and bigger-city versatility. Come discover why the Greater Green Bay area truly is the “warmest place on earth.”

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