Henry Schoolcraft, an explorer who lived among Native American tribes, led two different expeditions along the Namekagon. Schoolcraft described the river at northern portage near Cable, Wisconsin as being seventy-five feet wide and eighteen inches at the deepest part. The river banks were rich with large pines, hardwood and spruce.
Henry Schoolcraft, an explorer who lived among Native American tribes, led two expeditions on the Namekagon River. He described the river near Cable, Wisconsin as being seventy-five feet wide at its widest point and eighteen inches deep at its deepest point. The banks were lined with large pines, hardwood, and spruce trees.