Culture & Recreation

Fun & Recreation

View all the events and recreational activities that you can access in Marinette.

History of Marinette

The first recorded inhabitants of the Menominee River Basin were a small Algonquin tribe known as "the wild rice people." Journals of seventeenth and early eighteenth century explorers describe a tribe of forty to eighty men living in a single village at the mouth of the Menominee River. By the early 1820s, the Menominee numbered about 500 men, and were scattered throughout a dozen villages in Wisconsin. Between 1670 and the early 1800s, various explorers, fur traders and missionaries visited the area as they passed by on the water routes of Green Bay and the Menominee River.

Christmas in Marinette

Held on the first Saturday of December each year, Christmas in Marinette is a day of fun-filled activities throughout the City of Marinette. There are events for the whole family, for shoppers, crafters, lovers of the arts and anyone who enjoys the holiday experience crafted around a cozy home-style city.

Logging & Heritage Festival

Marinette’s Logging and Heritage Festival celebrates the richness of Marinette’s lumbering history.

Mayor's Welcome

Welcome to Marinette, Wisconsin, "Your City on the Bay!" Our beautiful community, nestled along the shoreline of the scenic Bay of Green Bay, offers an attractive blend; the warmth and charm of a small community, and the modern, progressive thinking of a city on-the-move.

Boat Launches

View the City of Marinette's boat landings.

Senior Center

Are you 50 years of age or older? Then you qualify to become a member and join in on the activities, resources and benefits of the Marinette Senior Center.

Welcome Center

One-on-one travel advice and directions from friendly, knowledgeable staff to help find accommodations, events, attractions and activities throughout Wisconsin. Free Marinette Area and statewide brochures, state highway maps, directories and guides from Wisconsin destinations are available.

Tourism