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Originally Posted by Formendacil
Prairie du Chien, possibly De Pere, and Lac Courte Oreille are French, I think, although someone more knowledgeable could call me out on this one... If I'm right, it goes back to some of your French-Canadien roots- same as those more major American cities of Du Bois, Detroit, St. Louis, New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Pierre, Des Moines...
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Actually, a lot of the explorers who named the places came straight from france and didn't do more than pass through Quebec. Father Marquette and Joliet were the first French explorers to come to Wisconsin (I believe) in 1673. My family came along with them. A few stayed in Wisconsin, while the rest all went on to Missouri, where they continued to speak nothing but French until the end of the 19th century...
Chocolate milk belongs in the Shire. It's just fun to drink.