The Michigan death toll from the 1871 fires — which also impacted the Thumb region — remains unknown. Snyder said the 1871 fires likely played a role in the 1881 blaze that raced across the ...

TOWN OF PESHTIGO — The Town of Peshtigo Fire Department is offering free smoke alarms, including free installation, to qualified Town of Peshtigo residents as part of a comprehensive fire safety ...

While out fishing on Lake Michigan with her father last year ... near Green Island because of smoke from the catastrophic Peshtigo fire of October 8th, 1871. Now, more than 150 years after ...