Marinette was first settled by a small Algonquin tribe, known as "the wild rice people", consisting of 40 to 80 men.

The area's original inhabitants were the Siwanoy Indians of the Algonquin tribe.

Members of the Algonquin tribe manage to escape attack owing to their immunity to triffid venom.

Some centuries later, the Algonquin tribe moved in and inhabited the islands and shores along the Ottawa.

In 1981, members of the Algonquin tribe successfully blockaded a commercial rice-harvesting venture which had been given federal governmental permission to harvest wild rice.

In 1648 a more significant battle occurred when the two Algonquin tribes attempted to pass a fur convoy through an Iroquois blockade.

The lack of firearms caused the Algonquin tribes the greatest disadvantage.

There they discovered the Algonquin tribes of that region were locked in warfare with the Iroquois.

Colonists quickly armed the Algonquin tribes, evening the odds between the Iroquois and their enemies.

There has been evidence found of Algonquin tribes inhabiting this area.