NAY-OSH-ING CHAPTER HISTORY
The Nay-osh-ing Chapter was formed February 1, 1973, under past
Regent Hope Hotchkiss Niedling.
The name "Nay-osh-ing" is a Chippewa Indian word meaning "the point." It refers to a point along the Wisconsin River that could be crossed on foot or horseback by American Indians because of an underwater rock formation. The Chippewas could tell where "Nay-osh-ing" was by the way the water rippled as it flowed over that rock formation.
According to tradition, John Lewis DuBay, a French Canadian voyageur, spent the winter of 1790 at Nay-osh-ing. About 40 years later his son, John Baptist Dubay, established a trading post there for the American Fur Company. When Lake DuBay was created in 1942, the DuBay trading post site was covered by water.
Regent Hope Hotchkiss Niedling.
The name "Nay-osh-ing" is a Chippewa Indian word meaning "the point." It refers to a point along the Wisconsin River that could be crossed on foot or horseback by American Indians because of an underwater rock formation. The Chippewas could tell where "Nay-osh-ing" was by the way the water rippled as it flowed over that rock formation.
According to tradition, John Lewis DuBay, a French Canadian voyageur, spent the winter of 1790 at Nay-osh-ing. About 40 years later his son, John Baptist Dubay, established a trading post there for the American Fur Company. When Lake DuBay was created in 1942, the DuBay trading post site was covered by water.