Antigo, Wisconsin

[citation needed] The name Antigo is derived from the Ojibwe phrase "niibin-inaandagoog-ziibiing", meaning "summer balsam firs by the river", which was recorded by early settlers as "nequi-antigo-sebi".[7][8] The region that is now Langlade County originally belonged to the Menominee, with several Ojibwe and Potawatomi groups migrating to the area from the east throughout the 16th-19th centuries.During this time, the Ojibwe waged and won a major war against the eastern Dakota people, driving them out of Wisconsin and Minnesota and securing the area's wild rice beds for themselves.By the mid-1800s, the Eau Claire River and its branches to the west of modern Antigo formed a boundary between the Ojibwe, Menominee, and Ho-Chunk tribes.The first permanent European-American settler in Langlade County was Willard Ackley, who arrived in 1853 from New York and established a trading post.[14] The log cabin in which Deleglise lived is preserved and on display at the Langlade County Historical Society Museum.The wide expanse of level land, the fine stand of timber and the fertility of the "Antigo Flats" soil soon attracted many settlers.The Langlade County Museum is housed in the 1902 Carnegie library building on the corner of 7th Avenue and Superior Street.Racers journeyed along a circuit stretching from Antigo to Wittenberg, Shawano, Fond du Lac, and even reaching professional tracks in Illinois and beyond.Today, Antigo's name remains recognizable as the birthplace of many famous horse trainers of the 20th century in cities such as Ocala, Florida.Lukas has won 14 Triple Crown races, 20 Breeders' Cup titles and has been honored with numerous awards by the industry over his lengthy career.The Langlade County Fairgrounds, located in Antigo, features a multipurpose building that serves as an indoor ice rink in winter and accommodates mainly 4-H activities in other seasons.The Antigo High School's soccer team is currently the best it's ever been in program history, with a record of 40-5 in the last three seasons.