Lake Ripley Historical Marker
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member onfire4jesus
N 43° 00.185 W 089° 00.123
16T E 336821 N 4763102
The Lake Ripley Historical Marker is located in the Lake Ripley County Park off of Hwy 12 in Cambridge, WI
Waymark Code: WM2MD0
Location: Wisconsin, United States
Date Posted: 11/20/2007
Published By:Groundspeak Charter Member The Cheeseheads
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As a boy Ole Evinrude (1877-1934) lived near Cambridge. His father hoped to keep him on the farm and when Ole built a sailboat like he had seen in a picture book his father destroyed it. In a secret place in the woods the boy built another. Here on Lake Ripley, as his father watched from shore Ole sailed the well-built craft with all the instinctive skill of his Viking ancestors. Soon after, he left for the city to work as a mechanic. In 1908 he invented an outboard motor and founded a new American industry.
County: Jefferson

Location: Park

MarkerID: 19
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