Green Bay, WI
Music connected to Green Bay
About Green Bay
- • Tony Bennett, NFL tight end and three-time Super Bowl champion, was born in Green Bay.
- • Pulaski Days, celebrating Polish heritage, originated in Green Bay.
- • Strategic location on the Fox River fueled Green Bay's early fur trading prominence.
- • City hall has an underground tunnel system connecting to the Brown County Courthouse.
- • The Peshtigo Fire of 1871 devastated the area, impacting Green Bay significantly.
- • Named "La Baie Verte" by the French in 1634, it was incorporated as a city in 1854.
- • With roughly 107,000 residents, it's Wisconsin's third-largest city after Milwaukee and Madison.
- • At 682 feet above sea level, it's slightly higher than nearby Lake Michigan.
- • Manufacturing, especially paper products, is a major employer in the Green Bay area.
- • Being there feels like a warm, community-driven embrace, centered on tradition and football.