Rosiere, Wisconsin

Rosiere, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
Rosiere Sign in 2020
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Coordinates: 44°40′32″N 87°36′43″W
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
Counties	Kewaunee, Door
Towns	Lincoln, Brussels
Elevation	814 ft (248 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	920
GNIS feature ID	1572620 [1]

Rosiere (/roʊˈzɛər/ roh-ZAIR)^[2] is an unincorporated community on the border of Kewaunee County and Door County in Wisconsin, in the towns of Lincoln, and Brussels.^[3]

History

Rosiere was probably named by settlers from Rosière [fr], Belgium. The post office in Rosiere was established in 1871, and Charles Rubens (1827–1903) served as the first postmaster.^[4]

Wind farm

In 1999, Rosiere became the site of the Rosiere Wind Farm, a wind power site that sits on 30.5 acres (12.3 ha) near the community.^[5][6] At its completion, the plant was the largest wind farm in the eastern United States and was built on land leased from landowners in the area.^[5][6]

Although the layout was intended to minimize the sound of the blades,^[7] two neighbors sued in 2004 over negative effects from the turbines.^[8] Other complaints about the turbines included shadows, poor TV reception, traffic, and the sickening of cows. Some health effects were thought to be a result of stray voltage.^[9] The turbines have not hurt residential property values.^[10] Each turbine kills an estimated 1.29 birds and 4.26 bats per year based on 1998-2001 data.^[11]

Massart Farmstead

In 1984, the Massart Farmstead buildings were moved from Rosiere to Heritage Hill State Park in Allouez near Green Bay, Wisconsin. Seven buildings were relocated.

Gallery

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  Rosière Wind Farm

See also

• Garden Township, Michigan on the Garden Peninsula, site of the Garden Wind Farm

References

1. "Rosiere". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 8, 2009.
2. MissPronouncer.com: A HALFWAY DECENT AUDIO PRONUNCIATION GUIDE FOR WISCONSIN
3. "Rosiere Populated Place Profile / Door County, Wisconsin Data".
4. Callary, Edward. Place Names of Wisconsin. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 238. ISBN 978-0-299-30964-0.
5. Rosiere Wind Farm, Madison Gas and Electric, (Archived March 17, 2018)
6. "MGE Celebrates 10th Anniversary of State's First Wind Farm". Wisconsin Ag Connection. July 7, 2009. Retrieved July 8, 2009.
7. Wind Farm Layout Optimization Using Sound Pressure Level Constraints by Tingey, E., Thomas, J., and Ning, A., IEEE Conference on Technologies for Sustainability, Ogden, UT, Jul. 2015. doi:10.1109/SusTech.2015.7314339
8. A Problem With Wind Power by Eric Rosenbloom, protecttheflinthills.org, September 2006, page 14 of the pdf
9. Final Report of the Township of Lincoln Wind Turbine Moratorium Committee by the Town of Lincoln Wind Turbine Moratorium Study Committee, July 2, 2001
10. Years later, Wisconsin wind farm fears fail to materialize by Rick Chamberlin, energynews.us, December 20, 2011
11. Effects of Wind Turbines on Birds and Bats in Northeastern Wisconsin by Robert W. Howe, William Evans, and Amy T. Wolf, November 21, 2002, page ii (page 3 of the pdf), for comparison with other turbine projects, see Post-Construction Avian and Bat Mortality Monitoring Alta X, LLC Kern County, California by Andrea Chatfield, Ken Levenstein, and Guy DiDonato, Appendix C4. Fatality estimates for North American wind energy facilities., page 78 of the pdf (Archived December 30, 2019)