Carl Marty Sr. was a compelling figure who lived a life that had affected and helped shape the history of Monroe.

His life will be the subject of a program presented by Green County historian Kim Tschudy in the Turner Hall Grand Ballroom on Saturday, April 18, at 7:30 p.m.

Carl Marty was a man of many facets. Born in Switzerland, he lived in Chicago where he studied art. Once in Monroe he became a master cheesemaker, an artist who painted over 600 paintings, a poet deft at turning out beautiful verses and the builder of the Northernaire Resort in Twin Lakes, Wisconsin, that was known as t...