Flambeau
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Flambeau may refer to:
See also: Lac du Flambeau
- A burning torchTorchA torch is a fire source, usually a rod-shaped piece of wood with a rag soaked in pitch and/or some other flammable material wrapped around one end. Torches were often supported in sconces by brackets high up on walls, to throw light over corridors in stone structures such as castles or crypts...
, especially one carried in procession - Flambeau (character)Flambeau (character)M. Hercule Flambeau is a fictional character created by English novelist G. K. Chesterton who appears in the five volumes of in total 48 short stories, of the Father Brown series. His name is the French word for a flaming torch....
, a character in G. K. Chesterton's Father Brown stories - The Flambeau RiverFlambeau RiverThe Flambeau River is a tributary of the Chippewa River in northern Wisconsin, USA. It drains an area of and descends from an elevation of approximately to above sea level. The Flambeau is an important recreational destination in the region. It is notable among canoeists in the Midwestern USA...
, in northern Wisconsin - Flambeau, Rusk County, WisconsinFlambeau, Rusk County, WisconsinFlambeau is a town in Rusk County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,067 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 34.9 square miles , of which, 34.6 square miles of it is land and 0.3 square miles of it ...
- Flambeau, Price County, WisconsinFlambeau, Price County, WisconsinFlambeau is a town in Price County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 535 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Lugerville is located in the town.-Geography:...
- The former Chicago and North Western Flambeau train service, later renamed the Flambeau 400
- Flambeau, Inc., owner of Duncan Toys CompanyDuncan Toys CompanyThe Duncan Toys Company is an American toy manufacturer based in Middlefield, Ohio, best known for its Yo-yo line. The company was founded in 1929 by Donald Duncan. In 1968, it became a division of Flambeau, Inc..- Yo-yo Product Line :...
- Flambeau, one of the founding members of the Order of Hermes in the game Ars Magica
- Flambeau, lighted torches used to illuminate floats in Mardi Gras parades in New Orleans
- Flambeau, a flame fed by natural gasNatural gasNatural gas is a naturally occurring gas mixture consisting primarily of methane, typically with 0–20% higher hydrocarbons . It is found associated with other hydrocarbon fuel, in coal beds, as methane clathrates, and is an important fuel source and a major feedstock for fertilizers.Most natural...
on early natural gas wells to show that the gas was flowing
See also: Lac du Flambeau