Talk:Fox Valley (Illinois)

This article isnt really true. Maybe the region in this article is true geographically, but anyone who lives in Wisconsin or nothern Illinois does not consider this area the Fox Valley. The Fox Valley is considered to be a smaller area located about 100 miles north of Milwaukee. I currently live in Milwaukee and used to live in Appleton, WI area. The Appleton area is considered to be the Fox Valley, not the Milwaukee-Chicago area.

The Fox River is one of the only rivers in the US which flows north. In the Fox Valley the river is very important and was used for trade by the French in the colonial days. Currently there are paper mills (which is a major industry in the area) located on the river. The Fox River does travel through much of the state, but the area on the north-west coast of Lake Winnebago (which the river flows into and out of) is what is considered to be the Fox Valley. The river continues to flow North and empties into Green Bay. Cities that are considered to be part of the Fox Valley include: Appleton, Neenah, Menasha, Grand Chute, Kimberly, Kaukana, Oshkosh, and Little Chute. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.89.41.93 (talk • contribs)

I think that you are referring to the Fox River (Wisconsin). This article is about the Fox River (Illinois), and in fact should be merged with that article. — goethean ॐ 15:11, 23 May 2006 (UTC)