Fox River (Wisconsin)
The Fox River is a river in Wisconsin in the United States. It flows from central Wisconsin through Lake Winnebago into the Bay of Green Bay. Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet portaged from this river to the Wisconsin River and then to the Mississippi river during the French colonization of the Americas.The Fox River is one of few major rivers in the Northern Hemisphere that flows north. It is a superfund site as a result of the paper industries pollution dumping of mercury and PCBs. These dangerous chemicals make the river a health hazard to swim and fish in. The local government in cooperation with the paper industries is working to fix the problem.
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