People of the Fox

August 29, 1976, Appleton Post-Crescent

The general consensus here is that things were looking up, when it came to the river's clean-up in 1976.  This article gives some estimony of the valley residents who make their living or take their recreation on the Fox.

River of Industry, River of Recreation

August 29, 1976, Appleton Post-Crescent

Another feature in the continuing series about the Fox River from 1976.  While the valley benefitted from the role the river played in industry, years of unabated pollution from plants along the Fox were a major hurdle. The Clean Water Act of 1972 was a major initiative in beginning to restore the integrity of the Fox River and in allowing communities to once again, recognize the river for the recreational bonanza that it is. 

Tip Ups

 February 6, 1966, Racine Journal Times

Lest we forget how innovative fishermen can be, here's a prime example of some of our visiting anglers from south of here and what they put together in 1966 to pass the time.

Action on the Fox

August 29, 1976, Appleton Post-Crescent
Here's another installment of that series on the Fox River from 1976.

Dugout Bar

So, the Dugout Bar was really located at 401 North Commercial in Neenah in the late 1930s.  But Mr. Hart was one of those individuals who wasn't exclusively a Neenah or Menasha guy.  He was born in Menasha and also had had a shoe business there - the Hart Shoe Hospital- located on Chute Street in the earlier part of that decade.  In later years, as he settled into the hospitality trade, he ran the Hart Hotel, a lodging establishment on Commercial Street, across from the C&NW railroad station.  And, as inferred from his business card, he had served in World War I with the Red Arrow Division.  So many of us, over time, crossed lines when it came to Neenah and Menasha that it really became one entity in a lot of ways.  I'm sure it stands that way today as well.

Harnessed for Industry

August 29, 1976, Appleton Post-Crescent

In 1976, the Post-Crescent's weekly magazine began a series on the future of the Fox River, beginning with a look back at the river and the growth of the Fox Valley.  This is the first installment.  In coming days, I'll feature more articles of this series, as I found it to be an in-depth snapshot in time of the Fox Valley and how its communities- prosperous or challenged, large or small- pinned their hopes and dreams on the one common thread running throughout, the Fox River.

Watching for Ghosts

February 6, 1964, Racine Journal-Times

It's that time of year again when the shanties dot the lakes of the Fox Valley and the whir of augurs cutting holes in the ice fills the air.  Some will go home empty-handed but an annual tradition is, once again, upheld.