Historical Fox-Wisconsin Heritage Parkway

Recently I attended a meeting with Tourism Secretary Kelli Trumble to talk about a project that is near and dear to my heart. The Fox/Wisconsin Heritage Parkway is a project that SWWRPC is working on with the East Central Wis. RPC, Friends of the Fox, Native Americans, and several other groups. Our goal is to promote the appreciation of the river route that Native Americans, Marquette, Joliet, and the other explorers used to “open up” Wisconsin and the rest of the Midwest. Federal designation as a historical Heritage Corridor is pending and state recognition is expected to follow. This corridor cuts across Wisconsin from Green Bay to Prairie du Chein, with a portage at, ta da, Portage. The concept is to make people more aware of the importance and location of this route and to celebrate its role in Wisconsin’s history.

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