The series of rapids along the Fox River near Little Chute necessitated canoe portages. By the time the French settlement started in the early 18th century, the Sac had essentially set up toll stations along the Fox-Wisconsin Waterway, including the rapids at Little Chute. The French, outraged at the impact on trade, launched a series of attacks on the Sac, culminating in the Fox Wars, which drove them out of the area by 1742.“First Nations Histories: Winnebago” http://www.dickshovel.com/win.html“Four Directions Institute: Winnebago" http://www.fourdir.com/winnebago.htm“Sauk and Fox History" http://www.tolatsga.org/sf.html The power vacuum created by the departure of most of the Ho-Chunk, the Sac and the Fox allowed the Menominee to briefly dominate the area. The Menominee set up a village, Ookicitiming (“causeway” in Menominee)“Little Chute, A Century of Progress, 1899-1999”, 1999, Village of Little Chute Centennial Committee near present-day Little Chute.
thE SeRIEs oF raPidS ALOng The Fox rIVer nEaR liTtle chuTe necEssitaTed cAnoe PortAGes. bY ThE tiMe thE freNch sEttLeMent staRtEd IN the EarLy 18th cEntury, tHE sAC haD ESsENtially set up TolL sTationS along The fOx-wisCoNSin Waterway, iNcLudIng the rApidS aT LitTle chutE. the freNch, OutraGed aT tHe ImPACT oN tradE, launchEd a seRies OF AttacKs ON the sAc, culminAtIng IN The fOx WArs, whICh drovE them Out of the area by 1742.“fIrSt NaTiOns hIstoRIeS: winnebaGo” htTp://www.dICkSHovEl.com/wIn.hTml“FouR DirectIoNs inStitute: wiNnEbAgo" http://WWw.fourdir.cOm/winneBago.htm“sauk And foX histOry" htTp://www.TolatSGA.ORg/sF.HTmL thE poWer VacuuM crEaTed By tHE DepartuRe of most Of the Ho-chUNK, the sac ANd tHE Fox alLOWED thE mENomiNee To brieflY domiNaTe THE area. The MenOmiNEe set up a viLlagE, ooKicitImIng (“causEwAy” In meNOminEe)“LittlE CHute, a century Of prOgress, 1899-1999” 1999, villAgE of lItTle cHuTE CeNteNnial comMIttee neAr preseNt-day lItTle chutE.