Grandad Bluff On Friday (April 27, 2012), the park atop Grandad Bluff officially reopens after a year-long $1.2 million restoration. The park shelter has been restored to its 1932 appearance and the walkway down the southwest corner has been repaired and will be open for the first time in four years. The timing
I get around. I’ve visited every Mississippi River town from the Headwaters in northern Minnesota to Cape Girardeau, Missouri. One trend that I see is that, after a century of river towns turning their backs on their river, many are slowly pivoting back to their watery roots. But, a few towns are doing it much
La Crosse, Wisconsin isn’t known for its vibrant music scene, marching bands at OctoberFest maybe; no one will ever confuse the city with Austin or Minneapolis. There are plenty of live bands and places to hear them play, but the scene is dominated by cover bands and party bands—decent musicians who are not
Population (2010) 51,320 Introduction I’m not the least bit objective about La Crosse, and I won’t pretend to be. I went to college at the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse and feel in love with the city and the region. It's the place where I learned how to live and
I'm in La Crosse for an hour or so to catch up on some notes before driving another hour to meet up with friends. This being the first weekend of OktoberFest, the streets are packed with people walking from the Fest grounds to the downtown bars (and back). Amazingly, I haven't seen anyone fall down
I meant to post this last week, but a nasty stomach flu knocked me out of action for several days. On to the blog... On my last visit to La Crosse (Wisconsin), I went to a bar called Players with a couple of long-time friends. Players is neither flashy nor unpleasant, sort of a working
