Picture of the Day: Grandad Bluff (La Crosse, Wisconsin)
Grandad Bluff in La Crosse, Wisconsin; taken the day before the grand re-opening (April 26, 2012). See more Pictures of the Day here. Grandad Bluff (La Crosse, WI)
Picture of the Day: Dusk at Goose Island
Late evening at the south end of Goose Island (La Crosse, Wisconsin); taken October 2007. See more Pictures of the Day here. Goose Island (La Crosse, Wisconsin)
Destination of the Day: Grandad Bluff
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
The Best Riverfronts along the Mississippi
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
Nick Shattuck
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
La Crosse
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