Population (2010) N/A Introduction Some places are special and have been for a long time, maybe because they have a reliable and diverse supply of food and offer predictable shelter, or perhaps because the place is imbued with supernatural qualities. Or maybe it’s just the food and shelter. Regardless,
Population (2010) 10,869 Introduction Grand Rapids is at the hub of a fascinating area: on the southwestern edge of the Mesabi Iron Range, in the middle of the pine forests and the northern Minnesota resort scene, and along the Mississippi River where it finally begins to turn south. Grand
Population (2010) N/A Introduction Lake Itasca may be the source of the Mississippi, but the true Headwaters of the Mississippi River is the dense web of lakes and streams in northern Minnesota: Leech Lake, Mille Lacs, Swan River, Big Sandy Lake, Crow Wing River, plus hundreds of other bodies
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)
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)
Just south of De Soto (Wisconsin) Battle Bluff rises high above the river; you'll know it by the distinctive south-facing slope that is nearly all goat prairie. From the top, the views are expansive. The picture below was taken in April, 2010, with the river a little high and just before the trees leaf out.
