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Rebirth of the Julia Belle Swain

The history of La Crosse is forged by the waterways that traverse western Wisconsin. Out on the upper Mississippi River, ...

Food traditions: Smoked fish

There are few fishermen like Mike Valley left on the Mississippi River. Valley is a third generation fisherman, the work ...

River Water: One Man’s Lifelong Connection To The River

There’s something about particular landscapes that can really get into your soul. For Ed Erdmann, it’s the Mississippi. He’s spent ...

Wisconsin Life #211: “Give Back”

Cartoonist Lynda Barry, a Wisconsin veteran on a mission and a Lac du Flambeau teen playing with history all share ...

Paddling Through History: Riverboats Of La Crosse

Steamboats are embedded in the history of the La Crosse area. However, a passion for those vessels continues to bring ...

River Rat

Today we meet Kenny Salwey, one of the last of Wisconsin’s “river rats” — people who once made their lives ...

Kayaking

What's the best way to see Wisconsin on a perfect fall day? In a kayak. Today, Maureen McCollum takes us ...