from the bank, provides a nice location for boathouses.
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La Crosse, Ws - A city park along the river where an island, a little ways
from the bank, provides a nice location for boathouses.
Shrine of Our Lady of Gaudalupe in the background; Sculpture of Mary near
the Memorial to the Unborn.
Sunset south of La Crosse
Prairie du Chien (Prairie of the Dog) - in the late 1700's was recognized
as an important fur trading gathering point. Hercules Dousman arrived here in the
early 1800's as a representative of the American Fur Company. His descendants built
this mansion in 1870.
Black Hawk (Ma-ka-tai-she-kia-kiak (Black Sparrow Hawk))
Some Sauk chiefs signed a treaty in 1804 with the United States. Black Hawk and a few
other Sauk chiefs did not believe the treaty was valid. This led to the Black Hawk
War in 1832, a Sauk defeat and his being sent to a reservation. In 1833 he dictated
his autobiography.
Wisconsin farm near Bagley
Nelson Dewey Home - Dewey was the first governor of Wisconsin. This home
is on his original estate. It is now part of the Nelson Dewey State Park.
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