• 5 Things You Need To Know Before You Go: Three Rivers Roleo Log Rolling Tournament

    by Anastasia Penchi La Crosse County is at the epicenter of a growing sport that was started by the lumberjacks who were hired in the late 1800’s to prevent log jams on rivers as America’s cities grew.Timber in remote areas was being transported down rivers, and men were hired to prevent log jams by stepping…

  • 5 Things You Need to Know Before You Go: Between the Bluffs Beer Wine & Cheese festival

    by Anastasia Penchi In celebration of our distinctive palates, join us at the annual Between the Bluffs Beer Wine & Cheese festival, at the Southside Oktoberfest Grounds in La Crosse. This event got its start at City Brewery, which is just down the road and has been a tourist attraction for years, offering the “World’s…

  • Winter Sports in La Crosse, WI

    Winter sports and outdoor enthusiasts will love La Crosse, Wisconsin, in the wintertime. Six months worth of snowfall in our wooded bluffs, expansive marshes, and frozen bottomlands means some of the best skiing, snowshoeing, and snowmobiling anyone could hope to find, plus access to world-class hunting, trapping, and fishing grounds. Mount La Crosse For more than…

  • Spousal Tours & Activities

    Tours Each year, La Crosse attracts more than one million visitors as people across the globe are attracted by the natural beauty and splendor of the upper Mississippi River area – including the region’s rich history, unique attractions and variety of great shopping, dining and cultural offerings.  Centrally located between the states of Minnesota, Iowa,…

  • Apple Orchards near La Crosse, WI

    Apple Orchards & Patches by Mikayla Peters Have some down-on-the farm family fun while picking fresh apples and pumpkins at area apple orchards. Pick out your own jack-o’-lantern or find the perfect apple for your pies at the wide range of farms offered in and around the La Crosse area! Find the freshest fruit right…

  • Top 5 Ways To Beat the Heat in La Crosse, WI

    It’s summer in Wisconsin, which means you’re still on your first cup of coffee and the thermometer’s sailing past 80 on its way to 90. Don’t hide away in your a/c all day long–remember when it was still freezing in March and you were dreaming of these days? Here are a few of our favorite…

  • Top 5(ish) Happy Hours in La Crosse

    Happy Hour!!! Bars and taverns have never been in short supply in and around La Crosse, and this surplus of watering holes has led to some excellent friendly competition for customers among these businesses, resulting in some truly great happy hour specials. Here are our favorites: 1. Starlite Lounge Voted area’s #1 Happy Hour (Best of…

  • La Crosse, WI Named #8 Most Relaxed Small City In America

    The 10 Most Relaxed Small Cities By Movoto Real Estate With a cost of living 10 points lower than the national average, residents in La Crosse can rest easy savasana (they also have some of the most yoga studios per capita). 1. Richland, WA 2. Dubuque, IA 3. Manhattan, KS 4. Charleston, WV 5. Cedar…

  • Historic Downtown La Crosse, WI

    Historic Downtown La Crosse, WI Much more than your ordinary, quaint small-town Main Street, historic downtown La Crosse, Wisconsin, has so much to offer: unique shopping opportunities, fine dining, great entertainment venues, and a vibrant nightlife. Spend your day browsing at some of the region’s finest specialty shops, get a bite at any of several fine-dining establishments, and…

  • Fishing in La Crosse, WI

    Fishing in La Crosse, WI Near La Crosse, the Upper Mississippi sprawls well beyond its main channel, creating hundreds of tiny islands, channels, and deep pools which harbor more species of fish than any other temperate-climate river in the world. Walleye is king in these waters, but you can catch just about anything here: sauger,…