• Things to Know Before You Go: Coulee Con

    By: Anastasia Penchi Is gaming your passion? Do role playing games get your brain spinning and your heartbeat thumping? Are you more interested in assisting as storm giant King Hekaton is tasked with keeping order among the giants or do you prefer to wield the medieval swords of Amtgard yourself? Do you long to dress…

  • 5 Things You Need to Know Before You Go: 2017 Great River Folk Festival

    By: Anastasia Penchi Folk music is the original music of the working people. The term has been used to describe the music made by whites in the rural South, but it also includes the music of the Southern blacks, Native Americans, Mexican-Americans, Cajuns and others. Realistically, there is no origin – it’s more an oral…

  • 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…