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The 'Sunfish Capital Of The World' Is A Wisconsin City With A Glistening Recreation Lake And Scenic Trails

Guarded by a massive sunfish statue, this Wisconsin city boasts a man-made lake perfect for anglers and hiking or biking ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

The upper Mississippi River is vital to Wisconsin. I'm excited to keep telling its story.

In the two years I've worked for the Journal Sentinel, you may have found yourself wondering, "Why does a newspaper in Milwaukee have someone reporting on the Mississippi River?" It's not just because ...

A famous bike route along the Mississippi River could soon get official recognition in Wisconsin

The bike trail runs 3,000 miles along the river between Minnesota and Louisiana. Most states marked the route with signs, but ...
AOL

Safety issues will close historic Mississippi River bridge between Wisconsin, Iowa for up to two months

Transportation officials have closed the Black Hawk Bridge that connects Wisconsin and Iowa over the Mississippi River after confirming the historic bridge had moved slightly. The bridge, which opened ...
KWQC

On the Wisconsin-Iowa border, the Mississippi River is eroding sacred Indigenous mounds

CLAYTON, Iowa (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) - The Sny Magill Unit of Effigy Mounds National Monument is a hidden wonder. A dozen miles downstream from the park’s visitor center along the Mississippi ...
WTVD

Train derails into Mississippi River near Wisconsin community, congressman says

FERRYVILLE, Wis. -- A train derailed Thursday in Ferryville, Wisconsin, south of the Lansing Bridge, according to US Rep. Derrick Van Orden, CNN reported. At least a dozen train cars fell off the ...
Radio Iowa

Mississippi River bridge between Iowa and Wisconsin to close this fall

The Black Hawk Bridge at Lansing, Iowa, opened in 1931. (Iowa DOT photo) The 94-year-old Mississippi River bridge between southwest Wisconsin and Lansing, Iowa, that’s been temporarily closed twice ...