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Grandad Bluff Grandad Bluff has become a destination point for thousands and a symbol of the captivating Coulee Region. The 600-foot high bluff offers a bird's-eye view of the entire City of La Crosse. The view of the Mississippi River Valley includes the three states of Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa. Wisconsin Trails magazine readers voted this “the most scenic view in the state”. The park includes a shelter house, coinoperated binoculars, picnic areas and is the site of the annual Skyrocker’s New Year’s Eve Firework Show.
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Upper Mississippi National Wildlife Refuge The Upper Mississippi Wildlife and Fish Refuge features a Visitor Center on Brice Prairie with many displays and exhibits, a bookstore, and over two miles of trails through a renovated sand prairie. The Refuge is 261 miles long, the longest in the nation and one of the most visited. The Refuge also offers 96 miles of marked canoe trails, including the Lake Onalaska Canoe Trail starting at Lytle’s Landing on Brice Prairie and traveling through the backwaters to Lake Onalaska.
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Sunny the Sunfish The City of Onalaska is known for its abundance of sunfish, making Sunny the perfect mascot. A quick drive north of downtown Onalaska along the Great River Road (Hwy 35) brings you to the vibrant Sunny the Sunfish sculpture and a scenic overlook perched above Lake Onalaska. Take a quick picture with Sunny and soak in the sensational hues over this vista.
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VISITORS GUIDE 2022
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Wisconsin Great River Road Up for a road trip? Give this National Scenic Byway and newly minted All American Road a try. Enjoy breathtaking scenery, access to excellent hiking, fishing, scenic overlooks, and, of course, the picturesque Mississippi River along the Wisconsin Great River Road. U.S. Highway 35 covers 250 miles in the State of Wisconsin, from Prescott in the north to Kieler in the south.
