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Realtor Dan Stacey selected to throw 1st pitch at Brewers game for Explore La Crosse Day

Realtor Dan Stacey was chosen Thursday night to throw out the first pitch for La Crosse Area Day for the Milwaukee Brewers. Stacey, who helps bring a caravan of kids each year to the game, will do that June 25 when the Brewers host the Pittsburgh Pirates. This is the 28th year La Crosse is […]

La Crosse prepares to welcome state wetlands experts at February conference

For the first time in over a decade, one Wisconsin nature organization is getting ready to have a statewide convention in La Crosse. The Wisconsin Wetlands Association (WWA) brought its yearly gathering to the La Crosse Center back in 2014. Now, the group has scheduled a three-day event at the center for Feb. 25-27. The […]

When Mike Ditka, Ricky Williams and the New Orleans Saints called UW-La Crosse home with players like Joe Montana paying a visit

It was called the Cheese League. NFL teams holding minicamp across the midwest, and UW-La Crosse was host to one of those teams for a dozen years. Beginning in 1988, the New Orleans Saints called the UW-L campus home for a few weeks in the summer. From coach Mike Ditka, a rookie RB named Ricky […]

A look back to 1959, as Mt. La Crosse celebrates 65 years

In December of 1959, the Mt. La Crosse ski hill opened for business, near Highway 35 in the town of Shelby. Ted Motschman and his wife Sue were able to lease 200 acres of hillside land for the ski slope, but more atop the hill was needed for the project. Five donors helped Ted Motschman […]

West Salem’s new bike park near Lake Neshonoc officially open

Bicyclists got their first taste of a new bike track in West Salem, after a ribbon cutting Thursday. ORA Trails bike park, close to Lake Neshonoc, was developed over the past three years to feature hills and ramps for riders of all ages to use. Construction began in early July. Nearly all its $300,000 cost […]

Jed Olson on ORA Trails’ new La Crosse community Trail Farm

Jed Olson, executive director of the Outdoor Recreation Alliance, joined La Crosse Talk last week to discuss some of the completed and ongoing projects, including a huge one on the south side that’s about to get started. La Crosse Talk airs weekdays at 6-9 a.m. Listen on the WIZM app, online here, or on 92.3 FM […]

Dave Clements on fundraising effort at La Crosse’s Forest Hills Golf Course

The new pavilion at La Crosse’s Forest Hills Golf Course is more than 70% completed. Retired tourism director Dave Clements joined WIZM’s La Crosse Talk on Thursday to discuss how he’s led the fundraising effort, which has just a few pavers left to get the campaign across the finish line. La Crosse Talk airs weekdays at 6-9 […]

Aquinas moves on to state championship, while Logan falls in semifinals

The magical run of the Logan High School baseball team came to an end Wednesday, a game away from a state championship berth. The Rangers lost 8-1 in the Division 2 semifinals at Fox Cities Stadium to top-seeded Mosinee. The loss ends Logan’s six-game winning streak. The Rangers (17-11) were 6-6 in April before going […]

Art Fahey to throw out first pitch at La Crosse Day Brewers game

Retired La Crosse Center director Art Fahey will throw out the first pitch to the La Crosse Day Brewers game coming in June. That was announced during an event Thursday kicking off ticket sales for the Explore La Crosse tourism bureau. This is the 27th year La Crosse Day will be celebrated at a Brewers […]

Demolition scheduled Monday for Glory Days bar, ranked on La Crosse’s most endangered buildings list

A popular La Crosse bar, one of the 10 most endangered buildings in La Crosse, will be demolished Monday. Glory Days Sports Pub on 4th Street, downtown, is a 90-year-old building that was once the Stokke Oil station and the William Zurn beverage store. Glory Days, originally designed by prominent La Crosse architect Otto Merman, […]

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