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From Prescott to La Crosse on Scenic Wisconsin Highway 35. The Great River Road in Wisconsin starts where the St. Croix and Mississippi Rivers meet.
You've probably heard of the Great River Road — the scenic byway that runs along the Mississippi River from Minnesota to New Orleans — and maybe you've driven along Wisconsin's 200-plus mile ...
Wisconsin has a handful of scenic byways and today we’ll learn about the Great River Road that snakes along the Mississippi River on the western edge of the state. The portion of the road that ...
Madeline Heim is a Report for America corps reporter who writes about environmental issues in the Mississippi River watershed and across Wisconsin. Contact her at 920-996-7266 or mheim@gannett.com .
On Monday, floodwaters spilled onto Wisconsin Highway 35 and into downtown Fountain City, about 45 minutes upriver from La Crosse on the scenic Great River Road.
BAGLEY, Wis. -- Road closures are are becoming more prevalent across parts of southwestern Wisconsin as floodwaters continue to rise on the Mississippi River.
GENOA — Travelers on Wisconsin’s Great River Road will soon be able to learn about the Mississippi River and its people with the completion of a long-delayed federal project.
The Great River Road offers a scenic way to see the dozens of towns and cities along the banks of the Mississippi River. This is what to know.
The heavy use of road salt to de-ice streets and highways in the Upper Midwest of the U.S. has raised the chloride levels of the Upper Mississippi River by more than one-third. According to Undark ...