LA CROSSE (WKBT) -- La Crosse firefighters battled a fast-moving grass fire Friday afternoon along the La Crosse River that required multiple crews and assistance from several city departments.

These early maps have one thing in common: They all depict the La Crosse River in detail as far as Sparta, Wis., and even its headwaters on what is today Fort McCoy.

In a tournament normally scheduled later in the spring, the 2024 Mercury B.A.S.S. Nation Qualifier begins Wednesday and runs through Friday on La Crosse’s section of the Mississippi River.

Freshwater mussel expert Traci DuBose collects sediment samples from the Mississippi River on her first day as an employee of the U.S. Geological Survey's science center in La Crosse in June 2024.

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.

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