We drove into town to see what there was to see of La Crosse. The downtown area was nice with lots of bars and restaurants. The place was crawling with what appeared to be new college students (University of Wisconsin, La Crosse) getting an orientation tour. We stumbled across another Duluth Trading company store and stopped so Leslie could pick up a couple pairs of slacks she did not find in her size at the store in Duluth. We then drove down to the river park and then up to the Grand Bluffs park for views over the river valley. This area (Southwestern Wisconsin, Southeastern Minnesota) is called the “Driftless”. This is because the area was not ground down and flattened by the glaciers during the many ice ages. The highlands to the north deflected the glaciers around this area so it retains its tall granite bluffs and deep water eroded canyons. Its all beautifully covered in trees. Following our visit to the bluffs we went the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadeloupe and walked the pilgrimage path to the beautiful church.
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