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de soto Steak Fry
De Soto VFW & Lions Club Steak Fry
When: 5:00 PM Saturday, January 17, 2026
Where: De Soto Community Center, 57 Crawford St, De Soto, WI
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Blackhawk Bridge at lansing, ia
A planned implosion and removal of the main section of the existing bridge is scheduled, weather permitting, for Thursday, December 18.
The demolition is planned for approximately 9:30 a.m., followed by removal of the debris from the Mississippi River.
The car ferry service will be suspended, with the last service offered on the evening of Wednesday, December 17, and resumed on the morning of Sunday, December 21.
free Car Ferry Service is available
The first daily departures start at 5:30 AM from Wisconsin and 5:45 AM from Iowa. The final daily departures are 9 PM from Wisconsin and 9:15 PM from Iowa.
The ferry operates seven days a week from its Wisconsin landing at the western end of WI Hwy 82 adjacent to the bridge construction site, to its Iowa landing at the Lansing Marina upstream from the bridge.
The free, 12-vehicle ferry operates 16 hours per day. It is open to cars, motorcycles, bicycles and pedestrians. Two-axles trucks under 10 tons may also use the ferry.
Trailers, ATV/UTVs, or larger vehicles such as RVs, buses, or farm equipment are not allowed.
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Decorah, IA
Ferryville, WI
Harpers Ferry, IA
La Crosse, WI
Lansing, IA
Praire du Chien, WI
Town of Freeman, WI
town of Wheatland, WI
Viroqua, WI
Waukon, IA
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