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Ferryville Birding Workshop
10:00 AM Saturday April 11
Village Hall, Ferryville WI
The Ferryville Tourism Council is sponsoring a Birding Workshop on Saturday, April 11 in the Village Hall, 170 Pine Street in Ferryville from 10 AM until noon.
The LaCrosse based organization, Driftless Birds, will be leading this workshop. It is open to anyone interested in the birds who share our Mississippi River community.
The workshop will be led by retired Wisconsin DNR biologist, Craig Thompson and his fellow birding experts. Topics to be shared include the importance of birds to our area, native plants that will attract birds to your yard, ideas for reducing bird strikes to your windows, using shade grown coffee, and the bird identification application: Merlin Bird ID by TheCornellLab.
Each short segment will be concise and full of great information. Craig and his team help out in a wide variety of birding events throughout the area including Marowski Bluff Prairie and Sugar Creek Bluff Natural Area hikes.
This will be wonderful information for all levels of bird watchers. Treats will be provided. There is no charge for this event.
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De Soto Steak Fry
De Soto VFW & Lions Club Steak Fry
When: 5:00 PM Saturday, April 18, 2026
Where: De Soto Community Center, 57 Crawford St, De Soto, WI
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Mississippi River Information
Blackhawk Bridge Lansing, IA
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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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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