Things To See and Do!

There are many opportunities and options for eating and drinking, finding a room, camping, shopping, hiking, biking, boating, fishing, hunting, and sightseeing as you travel along the Mississippi River in the De Soto area.

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Boating

Camping

Fishing and Hunting

Hiking

Points of Interest

Shopping

Live Music

Community Theaters

Wine Tasting

Bird Watching

Bicycle Trail Riding

boating

• River Level –  Lansing IA
• Maps – USACE Pool 9
  • Chart 42 (Lock & Dam 8)
  • Chart 43
  • Chart 44
  • Chart 45
  • Chart 46
  • Chart 47 (Lock & Dam 9)
• River Maintenance – Army Corp of Engineers
• Navigation Brownsville to Dubuque- Army Corp of Engineers
• Boat Rentals – S & S Rentals, Lansing IA.

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camping

• Black Hawk Recreation Area – Information/Reservations
• Recreational Areas Pool 9 – Army Corp of Engineers
• Campgrounds – Wisconsin
• Wyalusing State Park, Bagley WI

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fishing and hunting

• Fishing Updates – Iowa DNR
• Fishing in Wisconsin
• Hunting in Wisconsin
• Clement’s Fishing Barge

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trail hiking

• Yellow River (IA) State Forest – Paint Creek Unit
• Effigy Mounds – National Monument – Harpers Ferry, IA
• Rush Creek – State Natural Area, De Soto WI
• Battle Bluff Prairie – State Natural Area, Victory WI
• Pikes Peak State Park, McGregor, IA

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points of Interest

• Driftless Area Visitor Center – Lansing IA
• Great River Interpretive Ctr – Nat’l Fish Hatchery, Genoa WI
• Mt Hosmer Park – Lansing IA
• Effigy Mounds National Monument – Harpers Ferry, IA
• Pikes Peak State Park – McGregor IA
• Villa Louis, The Dousman House – Prairie du Chien, WI
• Fort Crawford Museum – Praire du Chien, WI
• Wyalusing State Park – Prairie du Chien, WI
• Vernon County WI – Attractions
• Crawford County WI – Attractions
• Wisconsin – Driftless Area

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shopping

• Lansing, IA
• Decorah, IA
• La Crosse, WI
• Prairie du Chien, WI

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community theatre

• Temple Theatre, Viroqua, WI
• La Crosse Community Theatre, La Crosse, WI
• Commonweal Theatre Company, Lanesboro, IA
• Theatre DU Mississippi, Winona, MN
• American Players Theatre, Spring Green ,WI
• List of Live Theaters Around De Soto, WI

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wine tasting

• Vernon Vineyards, Viroqua, WI
• Empty Nest Winery, Waukon, IA
• Elmaro Vineyard, Trempealeau, WI
• Eagles Landing Winery, Marquette, IA
• Great River Road Wine Trail
• Fancy Pants Winery, De Soto, WI

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bird watching

• De Soto, WI – A Wisconsin Bird City
• Lansing, IA – Birding Guide 

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bicycle trail riding

• La Crosse River State Trail, La Crosse WI
• Elroy-Sparta State Trail, Sparta, WI
• Mississippi River Trail
• Great River State Trail, Onalaska, WI
• Kickapoo Valley Reserve Trail, La Farge WI
• Root River Trail System, Houston, MN

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live Music

• aendre, Ferryville WI
• Vernon Vineyards, Viroqua WI

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discover and enjoy the driftless region….