Prior to the acquisition of a 17-acre parcel of property on the Kickapoo River in Vernon County, there was only one piece of private land on an 18-mile stretch of the ancient, winding river.
LA CROSSE — The Mississippi Valley Conservancy leveraged $3 million — its largest monetary gift ever — to buy 1,600 acres of rugged land along the lower Kickapoo River. Just north of Wauzeka ...