1973 Map of La Crescent

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The Mississippi River dominates this mid-1970s landscape, serving as both a state boundary and a complex ecological corridor between La Crosse, Wisconsin, and the Minnesota river towns. The intricate network of the Upper Mississippi River Wild Life and Fish Refuge covers a vast portion of the eastern sheet, characterized by a labyrinth of secondary channels and backwaters like French Slough, Smith Slough, and Target Lake. This riparian system contrasts sharply with the steep bluffs to the west, where the Minnesota Memorial Hardwood State Forest blankets the rising terrain.