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95 YEARS LATER, NEW PIERS FOR A NEW BRIDGE - Look closely, focus on the piers that support the deck -- The point of thes...
05/16/2026

95 YEARS LATER, NEW PIERS FOR A NEW BRIDGE - Look closely, focus on the piers that support the deck -- The point of these two photos is to show the similar stage of construction of the old Black Hawk bridge around 1930 (with the steam powered riverboat "Ellen" passing by) and the new bridge in a photo from July of last year showing its piers not long after they were built on the Wisconsin side.

LOADED, HEADED FOR WISCONSIN - Another day, another ferry-load of vehicles being shuttled across the Mississippi River f...
05/14/2026

LOADED, HEADED FOR WISCONSIN - Another day, another ferry-load of vehicles being shuttled across the Mississippi River from Lansing, Iowa, while new bridge construction is closing the gap!

HEADS UP! TURTLES ON THE MOVE - Turtles that usually live in water find their way on land to lay their eggs, often cross...
05/01/2026

HEADS UP! TURTLES ON THE MOVE - Turtles that usually live in water find their way on land to lay their eggs, often crossing roadways, this time of year. Give them a brake.

FOR THE LOVE OF TURTLES - The Friends of Pool 9 is sponsoring two turtle sessions — one in Iowa and the other in Wiscons...
04/30/2026

FOR THE LOVE OF TURTLES - The Friends of Pool 9 is sponsoring two turtle sessions — one in Iowa and the other in Wisconsin — featuring "TURTLE TALK." The Iowa session is scheduled for May 2nd and the Wisconsin session on May 3rd.
--The speaker is an expert on Turtles and will be bringing several live ones. This is a perfect "FREE" opportuntiy to learn about turtles that live in our part of the region around Pool 9. Turtle nesting season is here and the FOP9 committee is posting signs on roadways in the area urging drivers to avoid hitting turtles as they cross roadways seeking nesting locations. See the attachment for information on 'TURTLE TALKS' this weekend.

MITCH, THE FRIDAY-SATURDAY BAR HELPER - Always engaging with customers in this NE Iowa dinner club, Mitch does what need...
04/21/2026

MITCH, THE FRIDAY-SATURDAY BAR HELPER - Always engaging with customers in this NE Iowa dinner club, Mitch does what needs to be done behind the Old Rossville Store bar with Josh. And he puts his touch on Helen's super pea salad by adding dressy onions to the dish as a sidecar to a Friday Fish Sandwich.

ANOTHER POOL 9 CLEANUP FOR MOTHER NATURE - On a cold and 35 mph windy day this morning, volunteers boated through the ba...
04/18/2026

ANOTHER POOL 9 CLEANUP FOR MOTHER NATURE - On a cold and 35 mph windy day this morning, volunteers boated through the backwaters of Pool 9 of the great Mississippi River searching for and collecting debris. John Verdon, with son Paul Verdon and Jack Fink, headed out in John’s trusty old flat-bottom jon-boat and collected south of Lansing to Capoli Hollow — island and backwaters. Others cleaned access landings around the pool, area beaches and the 15 miles of backwaters from Lansing to the dam. Debris was largely plastic in some form, barrels, bottles, chairs, bait boxes, etc. But overall, reported FOP founder Verdon, “There’s far less debris each year.” FOP9 should be congratulated for sponsoring the cleanup from year to year. On land we river folk certainly appreciate FOP9’s efforts.

VIEWING THE FUTURE CONNECTION WITH WISCONSIN (from down under) - A cellphone camera's view looking eastward through one ...
04/09/2026

VIEWING THE FUTURE CONNECTION WITH WISCONSIN (from down under) - A cellphone camera's view looking eastward through one of the new piers on the Iowa side of the Mississippi River at Lansing. Beyond the arched pier is the underside of decking of the new bridge. Beyond the decking in the distance is the eastern section (left of the cranes) lining up perfectly from the Wisconsin side.

HEADS UP BIRDERS! - The Ferryville Tourism Council is sponsoring a Birding Workshop on Saturday, April 11 in the Villag...
04/03/2026

HEADS UP BIRDERS! - 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 great bird identification tool, the Merlin app. 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 useful information for all levels of bird watchers. Treats will be provided. There is no charge for this event.

WEST, EAST BRIDGE PARTS REACHING FOR THE OTHER SIDE - Noticeable progress continues on the the new bridge connecting Iow...
03/21/2026

WEST, EAST BRIDGE PARTS REACHING FOR THE OTHER SIDE - Noticeable progress continues on the the new bridge connecting Iowa and Wisconsin across the Mississippi River at Lansing.

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