DriftlessMode

11/15/2025

WORDS OF HOPE FROM TINY ROSSVILLE TO AMERICA NEARLY 80 YEARS AGO ...

11/12/2025

SHARING AN IOWA DOT AERIAL PHOTO FROM THEIR LANSING BRIDGE PROJECT PAGE (cropped a bit) - A nice shot showing the Cassville Ferry in action near the Lansing shore as it moves cars and other smaller vehicles and pedestrians between Iowa and Wisconsin.

11/11/2025

With Carney Photography // Midwest Drone Photographer – I just made it onto their weekly engagement list by being one of their top engagers! 🎉

11/09/2025

WITCH OF NOVEMBER ... please, no slashin'...no stealin' — Look into that shaky (in the wind) crystal ball, or maybe it's a basketball? and see only fair skies for bridge workers and ferry drivers at Lansing.

11/08/2025

FERRY-GO-ROUND - The Pride of Cassville ferry service begins (or ends) another loop between the Lansing, Iowa, public marina and Wisconsin shore of the Mississippi River. With the closed Black Hawk Bridge out of service, this is a good means of moving limited amounts of traffic back and forth between Iowa and Wisconsin, an alternative to crossing the river at La Crosse to the north, or Prairie du Chien to the south.

11/05/2025

FOLKS, TAKE IT FROM TODD, HE'S A RIVER DUDE WHO KNOWS...

11/04/2025

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1906-Blue-Heron-Ln-Lansing-IA-52151/76625059_zpid/

This 2009 square feet Single Family home has 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. It is located at 1906 Blue Heron Ln, Lansing, IA.

10/23/2025

LANSING/WISCONSIN CONNECTION SINCE 1931 ENDS — A PICTURE SHOW TRIBUTE TO A FINE OLD BRIDGE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LH4cRXWpUBA

10/15/2025

DING-DONG, IT’S KRAEMER’S WITCH - A large likeness of a Halloween witch is now perched atop new bridge construction next to east end of the Black Hawk Bridge at Lansing, Iowa. Let’s call it the Kraemer Witch, named for the construction contractor of the new bridge, Kraemer North America, founded in Plain, Wisconsin in 1911. AND REMEMBER: The old bridge closes to all traffic on October 20.

10/13/2025

A FAMOUS OLD ROSSVILLE STORE OLD FASHION - Whether it's ordered using classic brandy, or your favorite bourbon, Scotch or Southern Comfort, the man who's usually behind the bar makes it just right. Here a stream of sunlight features the cocktail during a recent busy Saturday.