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The first Oktoberfest in La Crosse was held October 13–15, 1961 in a location between the post office and Mary E. Sawyer auditorium. A carnival area was also set up in the First Federal Savings & Loan parking lot at 6th & State St. Among the festivities were farm fair events including cow chip throwing and greased pig contests.
www.cityoflacrosse.org. La Crosse (/ ləˈkrɒs / lə-KROSS) [6] is a city in and the county seat of La Crosse County, Wisconsin, United States. Positioned alongside the Mississippi River, La Crosse is the largest city on Wisconsin's western border. [7] La Crosse's population was 52,680 as of the 2020 census. [2]
August 29, 2024 at 9:04 PM. Former president Donald Trump will be in La Crosse for a town hall event Thursday night as part of his presidential campaign against Vice President Kamala Harris. It's ...
The La Crosse Center is a multi-purpose arena in downtown La Crosse, Wisconsin, built in 1980. The arena can seat between 5,000 and 7,500, depending on the type of event. The center is also a convention center. In addition to the arena, which offers 21,600 square feet (2,010 m 2) of exhibit space, two locker rooms, and three dressing rooms ...
La Crosse is part of Wisconsin's 3rd Congressional District – a swing area of a swing state. Trump won it in 2016 and 2020; those same years, voters reelected longtime U.S. Rep. Ron Kind, a ...
Lawrence Andrea, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. August 24, 2024 at 11:10 AM. WASHINGTON – Former President Donald Trump plans to hold a town hall discussion in La Crosse this Thursday, his campaign ...
Riverside Park is a public park located on the riverfront of downtown La Crosse, Wisconsin. It hosts events such as Riverfest, Fourth of July fireworks, Oktoberfest, Moon Tunes, and the Rotary Lights. The steamboats American Queen, La Crosse Queen, and Julia Belle Swain make stops along the river in the park.
He named the region "Prairie de la Crosse", which in turn inspired the name of both the Wisconsin county and its principal city. [27] Today, two statues in the city of La Crosse commemorate the game observed by Pike. In 1834 a team of Caughnawaga Indians demonstrated lacrosse in Montreal. Although response to the demonstrations was not ...