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Travel down the glorious National
Great River Road, on the Wisconsin side of the Mississippi
River (Hwy 35)
to some of the most colorful scenery in the Mississippi
Valley.
Trempealeau boasts all of the greenery of spring, the
blaze of autumn, and the undisturbed snowy slopes of winter. |
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Trempealeau, "Gateway to
Perrot State Park" welcomes
you to a family vacationland
on the banks of the
Mississippi River. |
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Trempealeau, which means
"Mountain Soaking in Water" was the name given by the
Native Americans and the French explorers to beautiful Trempealeau
Mountain in the bay at scenic Perrot State Park. When the
village was founded in 1851, it was called Reed's Landing, but soon
renamed after Trempealeau Mountain. The opening of river
traffic in 1857 brought hope of expansion to the village with new
people coming to the area and construction booming. You can
view a variety of boats, barges and scenery from the observation
tower of Lock and Dam 6, located close to downtown
Trempealeau. Although the railroad was completed in 1871,
Trempealeau did not retain its importance as a shipping point.
Recently renovated, main street now features gas light style lamps
and paver-style-walkways to augment the period
architecture. |
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The village offers an
Olympic-size swimming pool open to the public. Swimming and
water sports are also available on the Mississippi River. The
Main Street Historic District is listed on the National Register of
Historic Places since 1984.
Trempealeau
offers several bicycling
routes that will appeal to all types of riders. Seven days -
Seven Trails - whether you ride them all on your first visit or ride
them one at a time for multiple visits, you won't be
disappointed. The routes range from 10 to 40 miles long.
Every day will be a new experience. There are box lunches,
refreshments, picnic areas and bathroom facilities located along the
routes. The Chamber of Commerce offers an annual Spring
Bicycle Tour with a 10-mile fun ride and 25 or 50 mile tours. _small.jpg)
Trempealeau can also be your starting point to enjoy more than 100
miles of Western Wisconsin's State Bicycle Trail corridor which
includes the LaCrosse River, Elroy-Sparta and the "400"
State Trails to the south. The Great River has never been
explored in such a way, so close to nature and an easy to follow
corridor. |
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Trempealeau Lions Club, with the help of many local volunteers, is
their Annual Catfish Days. Catfish Days is usually held the
weekend after the 4th of July. Festivities begin Friday night,
followed by a weekend of arts and crafts, flea market, fishing
tournament, kids games, live music, dancing, kiddie parade, beer
tent and plenty of B-B-Qued chicken, brats, hot dogs, and the famous
catfish sandwich...supplied by local fishermen.
One of the best parades is held on
Sunday which features 120 units of floats, clowns, bands, music,
horses and much more. Sunday ends with a beautiful fireworks
display on the river front, which can be viewed on the water or on
the land.
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