The Mississippi scatters around hundreds of islands at LaCrosse WI a location where the Mississippi, Black and LaCrosse rivers merge. At the north end an old railroad swing bridge opens for our sternwheeler. At the south end two new steel road bridges stand where the old wooden one burned down a few years ago necessitating ferry service for the locals. Must have been fun in February. The barges or "Tows" as they refer to them have 15-16 individual barges joined together. Further south, where there is more open water, 50 to 60 are joined up making tows that are humoungous.
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