These are a few of our favorite things...
Parks and Pools
- Riverside, Myrick, Weigent (on Cass St.), and Copeland (has a splash pad) Parks
- Kistler Park (La Crescent, MN)
- Emerson School Playground
- Northside and Erickson Pools
- Onalaska Aquatic Center
- La Crescent pool
- Old Hickory Park in La Crescent
- Holmen Aquatic Center (zero depth entry for littles)
- Ice cream at the Pearl and walking to Riverside Park
- Children’s Museum of La Crosse
- Apple picking at Ferguson’s Morningside Orchards (Galesville, WI)
- Raspberry picking at Kathan’s Homestead Berries (La Crescent, MN)
- YMCAs in La Crosse & Onalaska
- Checking out the awesome views at Grandad’s Bluff
- Loggers baseball games
- Family bike rides along many of the area’s bike trails
- Marsh trails (accessed at Riverside and Myrick Parks)
- Riverfest (4th of July in La Crosse)
- Perrot State Park, Trempeleau
- Suncrest Gardens Pizza Farm, Cochrane
- First Light Early Learning Center (La Crosse)
- Congregational Preschool (La Crosse)
- First Lutheran Preschool (Onalaska)
- Metropolitan Salon and Day Spa
- Sue Kolve’s Salon and Day Spa (Onalaska)
- La Bella Nails and Spa
- The Ultimate Salon and Spa
- Aldi (Onalaska & La Crosse)
- Woodman (Onalaska) (large selection of food and household items, economical)
- Festival Foods
- People’s Food Co-op
- Hy-Vee
- Rudy’s (roller-skating servers!)
- La Crosse Family Restaurant
- Su Casa (in Holmen, serve breakfast all day & good Mexican dishes)
- 4 Sisters Wine Bar and Tapas Restaurant (outdoor seating with a river view)
- Piggy’s Restaurant & Lounge
- La Crosse Distilling Co.
- Manny’s Mexican Cocina (Onalaska)
- Waterfront (outdoor seating with a river view and an awesome $5 Happy Hour burger deal)
- The Pearl (awesome ice cream)
- Ranison Ice Cream and Candy
- The Sweet Shop
- Meringue Bakery
- Omega Bakery (celiac friendly), Holmen
