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Coulee Connection Club
Connecting Newcomers to the Community & to Each Other!!
If you are new to the area and would like the opportunity to meet other new people, the Coulee Connection is for YOU!
If you are looking for new friends with similar interests or people who may have moved here from the same area as you,
the Coulee Connection is for YOU!
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LOCAL COMMUNITY EVENTS:
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Sept 4 - Diggity Dig Dip
10:00 am - 2:00 pm. Dogs get the chance to take a "dip" in the Onalaska pool before they drain it for the season! This is a fundraiser for the Onalaska Park & Rec Dept. and the Coulee Region Humane Society. The cost is $10 per dog and $5 for each additional dog from the same family. All humans are at no charge, but donations will be accepted. The Aquatic Center is across the street from the OmniCenter, 255 Riders Club Road.
Opening Sept 4th at 11:00 a.m. - Hidden Trails Corn Maze!
A must for all ages! This corn maze takes some skill. Every year, they have professional designers come in to create an intricate maze - well worth the visit. Check it out here!
Sept 10-26 - West Side Story - La Crosse Community Theater Click here to check out the complete schedule and ticket details.
Sept 10-12 - Elvis Explosion
LaCrosse Center - If you love Elvis, here's your chance to spend the weekend enjoying everything Elvis! Click here for a link to the schedule of events around the area -
Sept 10-11 - Story Fest - Myrick Park
Storytelling, storytelling workshops, folk music, local artists` work and the best festival food you have ever enjoyed. Featuring nationally recognized storytellers! The only storytelling fest in WI! Click Here for Details!
Sept 9-12 - Garland Days - West Salem
Poetry Contest, Flea/Craft Market, All-Village Rummage Sale, Silent Auction, Pioneer Stew. Celebration of author Hamlin Garland.
Sept 11 - Gundersen Lutheran Steppin' Out in Pink
Steppin’ Out in Pink is a non-competitive fundraising 5-mile walk for all ages and abilities. It raises money to support breast cancer research at the Gundersen Lutheran Norma J. Vinger Center for Breast Care. The research being done at Gundersen Lutheran will change the way breast cancer is treated locally and nationally. Click Here for all the details!
Sept 11- Discover the Silent City Tour
11am-4pm. Guided tour by historically dressed actors and actresses re-enacting well-known and fascinating figures from La Crosse County`s past. Tours leave every 15 minutes with the last tour leaving at 3pm. Rain or shine. Oak Grove Cemetery, 1407 La Crosse Street
Sept 16-19 - Apple Fest – LaCrescent, MN
Did you know LaCrescent is the "Apple Capital" because it was the first place in the midwest where an apple tree was planted?? Click here for the complete schedule of events and activities!!
Sept 18 - Family Fun Fest - Omni Center, Onalaska
Sept 18 - The Flying Karamazov Brothers
Viterbo Fine Arts - Just one of the great options for entertainment. Check out their event calendar for children's workshops, camps and entertainment options! Click Here!
Sept 19 - Tri Quest, Holmen, WI
Calling all athletes - 5 K Run, 33K Bike & 18 Holes of Golf all to benefit Coulee Region Youth. Click here for website details!
Sept 24-26 - Warrens Cranberry Fest – Warren, WI
About an hour away past Tomah/Sparta, this is a pretty large fest. Very cool to see how cranberries are grown and distributed. 1250 booths and more than 3 miles of booth frontage. Click here for the website!
Sept 24-Oct 2 - OKTOBERFEST!! – LaCrosse's biggest fest is in full swing celebrating a 50 year tradition this year!!
FRIDAY the festivities begin with an Opening Day Parade at 10:15 and Tapping of the "Golden" Keg at 11 a.m. This is a day many take off from work and come to celebrate together.
The "big" Maple Leaf Parade is Saturday at 10 a.m. When the first Oktoberfest Maple Leaf Parade kicked off at 3:02 p.m., October 15, 1961, it drew the biggest crowd La Crosse had ever seen! Little did the Sergeant Color Guard from American Legion Post 52 know they were beginning a tradition that 49 years later continues to draw thousands.
The 2010 Maple Leaf Parade will feature a flyover by the T-6 Thunder, a group of World War II vintage airplanes and lasts a good 90 min or more. Click this link for complete Oktoberfest details.
Sept 25 - Norkedalen's Threshing Bee - Coon Valley Celebrate an old-time Threshing Bee in an authentic pioneer setting complete with a wide variety of demonstrations of farm and home skills. There are children's activities, horse drawn wagon rides an other animals on the farm, and don't forget to make reservations for the mouth-watering, rib-sticking threshing dinner. 10am-4pm. $6 adults, $3 children, $15 family. http://www.norskedalen.org/
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Farmers' Markets
WEDNESDAYS
La Crosse - Bridgeview Plaza Market - 8 a.m. - 1 p.m.
2500 Rose Street
Holmen - Festival Foods Market - 3-7 p.m.
West Salem - Market Corner Jefferson & Mills Sts Parking Lot (Bike Shelter) 5-6:30 p.m.
THURSDAYS
La Crosse - Hmong Mutual Assistance 7 a.m. - 4 p.m.
1815 Ward Avenue
FRIDAYS
La Crosse -
Cameron Park 4-8 p.m. Click Here for Details
Village Shopping Center lot 4-7 p.m. 2418 State Road
SATURDAYS
La Crosse - Parking Lot between 3rd & 4th Streets &
Vine & State Streets 6 a.m. until items sold
SUNDAYS
Onalaska - Festival Foods Market Parking Lot 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
1260 Crossing Meadows Drive
**Shop early for best selection and bring cash! Bring re-usable shopping bags if you wish. As questions if you don't know (how to store, use or even what a food is...)
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