100 years of parks: Officials look to future as city system marks anniversary To explain the future of parks in La Crosse, three men use three maps. Sitting in the Mississippi Valley Conservancy office, executive director Tim Jacobson pulls out the La Crosse Bluffland Preservation map. It shows about 3,000 acres of land on the eastern side of La Crosse that planners are working to turn into an 8-mile natural city park. |