Across the river into Wisconsin is Prairie du Chien a small neat historic town on the Upper Mississippi. I was interested in finding Thoreau's trail in Prairie du Chien. After stopping by the visitor's center and the historic society talking to people who knew the history of the town and spinning my wheels I decided to explore the town to see what I could find.
Thoreau is said to have embarked at this point on the Mississippi up to Minnesota. No one seemed to have any information on his trip thorough the area. Just to the west of Prairie du Chien is an island called St. Feriole. Along the river is an old railroad and depot that I thought might have been the depot where Thoreau disembarked. The historic signs along the river walk described the history of the river and the area.
The sign in front of the Old Depot Station describing the history of the depot which moved there in 1857 that connected the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River, so this could have been where Thoreau embarked on his journey up the Mississippi.
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