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WLSU (88.9 FM) is a radio station licensed to La Crosse, Wisconsin. The station is part of Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR), and airs WPR's "NPR News & Music Network", consisting of classical music,news, and talk programming. WLSU also broadcasts local news and programming from studios in the Whitney Center at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. The station first went on air in 1971, and a year later joined Wisconsin Public Radio. See also Wisconsin Public Radio

La Crescent Township is an urban township in Houston County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,487 at the 2000 census. La Crescent Township was organized in 1858.

Thompson Creek is a stream in Houston County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is a tributary to the Root River. Thompson Creek was named for brothers Edward Thompson and Clark W. Thompson, early settlers.

Hokah ( HOH-kə) is a city in Houston County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 580 at the 2010 census. Hokah is located near the confluence of the Root and Mississippi rivers, opposite La Crosse, Wisconsin.

Pine Creek is an unincorporated community in Houston and Winona counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The community is located along Houston County Road 6 near its junction with Creamery Road. Pine Creek flows through the community. Nearby places include La Crescent, Dresbach, Dakota, Nodine, Pleasant Hill Township, and Mound Prairie Township. Pine Creek is located within La Crescent Township in Houston County; and also located within New Hartford Township in Winona County. The community is located in section 2 of La Crescent Township, and also located in section 35 of New Hartford Township. The community is located within ZIP code 55947, based in La Crescent.

Hokah Township ( HOH-kə) is a township in Houston County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 545 at the 2000 census. Hokah Township was organized in 1858, and given the Native American name of the Root River.

La Crescent is a city in Houston and Winona counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The population was 5,276 at the 2020 census.La Crescent is located in the northeast portion of Houston County; the northern edge of the city falls into Winona County. The city is known as the "Apple Capital of Minnesota" because John S. Harris planted the first apple trees in the midwest here, resulting in many orchards in the present-day city. It is recognized as a 'Tree City' by the Arbor Day Foundation, and a 'Minnesota GreenStep City' by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.

The La Crescent Public Library is a library in La Crescent, Minnesota. It is a member of Southeastern Libraries Cooperating, the SE Minnesota library region.

Pine Creek is a 23.7-mile-long (38.1 km) tributary of the Mississippi River in Winona and Houston counties, Minnesota, United States. Pine Creek joins the Mississippi southeast of La Crescent, Minnesota, directly across from La Crosse, Wisconsin.

Dresbach Township is a township in Winona County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 456 at the 2010 census.

River Junction is an unincorporated community in Houston County in the U.S. state of Minnesota, located immediately north of the city of La Crescent on the west bank of the Mississippi River. River Junction takes its name from a railroad station of the Milwaukee Road (now Canadian Pacific) railroad. That station was located at the junction of two railway lines; the main line from Chicago and Milwaukee to La Crosse and thence across the Mississippi River to River Junction and north along the west bank of the river to St. Paul, and the line running south along the west side of the river to Iowa and points south.

Lock and Dam No. 7 is a lock and dam located on the Upper Mississippi River at river mile 702.5 near the cities of La Crescent, Minnesota and Onalaska, Wisconsin. It forms pool 7 and Lake Onalaska. The facility was constructed in the mid-1930s and placed in operation on April, 1937. It underwent major rehabilitation from 1989 through 2002. The lock and dam are owned and operated by the St. Paul District of the United States Army Corps of Engineers-Mississippi Valley Division. The lock and dam system consists of a concrete structure 940 feet (286.5 m) long with five roller gates and 11 tainter gates, a segment of earth embankment 8,100 feet (2,468.9 m) long from the dam to French Island separated by a concrete spillway 1,000 feet (304.8 m) long, and another embankment 2,400 feet (731.5 m) long from French Island to Onalaska which has a concrete spillway 670 feet (204.2 m) long. The lock is 110 feet (33.5 m) wide by 600 feet (182.9 m) long. The lock and dam is one of the most visited because of its proximity to Interstate 90, and is clearly visible to travelers crossing the I-90 Mississippi River Bridge.