Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jul. 8—ROCHESTER — A proposal to turn a portion of Minnesota's Driftless area into a National Park has been walked back by its ...

If you are looking for a lake vacation, there is a great state park between Wisconsin Dells and Dubuque. It has beaches, ...

Covering about 24,000 square miles of Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin is a natural treasure — the awe-inspiring and ecologically diverse Driftless Area. Over 12,000 years ago, the area was ...

ROCHESTER — Although the idea of centering a Driftless national park in Minnesota has been set aside, it has sparked conversation about the future of the area and its identity. Minnesota’s top tourism ...

Trout fishing had an annual economic impact of $1.6 billion in the Driftless Area in 2015, according to a recently released study. In part due to continued stream improvements and increasing awareness ...

An effort is underway to restore the waterways of the Driftless Area, a 24,000-sq. mile region with unique and prehistoric landforms and geological features that includes southwest Wisconsin. LA ...

With idea to establish a national park in the Driftless area of Southeast Minnesota set aside, the discussion about preservation and promotion continues. Sean Macaday stands on a blufftop of the ...

ROCHESTER — A proposal to turn a portion of Minnesota’s Driftless area into a National Park has been walked back by its designer. Some residents in the Driftless say they’re still spooked there might ...