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Prairie du Chien: the Americanization of a French Settlement
(2009-05)
The French had a significant influence on the settlement of the United States, impacting city planning, land divisions, architecture, religion and many other aspects of life. Coming to the United States in search of trade ...
Geography of Taverns of the Lower Wisconsin River Way
(2009-05)
The Lower Wisconsin River Way is a beautiful and unique area of Wisconsin. Many small communities are located on either side of the Wisconsin River. In and around these communities there are many local establishments which ...
Growing CSA Farms: A Geographic Analysis of Community Supported Agriculture in Madison, WI
(2009-12-17)
Since the concept of Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) was introduced to the United States in 1984, Wisconsin has provided fertile ground for CSA expansion. Within Wisconsin, the city of Madison has a particularly ...
History, Environment and Community: Organic Agriculture in the Lower Wisconsin Riverway
(2009-05-08)
The Lower Wisconsin Riverway is composed of many farming communities, both organic and conventional. Organic farming is growing nationally, but questions remain about the effects of organic farming on local communities. ...
Historic German and Norwegian Settlement: Ethnicity and Agriculture in the Lower Wisconsin Riverway
(2009-05-12)
The Lower Wisconsin Scenic Riverway is home to many of Wisconsin's geological, cultural, and historic treasures. Deemed an important historical asset, the Wisconsin government took measures to protect this area of the ...
The Correlation Between Illegal Drugs and Violent Crime in Madison, Wisconsin
(2009-12-15)
Studies show conflicting findings on the nature of the violent crime and drug relationship. This is partly due to the differences in the method of data collection employed by these studies. Statistical data generally ...
Landscapes of Change: Badger Army Ammunition and Sauk Prairie
(2009-05)
A north-facing view from atop the Prairie du Sac dam affords a fleeting glimpse of something wholly different from the picturesque Lower Wisconsin Riverway (LWR) and its pastoral surroundings. For nearly 40 years the Badger ...
WISCONSIN DESERT -The Sand Barrens of the Lower Wisconsin River
(2009-05)
When Glacial Lake Wisconsin drained at the end of the last ice age, it catastrophicly flooded the Lower Wisconsin River Valley. This flooding deposited massive amounts of glacial sand, which then, through a process of down ...
Uncovering the Effects of Conservation Efforts along the Lower Wisconsin Riverway
(2009-05)
In this paper we hope to uncover the changes that have occurred in the area due to the passing of the legislation that created the Lower Wisconsin State Riverway. More specifically we will look at how land use regulations ...
Signs, Built Environments, and the Communication of Place: The Lower Wisconsin State Riverway
(2009-05-12)
The authors of this paper employed their backgrounds in Human Geography to examine a theoretical aspect of the Lower Wisconsin Riverway with regards to signage, built environment and the perception of space and place. Our ...