Downtown La Crosse
North Side La Crosse
Our Cities Our Stories
Hear, Here gives a voice to familiar spaces—spaces that we move through every day. The humblest building, nondescript corner, or unremarkable stand of trees can be transformed by the stories we tell about them. These stories bring to life the historic past of La Crosse businesses and communities.
We know the stories of the famous people from our town—the histories of its founder or the old lumber baron families…
What is often overlooked by popularly documented history are the stories of the everyday people that make our community what it is today. Hear, Here allows us to access this social history so that everyone can think about where our community has been.
Street Level Signs
In La Crosse’s downtown and North Side neighborhoods, orange street-level signs with the Hear, Here logo show you where stories are located. With your mobile phone, dial the toll-free number on the sign to access a first-person account of things that happened in the exact location where you stand.
Access these same stories by clicking the icons in the map above to experience our history from wherever you are.
Thematic Tours
Hear, Here stories are featured in walking tours available through Footsteps of La Crosse.
