Celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States by exploring the history of our own region through the WRLS Summer History Challenge! Choose from historical markers, parks, museums, trails, and landmarks across the Winding Rivers Library System area. To complete the challenge, finish any three challenges during the summer. Visit a site, summarize it on the challenge form, and then visit a WRLS library to learn about it through a book, movie, article, or other library resource.  Turn in your completed entry form at your library for a chance to win prizes while discovering the people, places, and stories that shaped our communities. Ask your librarian for a game booklet!

Win prizes by exploring the history of our region!
One winner per household. One winner per WRLS county.

$20 Kwik Trip gift card-La Crosse County
$20 Kwik Trip gift card-Monroe County
$20 Kwik Trip gift card-Jackson County
$20 Kwik Trip gift card-Juneau County
$20 Kwik Trip gift card-Vernon County
$20 Kwik Trip gift card-Trempealeau County
$20 Kwik Trip gift card-Buffalo County

Grand Prize!
$50– Kwik Trip gift card

Celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States by exploring the history of our own region through the WRLS Summer History Challenge! Choose from historical markers, parks, museums, trails, and landmarks across the Winding Rivers Library System area. To complete the challenge, finish any three challenges during the summer. Visit a site, summarize it on the challenge form, and then visit a WRLS library to learn about it through a book, movie, article, or other library resource.  Turn in your completed entry form at your library for a chance to win prizes while discovering the people, places, and stories that shaped our communities. Ask your librarian for a game booklet!

WRLS libraries are in Buffalo, Jackson, Juneau, La Crosse, Monroe, Trempealeau, and Vernon counties.

Bonus Chance to Win! = Take a selfie at one of the sites you visited, post it to Facebook and tag us: @WindingRiversLibrarySystem

Drawing for prizes will take place at the end of September. Last day to get turn in entry forms is September 7th. 

(Click to find suggested titles in our catalog)

Natural History

Driftless Region

Aldo Leopold

Conservation

Industry/Commerce

Hamlin Garland

French in Wisconsin

Additional Resources (websites)

Cheyenne Valley (Vernon County Historical Society)

 Sphagnum Moss (Wisconsin Public Radio article)

 Ho-Chunk History (PBS Wisconsin)

 Aldo Leopold Foundation: Where Ethics Meet Earth

 Hamlin Garland

 Wisconsin Fur Trade (Milwaukee Public Museum)

Find addresses and phone numbers for each library here! Many of our libraries are located in rural areas (all of our WRLS libraries have public internet access). 

We encourage you to find and download directions to your destinations! You can also call ahead to check libraries’ hours.