Trempealeau Mountain
History of Trempealeau
Places of Worship in the Trempealeau area
Schools of Trempealeau
Library Services
Map to/of Trempealeau
Trempealeau Mountain
History - Nearly 150 years ago, a Methodist pastor published his belief that the well-watered Trempealeau plain of Western Wisconsin was the true site of Eden's Garden. No other habitable spot on earth, he argued, conformed so well to the description of Eden in Genesis 2:8-14. That is, a land of milk, honey, and apples, located on the east bank of a great river in the middle of a country of temperate climate. Trempealeau even had its serpents--rattlesnakes are abundant in the grand circle of bluffs (or hanging gardens) sheltering the plain. Reverend Slyke challenged the world to prove him wrong.
Today, the village of Trempealeau, Wisconsin (population just 1435), is located 18 miles up river of La Crosse, Wisconsin, and down river of Winona, Minnesota. It sits on high rolling banks at the edge of the Mississippi River, smack in the center of a stretch of Great River Road voted one of the ten most scenic drives in America. A broad prairie stretches from the village to the east, scoured by the restless meanders of the ancient Black, Trempealeau, La Crosse, and Mississippi rivers. A giant marsh and seven lakes surround the village which, thanks to its natural scenic beauty and abundant wetland resources has become a Mecca for a variety of recreational activities.
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Berean Baptist Church - (608) 582-2824
N20601 US Highway 53, Galesville
First Presbyterian Church - (608) 582-2991
20237 W Ridge Ave, Galesville
St. Bartholemew Catholic Church - (608) 534-6652
11646 South Street, Trempealeau
St. Mary's Catholic Church - (608) 582-4489
20344 W. Ridge Ave, Galesville
Jehovah's Witnesses Congregation - (608) 582-2494
W20598 McKeeth Drive, Galesville
Bethel Ev. Lutheran Church - (608) 582-4329
N16303 Church Ln, Galesville
Hardies Creek Lutheran Church - (608) 582-2264
18461 N County Road, Galesville
Mount Calvary Lutheran Church - (608) 534-6672
24531 6th Street, Trempealeau
United Methodist Church - (608) 534-6776
24255 4th Street, Trempealeau
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Schools - The Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District has a Kindernook kindergarten facility, three elementary schools, a middle school, and one high school.
Kindernook Learning Center - (608) 582-2740
20873 College Avenue, Galesville
Trempealeau Elementary School - (608) 534-6394
24231 4th Street, Trempealeau
Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau Middle School - (608) 534-6391
24231 4th Street, Trempealeau
Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau High School - (608) 582-2291
17511 North Main Street, Galesville
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Library - Shirley M. Wright Memorial Library - (608) 534-6197
Hours:
Monday thru Thursday - 11:00 - 7:00
Friday - 11:00 - 6:00
Saturday - 9:00 -12:00 pm
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Maps/Directions - The Village of Trempealeau, Wisconsin (population just 1306), is located 18 miles up river of La Crosse, Wisconsin, and down river of Winona, Minnesota, at Mississippi River Mile # 714.3, on Hwy 35, the Great River Road.
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Trempealeau Chamber of Commerce
PO Box 242 ~ Trempealeau, Wisconsin, 54661
Phone: (608)-534-6780
chamber@trempealeau.net