Wednesday May 6, 2015
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM CDT
Wednesday, May 6
10am-4pm
The Barn Restaurant
32800 Co Rd K
Prairie du Chien, WI
$30/person - Includes networking lunch & one tour.
Register now at: 7riversalliance.com or mail to
7 Rivers Alliance
400 7th St N
LaCrosse, WI 54601
10:00- 10:05: Greeting and Welcome to Prairie du Chien-
Aaron Kramer, City Administrator, Prairie du Chien
10:05- 10:45: Crawford County Heritage Tourism-
Patty Wacker, Prairie du Chien Tourism Council
Susan Caya-Slusser, Villa Louis
Mary Elise Antoine, Prairie du Chien Historical Society
Jim Nepstad, Effigy Mounds National Monument
10:45- 11:15: Keynote Presentation: Heritage Tourism & Preservation-
Chris LaShorne, Chris LaShorne Architecture
11:15- 11:30: Break
11:30- 12:30: Regional Heritage Tourism-
Frank Florenza, Potosi National Brewery Museum
Lauran Elfers, Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area
Martha Griesheimer, The Vesterheim Museum
Mark Peterson, Winona Historical Society
12:30- 1:00: Table Topic Lunch
1:15- 1:45: Small Technical Assistance/Resources- The 7 Rivers Alliance
1:45- 2:00: Wrap up and evaluation
2:00- 4:00: Tours (participants will attend both)-
Villa Louis (2:30 PM)- Susan Caya-Slusser, Villa Louis
Fort Crawford Museum (3:30 PM)- Marie Antoine, Prairie du Chien Historical Society
*Tours and Lunch are included in the registration fee.
**Cancellations and Refunds will be accepted if cancelled by April 29, 2015.