La Crosse Chronicle, June 17, 1896
All the obstacles in the way of
purchasing the Bliss road up Grandfather bluff have been finally
disposed of, and yesterday the purchase was practically completed.
This road lies wholly in Campbell, but only two families living in
that town use it regularly, while a number of Shelby farmers have
no other road to the city. Nevertheless Campbell has the
alternative of accepting the road and keeping it in repair, or
continuing the hopeless task of trying to make a decent highway of
the rocky gully down Ebner’s Coolie.
When the board of supervisors last met,
the only obstacle to concluding the bargain was the width of
right-of-way; this seems to have been arranged and the road is now
public property. It is an easy grade, the scenery is charming, and
if that side of Grandfather bluff can be preserved with every tree,
alive or dead, every vine and fern and wild flower, La Crosse will
never lack for a park. It is to be hoped the present owners will
not part with an acre as long as there is any chance of the city
finally coming into possession of the whole property.
Stay on the trail till within a few hundred feet of cache. Make
sure you have hiking boots or good shoes on, the terrain is very
steep, rocky, and there could be muddy conditions. Bring a lunch
and enjoy the views after your find.
Take a picture of the valley or yourself with a great
background. Tell the story of your adventure today.