Groundbreaking of the Great River Road Interpretative Center at Genoa National Fish Hatchery
Congressman Ron Kind, representatives from the Sac and Fox Tribe of Oklahoma, and members of the local media helped Genoa National Fish Hatchery celebrate the commemorative groundbreaking for the future Great River Road Interpretive Center on August 21, 2013. The new interpretive center will be located at the Genoa National Fish Hatchery in Genoa, Wisconsin. The project is being partially funded from a grant secured by the National Scenic Byways Program, part of the federal transportation budget. The grant is the first of its type for the Fisheries Program nationally, and the first use of Department of Transportation, Federal Highways – National Scenic Byways funding of any type awarded to a national fish hatchery. The center will focus on the intrinsic value of the Upper Mississippi River, including its history and natural resources. The center will also feature an exhibit on the last battle of the Black Hawk War, which was fought just south of the hatchery. The value of...