The Pettibone Experience
The Pettibone Experience
A car free day in the park!
Bring your family & friends & experience Pettibone Park in a fun, safe & very different way. Come by bike, skate or scooter, throw in a picnic & have a great time in the park!
Events
- 7:ooam-6:00pm Park closed to cars
- 8:00am-6:00pm Geo Quest, bike or walk & explore the park Free!
Come explore the park and have a great time. Pick up a map at the information booth and find the points. Each location/point has an associated question to which you will find the answer. This is a family friendly, self paced event that runs all day. - 9:00am Yoga in the outdoors. Open to all abilities Free!
- 10:00am Ultimate Frisbee Free!
- 11:00am Zumba with Cat & Moonlight Dance Studio. Free! Is it dance or exercise? Whatever you decide, everyone agrees that it is a blast. Come get your blood flowing with Zumba. Open to all abilities ages 14+.
- 12:00 -4:00pm Free bicycle safety checks Free! A bicycle mechanic from Bikes Limited will be on hand to make sure your bicycle is in safe operating condition.
- 12:30pm Buddah’s Belly Disc Golf Scramble tee-off, prizes. Free! Bring your own team or put together one at the park. There will be a limited amount of disks for use by those who do have their own.
- 12:00-5:00pm : Free Market: Bring items in good condition that you no longer need and are willing to pass on to others. You may leave a bit lighter and find a few things that you could use yourself. There is no selling at a free market and remember that the park is car free!
- 1:00-3:00pm : Bike Rodeo & bike decorating for kids & adults hosted by the DRBC Free!
- 2:00pm Messenger Relay Races presented by LAX Alley Cats Free!
- 3:00pm Free Root Beer Floats while supplies last!
- 3:00 – 6:00pm Live Music featuring Tugg and others! Free!
- 4:00-6:00pm Fishing Derby La Crosse Parks & Recreation is offering an opportunity to compete in a Fishing Derby. Bait is provided and fishing poles are available for use. Prizes will be awarded for each age group: 11 & under and 12-17. Raffle prizes will be given and no child leaves empty-handed! There is an entry fee of $3.
Sponsors
City of La Crosse Parks & Recreation Department
Bikes Lmited, 1001 La Crosse Street, la Crosse WI 608-785-2326
Pepsi-Cola of La Crosse, 1900 West Avenue S., La Crosse, WI 608-785-0450
Buddah’s Belly, 127 Sixth St. S. La Crosse, WI
Blue Heron Bicycle Works, 213 Main St. Onalaska, WI 608-783-7433
Note on parking: While cars are not allowed in the park, there will be parking by the beach house and across the freeway for those who live far away.
Complete Street Support Grows
If you have not been follow our Complete Streets sub-site, Here are a list of the organizations that are currently support the DRBC’s efforts to get Complete Streets policies passed in our region:
 Human Powered Trails |
 Bicycle federation of Wisconsin |
 Bicycle Alliance of Minnesota |
 League of American Bicyclists |
Annual Meeting & Board Positions
Annual Meeting
The 2010 DRBC annual meeting will be on Saturday September 18, be sure to put this on your calendar. This year we are not only going to have our annual business meeting and elections, we are going to have a party and maybe a few other interesting things going on! The meeting will start with reports from the board, elections and then a listening session. All members will have an opportunity to bring ideas and issues to the board and other members of the DRBC. The annual meeting is open to the public, but only members can vote. Stay tuned for more details on times and location!
Board Elections/Nominations – Your Opportunity
This year there will be three board positions on the ballot. These positions are open positions and are open to any member of the DRBC. Members who are interested in serving on the DRBC board of directors should submit their name and a written statement of up to 500 words to the Tim Keneipp (send by email to tkeneipp@gmail.com or mail to DRBC, PO Box 423, La Crosse WI 54601) no latter than August 27th to be included on the ballot. There are no open nominations. All applicants will be listed on the DRBC website and announced to the membership.
Absentee Ballots
If you can not attend the annual meeting and would like an absentee ballot please contact the DRBC and request a ballot.
Read the current DRBC bylaws here (PDF).
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Take Action Now!!!!!
Filed under: Action Alerts, Advocacy, Bike Lanes, Bike Paths
Update 8/23 Action Still Needed
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The fight for the Oak Street Bridge is still on! If you did not call last week, do so now! If you are free tomorrow afternoon come to the La Crosse Plan Committee meeting and speak out in support of the bridge project. The committee meets Tuesday @ 4:15pm, 3rd floor conference room, La Crosse city hall. We need to keep this in front of the committee and show public support for this project. For more information about this and numbers to call read below.
Update 8/17
Way to go DRBC members! We out numbered the speakers on any other issue at the meeting by a significant number. This is what we needed! If you did not get a chance to call or come to the meeting, it is not to late to take action! Please call all the people listed in the action alert and let them know that you support the project. If you prefer to use email, you can find the email addresses for several of the committee members here. But please make sure that you reach out and contact as many as possible.
Thank you!
Tim Keneipp
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Action Alert
For most of a decade or better there has been an effort to connect the north side of La Crosse with Oak/Enterprise Streets via a pedestrian and bicycle bridge. The north side of La Crosse is somewhat isolated by the railroad tracks to the west and the higher speed roads the ring it to the north and south. This bridge would give the residents of the north side of La Crosse much need bike, handicapped and pedestrian access to the state trails, Onalaska and other parts of La Crosse. The western terminus of the bridge would be near the intersection of Oak Street and Enterprise Road; it will then cross the rail road tracks going eastward and connect to the neighborhoods in north La Crosse. Read more
Whitehall Century & Trail Fest
Whitehall English Century
Looking for a road ride this weekend? Sorry but this one is not really in England, but check out the DRBC Whitehall English Century. This is self supported ride is on an open course with three designated stops in towns with conveniance stores and other options for food and water.
Date: Sunday, August 15th
Time: between 7:00 and 7:30 a.m
Location: Depart Holmen square (blue cup coffee/river trail cycles)
Route Map: Whitehall 2010 (click to download PDF)
Route Description: Route-Departs Holmen travels west to Trempleau then heads northwest to the Trempleau River going through Dodge on it’s way to the first stop in Arcadia. Leaving Arcadia traveling north-east the route winds its way through the rolling countryside to the halfway point at Whitehall for our second stop. From Whitehall the course heads south and crosses three of the five moderate hills on the course. The rest of the ride is a flat or slightly rolling road to the next stop in Galesville and back to Holmen. This route has five moderate hills and some rolling terrain but is not hard compared to many routes in the Driftless Region and is a great first english century ride. Read more
Welcome to the DRBC
Welcome to the Drifless Region Bicycle Coalition's online community. At DRBC we are about getting more people on bikes, more often by advocating for bicycling infrastructure and a dynamic bicycling culture.
The DRBC currently seeking organizations and individuals who support the idea of complete streets in our community.
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