Immediately following our Skokie shows, we braved the elements and started our long, wet, snowy drive back to America’s Dairyland, to the city of La Crosse, WI. Seated on the banks of the Mississippi River, La Crosse was settled in the late 17th century by French fur traders travelling the river. The city’s name originated in 1805, when a lieutenant on an expedition up the Mississippi River saw the Native Americans playing a game with sticks that resembled a bishop’s crozier or “la crosse” in French. La Crosse is the largest city on Wisconsin’s western border and has served as a center for the lumber industry, the brewing industry and education. There are three regional universities in La Crosse: the University of Wisconsin, La Crosse; Western Technical College; and the Roman Catholic Viterbo University.
Viterbo University housed our performance venue - an 1100-seat, three-tier theatre. We performed one show to a half-full, appreciative audience. Although our performance was strong, I am still recovering from my cold and have started to lose my voice. Thank goodness we have a few days off before our next performance! Following the show, I spent the evening at the hotel, trying to catch up on rest, while the majority of the cast went out to enjoy the assorted watering holes and nightlife of this college town.
We now have a two-day journey ahead of us before we arrive at our next destination of Traverse City, Michigan.
Next stop – the Interlochen Center for the Arts in Traverse City, MI. Until the next adventure…
Ciao!
XOXO-
Janine
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