Minnesota Island
Minnesota Island is an island in Houston, Minnesota. Minnesota Island is situated nearby to the hamlet River Junction, as well as near West La Crosse.Places of Interest
Highlights include La Crosse station and French Island Generating Plant.
La Crosse station
Railway station
La Crosse station is an Amtrak intercity train station in La Crosse, Wisconsin, served by the daily Borealis and Empire Builder. The station was built in 1926–27 by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. La Crosse station is situated 2 miles east of Minnesota Island.
French Island Generating Plant
Power station
French Island Generating Plant is a waste fired electrical power station located on French Island in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Unit 1 and 2 are boiler / steam turbine units originally constructed in the 1940s operating on coal.
La Crosse West Channel Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Runner1928, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The La Crosse West Channel Bridge is a plate girder bridge that spans the west channel of the Mississippi River between Barron Island in Wisconsin, and La Crescent, MN. La Crosse West Channel Bridge is situated 1½ miles south of Minnesota Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include La Crescent and French Island.
La Crescent
Town
Photo: Slyfry91, CC BY-SA 3.0.
La Crescent is a city in Houston and Winona counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The population was 5,276 at the 2020 census. La Crescent is located in the northeast portion of Houston County; the northern edge of the city falls into Winona County.
French Island
Hamlet
French Island is a census-designated place in La Crosse County, Wisconsin, United States. As of the 2020 census, French Island had a population of 4,284. French Island is situated 1½ miles northeast of Minnesota Island.
La Crosse
La Crosse is a city in the Coulee Region of Southwest Wisconsin on the Mississippi River. It is the county seat of La Crosse County. It's nestled between the river and picturesque bluffs that rise behind it.
Minnesota Island
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Houston County, Minnesota, United States
- Category: landform
- Location: Houston, Minnesota, Midwest, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Minnesota Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Minnesota Island”
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