these should be included in the park plans and that all the forms 

 of recreation that river and bluffs make possible should be provided. 

 The existing parks available as a nucleus for the new system 

 were the two half blocks in the built-up section of the city, Myrick 

 Park and Drive and the Losey Boulevard. After a great deal of 

 investigation on the ground, supplemented by careful study and 

 plan making, the following system of parks, parkways, squares 

 and playgrounds was adopted: 



Park System for City of La Crosse. 



(1) Copeland Park. This is a tract of more than twenty 

 acres in North La Crosse with a frontage of half a mile on the Black 

 River, commanding some of the finest views of the Minnesota 

 bluffs. A wide promenade runs all along the water front and the 

 plan for the park includes provision for many forms of active 

 recreation and quieter relaxation. Its arrangement is in keeping 

 with the best modern thought and practice, which show a tendency 

 to make much greater use of our parks than heretofore. They are 

 looked upon less and less as luxuries, as beautiful pictures merely 

 for occasional holiday enjoyment; they have become an essential 

 part of every day life in cities. While the making of Copeland 

 Park called for extensive filling by dredging from the River, the cost 

 of the property was relatively low and a very considerable area 

 was presented as a gift to the City by Mr. F. A. Copeland, in recogni- 

 tion of whose generosity and fine citizenship, the Park received 

 its name. 



(2) Levee Park. This will contain about twelve acres and 

 is happily situated at the natural water approach to the City and 

 close to the business center. The plan for this Park is more orna- 

 mental than Copeland Park. The water front will continue to be 

 used for business purposes, but the undeveloped area between the 

 River and the railroad tracks will be filled, improved and made 

 available for recreation. 



Largest and Most Beautiful Park. 



(3) Grandad Bluff and Miller's Coulee. The Park which it 

 is proposed to create at this point will be the largest and most beauti- 

 ful in La Crosse. In fact, few cities have such an opportunity. 

 Grandad Bluff is the highest in the neighborhood of La Crosse and 

 rises majestically to a height of 1,172 feet. The Coulee which 

 nestles in its side affords a type of scenery of great attractiveness. 

 It is beautiful and restful, as well as adapted for a pleasure ground 



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