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French Island rest area for I-90 set to open today

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Area will feature visitors center, scenic trail, plenty of parking.

In the dead of winter, following freezing rain and snowstorm, the I-90 rest area on French Island is opening today.

Crews will remove snow and ice for the reopening. The original stop, that opened in 1977, was torn down to make way for this new, three-times larger facility that’s been under construction for months.

The formal name will be Rest Area 31. Along with a visitors center that has three times the floor space, the area will include a scenic trail and room to park 47 cars and 16 semis.

A native of Prairie du Chien, Brad graduated from UW - La Crosse and has worked in radio news for more than 30 years, mostly in the La Crosse area. He regularly covers local courts and city and county government. Brad produces the features "Yesterday in La Crosse" and "What's Buried on Brad's Desk." He also writes the website "Triviazoids," which finds odd connections between events that happen on a certain date, and he writes and performs with the local comedy group Heart of La Crosse. Brad been featured on several national TV programs because of his memory skills.

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