A concrete tower that would have been used to funnel high water from a proposed lake is one of the reminders of a failed plan to flood the Kickapoo River Valley north of La Farge. Millions of dollars were spent on the project, including the partial construction of an earthen dam to hold back the flood-prone Kickapoo River. The valley is now home to the Kickapoo Valley Reserve. The Reserve was photographed Thursday, April 30, 2020. (Steve Apps/Wisconsin State Journal via AP)
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