The bigger picture behind Crawford County's economic future. Population trends, workforce challenges, housing, childcare, downtown revitalization, and why these issues are more connected than they appear.
Crawford County has always been a place people fall for. The Mississippi bluffs above Ferryville. The winding roads through the Kickapoo Valley. The apple orchards at Gays Mills. The trout streams threading through the coulees. The only thing missing was a name for all of it.
Here's how River Country came to be — and what it means for Crawford County's future.