A block east, cars whooshed down a busy neighborhood thoroughfare. But near the garden, single-family houses lined the edges of a peaceful, tree-lined street. Just to the south, children rode their ...
Passersby would be forgiven for mistaking the rectangular green space at the corner of Flora Avenue and Salter Street as a typical school sports and recreation field.
In an attempt to bolster tourism and put itself on the map, the city of Platteville has officially declared the Platte Mound, home of the world’s largest “M” the Eighth Wonder of the World. City ...