Already established as the best player in golf, Rory McIlroy approached the FedEx Cup finale as though he had nothing to lose. McIlroy was plodding along Saturday in the Tour Championship, frustrated by a pair of three-putt bogeys and a round that ''wasn't much to look at out there'' when …
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It made sense, of course, that Prairie du Chien, nearly 200 Mississippi River miles from the isolated Menomonie Mills, was the site of the post office that served the three lumber mills on the Menomonie River, today’s Red Cedar River. More: continued here
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It’s unfortunate that the original photograph measures 20 x 6 inches, so only the central portion of this great view of Menomonie’s Main Street appears here. More: continued here
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