A canoe/kayak launch and viewing deck project continues to take shape at the Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge near Keithsburg. An update from Visit MerCo’s Kasi Henshaw.
Port Louisa was established for the protection of migratory birds. The 1,400-acre Keithsburg Division of Port Louisa is located just north of Keithsburg. The Division averages 0.75 mile in width and has a three-mile-long levee separating it from the Mississippi River. The Division is a mosaic of wetland and bottomland forest habitat including sloughs surrounded by bottomland timber stands.