Genoa National Fish Hatchery and Great River Road Interpretive Center

The Interpretive Center features the intrinsic values of the Upper Mississippi River Region. The center focuses on four major themes: 1. The Upper Mississippi River and its historic and current importance in navigation and trade: The Blackhawk War, its causes and history of the tribes and their current locations: 3. The Pearl Button Industry and the importance of mussels in the Upper Mississippi River ecosystem: 4. The History of Conservation nationwide and within the Upper Mississippi River basin. Also included are 2 aquariums with live fish exhibits that depict natural riverine species of the Upper Mississippi River and a stream aquarium with species that represent a Wisconsin stream. Hatchery grounds offer views of the Upper Mississippi River bluffs, hatchery ponds and the grounds are frequented by many different species of migratory birds and waterfowl.