| The Bead Shoppe is located at 19th and Jackson Streets in LaCrosse, Wisconsin. It's in Jackson Plaza, between Body & Sol and Curves. Jackson Plaza on Jackson Street and halfway between K-Mart and Downtown. Call (608) 796-1008. Click here to see where we are located! Directions: Approaching from the east on I-90: Take the first LaCrosse and Onalaska Hwy 16 Exit. Go left from the exit onto Hwy 16. Follow Hwy 16 past all the malls, past Pier One/Office Depot/Famous Dave's. Proceed on Hwy 16 with the bluffs on your left and the marsh on your right. Hwy 16 will take a sharp bend where it intersects with Losey Blvd. Take a left onto Losey. (Sound World is at that intersection. You've just gone about 5 miles.) Take Losey heading south till you get to the big intersection where K-Mart is. Take a right onto State Road. Go about 1 mile on State Rd and it becomes Jackson Street and makes a sharp bend. Right there, on your left is Jackson Plaza. The Bead Shoppe is about 7 miles from the interstate. Approaching from Minnesota on I-90: Stay on the Minnesota side of the river taking the exit for La Crescent and Hwy 14/61. At La Crescent, there is only one stop light. Take a left and you'll go across the Mississippi and you'll come to a stop light after the bridge. Take a right at the light, you will be on 3rd. Go to Jackson St. and take a right. Go 16 blocks, Jackson Plaza is on the corner of Jackson and 19th St. TheBead Shoppe is on the other side of the Plaza, facing the bluffs. Approaching from Minnesota on I-90 if you miss the La Crescent turn-off: Take the La Crosse Exit for Hwy 35 and 53 South. Hwy 35/53 is also Rose Street and Shopko will be on your left. Rose becomes Copeland Ave. and then becomes 3rd Street. Go through downtown. There is construction on 3rd Street. So, hang a left on Cass Street and proceed toward the bluffs (east) on Cass. Go right onto West Ave. Turn left onto Jackson. Drive about 7 blocks and Jackson Street will take a sharp bend. There on your right is Jackson Plaza. The Bead Shoppe is on the other side of the Plaza, facing the bluffs. [Note: if you have some idea of where you're going, you could have turned onto La Crosse, State, Main, or King instead of Cass. Approaching from the South: Taking 35 north from Prairie du Chien or 14/61 from Viroqua, follow 35 (Mormon Coulee Rd.) into La Crosse. You'll pass Shopko and Ace on your left and come to a major intersection with Losey Blvd. Turn right on Losey. You'll pass McDonald's and some railroad tracks and about a mile later come to a major intersection with State Road. (You'll notice FlowerRama, Jimmy Johns on your left, Village Shopping Center on your right and K-Mart across the street.) Turn left onto State Rd. Drive about a mile until State road takes a bend. Right at that bend is Jackson Plaza (on your left). What else is in Jackson Plaza? Bean Juice Coffee Roasters and Cafe is a really cool place to get a good extra fresh cup of coffee, read the paper, check your e-mail and have a panini sandwich. Allure Salon is a hair salon/spa and gift shop with lots of fun girly stuff. (Awesome purses, watches and nail polish.) The Dragon Chinese Restaurant has really good food and a great buffet for lunch. The lunch menu is only $4.75 for most stuff. The Candy Outlet where you can enjoy a piece of local fudge and other goodies! |
