The mayor of La Crosse says it’s time to remove the Hiawatha statue that has been standing in Riverside Park for the last 60 years.
The family of the artist who created the statue has requested its return.
Mayor Tim Kabat says the city has been talking to Anthony Zimmerhakl’s family about returning the statue for the last two years.
Kabat asked the La Crosse Board of Park Commissioners are the removal Monday.
He wants the statue to be stored at the city’s Municipal Service Center.
