Issue #397 Nov. 13, 2019
V1 Staff, photos by Andrea Paulseth
The Festival Foods Turkey Trot is the perfect guilt-free solution for eating your weight in mashed potatoes. The Festival Foods Turkey Trot allows participants ...
Issue #393 Sept. 18, 2019
V1 staffer takes aim at Action City’s axe throwing range
James Johonnott, photos by Andrea Paulseth
If you head just past the pizza counter in Action City and stop near the rock wall, you’ll hear the telltale sound of sharp steel smashing into wood. That’s right ...
Issue #393 Sept. 18, 2019
Lazy Monk celebrates Oktoberfest with week-long party
Lauren Fisher, photos by Taylor Smith
An entire week of Oktoberfest shenanigans awaits at the end of September at Lazy Monk Brewing in Eau Claire. The Porter Brothers kick off ...
Issue #392 Sept. 4, 2019
prediction puts Green Bay in post-season after two-year drought
Luc Anthony
One of the usual presumptions in the annual Athletic Aesthetic Chippewa Valley Sports Media Football Poll is a playoff appearance for the Green Bay Packers....
Issue #392 Sept. 4, 2019
third annual expo will promote fit lifestyles
Justine Childs
The small yet mighty powerhouse behind the Sept. 21 FITNESS EXPO Eau Claire is Kim Larsen, a native of central Wisconsin. Working out has always been a part of Kim’s lifestyle, ...
Issue #392 Sept. 4, 2019
Eau Claire’s Kyle Stelter helps elite long snappers — from high school to the NFL — master the game
Luc Anthony, photos by Andrea Paulseth
The long snapper may be the most underrated position in football. An errant snap to the side can throw off a field goal attempt or a punt, giving the opposing team a sudden advantage. Essentially, the long snapper is a quarterback who throws backwards ...
Issue #391 Aug. 21, 2019
Danielle Zinsli, photos by Timothy Mather
For the 10th summer in a row, dogs are invited to close out the swimming season at the Wakanda Water Park in Menomonie. About 80 to 100 dogs and their humans are expected to turn out for the event ...
Issue #391 Aug. 21, 2019
Rebecca Mennecke
They say life is no walk in the park, but at Phelan Park, you can do just that – or you can take a roll in the park with the Menomonie Skate Park for local ‘boarders. It’s one of the few entirely concrete ...
Issue #391 Aug. 21, 2019
Red Cedar Speedway is home to generations of racers and their fans
Eric Rasmussen, photos by Andrea Paulseth
Full disclosure: On a Thursday night, I drove to the races at Red Cedar Speedway in Menomonie in a 2014 Kia Forte. It’s comfortable, gets good gas mileage, and has a touch screen with a map. I like ...
Issue #391 Aug. 21, 2019
Lauren Fisher
More than 100 hunting, fishing, and recreational displays and exhibits will crowd the Northern Wisconsin State Fairgrounds in Chippewa Falls on Sept. 7-8 at the Wisconsin Game Fest. ...
Issue #386 June 12, 2019
legendary FATFAR river float slated for June 23
Lauren Fisher
Tube lovers, unite! FATFAR – the Frenchtown Annual Tube Float and Regatta – takes participants on an easy cruise down the Chippewa River starting around noon on Sunday, June 23 ...
Issue #384 May 15, 2019
bicyclists gather to pedal 100 miles for good causes
Rebecca Mennecke
Get ready, get set, and go to the Chippewa Valley Century Ride on Sunday, May 26. This bike ride begins and ends in Irvine Park in Chippewa Falls, and will feature 35-, 50-, 75-, or 100-mile trail options on blacktop roads ...
Issue #383 May 1, 2019
Jessica Mahlum
The annual Valleycat bicycle-based scavenger hunt kicks off its 13th year on Saturday, May 11. Starting at River Prairie Park in Altoona, racers will make their way all over the greater Eau Claire ...
Issue #383 May 1, 2019
UW-Stout designers to display games for public
Lea Kopke
After spending weeks upon weeks creating and perfecting their games, more than 60 groups of UW-Stout game design students will showcase ...
Issue #382 April 17, 2019
Dainielle Zinsli, photos by Tony Liedl
Whether you’ve never picked up a line or consider yourself somewhat of a kite expert, the 2nd Annual Menomonie Kite Festival, which takes place May 5 starting at 11am, has something for everyone ...
Issue #382 April 17, 2019
preservation a priority for newly formed Friends of Putnam Park
Nathan Hopp, photos by UW-Eau Claire News
In 1909, lumber baron and local philanthropist Henry Cleveland Putnam donated a 230-acre parcel of land to the City of Eau Claire, hoping the low-lying stretch would be preserved as a botanical laboratory ...
Issue #382 April 17, 2019
craving a canoe trip? here’s what you need to know about dipping a paddle into Minnesota’s Boundary Waters
Matt Friell, photos by Matt Friell
If you’ve never been camping in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, it may seem a little daunting – even more so if you’re not much of a camper or outdoorsperson ...
Issue #382 April 17, 2019
reflections on trout fishing with a son – then and now
Ron Davis
It was futile. A stinging April wind gusting across Timber Coulee Creek and my cataract-clouded eyes made threading a hair-thin tippet into the eye of a trout fly no larger than a peppercorn practically impossible ...
Issue #382 April 17, 2019
Nealy Corcoran, photos by Taylor Smith
As we spring into summer, slip on those hiking boots and head to the trail. Chippewa Valley is home to an abundance of meandering hiking trails that travel through the scenic beauty of northwestern Wisconsin ...
Issue #382 April 17, 2019
Lea Kopke
The Chippewa Falls Rotary Foundation presents Springfest, a weekend filled with activities, music, and events for the whole family. Throughout the weekend local bands and musicians ...
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