If nature, adventure, culture, big wide open water, friendly folk, and relaxation sound like your idea of vacay, then the South Shore of Lake Superior is waiting. Before departure, pack for any weather because it can change quickly ...
Recently Smithsonian Magazine chose Menomonie as one of the best 20 Small Town’s in America! All this good press just reinforces that we here in the Chippewa Valley know how to live. Hat’s off to all! Joanie Dulin, Main Street Menomonie’s ...
Culture Shock is an exciting two-day festival in Menomonie, put on by Menomonie Theater Guild, on May 18 & 19 celebrating the best of local music, art, and food. With two unique evenings planned, coinciding with Main Street Menomonie’s new ...
Coming up May 18, 19, and 20, Main Street Menomonie is pulling out all the stops for its first ever SummerDaze Festival. Joanie Dulin, Main Street Menomonie’s Executive Director, shares the story behind this, “Many communities in the area have ... "
This year’s Fest runs April 19-21 throughout Winona’s downtown, and it’s a mega-ambitious version of the past two, spanning 3 days with 120+ acts in 17 venues. International headliners – including folk-legend Greg Brown, Kimya Dawson ...
Back then bakeries weren’t too small or too big; they were just right. They had fresh (not out of a tub or tube) baked cookies, cakes, bread, cupcakes … endless possibilities of yummy goodness, measured, stirred, mixed, kneaded, and baked right ...
A veteran musician in this region for more than 30 years, Bruce Burnside played with the Eau Claire Chamber Orchestra for his original stage production “Unsung Stories Of The Civil War,” and at many State Theatre shows. Well the co-founding ...
Ah happiness. Sometimes we got it, sometimes we don’t … and we all mightily strive for it. Right here in the Valley a group of forward-thinking folks with The Eau Claire Happiness Initiative believe that engaging in a county-wide dialog about ...
Mark your calendars, film fest lovin’ road trippers, because the 3rd annual Milwaukee Film Festival, presented by the Journal Sentinel, rolls out 177 films from 44 countries Sept. 22-Oct. 2.
I’ve got a buck in my pocket that says you probably can’t guess what these world-class musicians have in common: Willy Porter, Robin Zander, Justin Vernon, and Liberace?
The Creamery, in Downsville, was a noted and worthy landmark for decades. Dining or resting there, well it was one of those experiences you saved up for, a date you marked on your calendar. It was Midwest dining and architectural charm at its finest.
Growing up, going “to town” was big excitement. It involved heaps of candy, cheap bottles of bubbles to blow (and inevitably spill in the car), the park with all its intriguing adventures, and the humming bustle of a thriving downtown.
Last year, two AmeriCorps VISTA volunteers from Stout helped establish Menomonie Community Garden in partnership with students, local businesses, and city/county officials. This year Trevor Peterson, current Stout VISTA representative, has high hopes
“It is a public place that can feel like you own it. Bring your best, genuine attitude and participate in the act of appreciating life with the grounds, the sound, and the visuals as a party just for you.” – Phillip Anich, a UWEC grad and Blue Canvas
“It is a real privilege to be able to go to so many incredible places. ... The other added perk for me is to be able to travel with and learn from National Geographic photographers.” – Eau Clairian Steve Ambroe, a world traveling nature videographer
The Dol-sot bi-bim-bap is served in a hot stone bowl with a half-cooked egg on top. When it arrives at the table, you must stir it in with some flavored sauce and that makes it crackle and snap as the egg continues to cook in the bowl.
There is a trend, a movement across the land, to revitalize, reclaim, and reconnect to what was once the heart of every community – it’s downtown. Downtowns are rising up.
Raise your hand if one of the following applies: you garden, raise chickens, make a point to buy local, and/or take time regularly to connect with nature.
The Back Stage Concert Series is a collaboration of V1 and The State, and although the name says “back” stage, the concert will be right on the stage; the band, the bar, the audience – all on stage.
Humming along since 2002, Volume One is a magazine, a website, an event production company, and a retail store based in Eau Claire, WI