STAFF NOTE: Snapshots Of The Past, From Supper Clubs To Film Cameras
sometimes, the idea of a “getaway” looks like stepping back into simpler times, when strangers befriended one another over a shared meal at the local bar
words & photos by Evelyn Nelson |
For some people, a “getaway” can look like an anticipated spring break trip – the annual opportunity to travel with loved ones on that timeless cross-country road trip, or perhaps (if you are lucky) even a journey abroad.
Over the past few weeks, I have been drawn to the idea of a “getaway” to simpler times; times when strangers befriended one another over a shared meal or chance meetings at the bar. In my case, it’s looking back on memories captured with film, on cameras passed down through generations.
These enduring memories and ideas, in many ways, remain true today. Folks have returned to analog formats, including film photography and Chippewa Valley entrepreneurs are broadening their focus to familiar comforts: supper clubs, refurbishing storefronts with their own history and more.
This issue of Volume One offers a taste of these themes, with both the physical and metaphorical getaways we long for. The debut of Kingfisher Supper Club (flip to page 35 in print to learn more) serves as a community-wide invitation to pile in the car together for a drive along the Chippewa River to Durand. Through role-playing games (read more on page 28) an area board game club is transporting locals to alternate universes and narratives.
Our corner of the world has many things worth sticking around for, no matter if you are a local or visiting from afar.
And, if you are a local who is helping invite out-of-town guests to experience our own Chippewa Valley “getaways,” rest assured I’ll be there too. Snapping pictures with the film cameras my grandparents and parents passed down to me.
Enjoy the stories and places worth the drive in Volume One’s latest iteration of “Getaway Guide,” available to view in print on page 34 and online.
