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Best Day Trip Destination

Whether you’re looking for an outdoor adventure or a place to wine and dine you won’t be able to fit all that Duluth, Minnesota, has to offer into one day. A trip to...

Best Hotel

Whether you’re seeking a staycation to beat the COVID-19 blues or offering advice to out-of-town guests, these are the places to stay! The Lismore (333 Gibson St., Eau...

Best Kept Secret

In the spirit of sharing, the people have chosen to reveal the Valley’s best kept secrets. At No. 1 is Marc-On Shooting (4089 124th St., Lake Hallie) provides gun rentals, an...

Best Museum/Historic Site

“A place to ask questions, seek answers, and be inspired.” This is the motto that holds true with each visit to the Chippewa Valley Museum (1204 E. Half Moon Drive, Eau...

Best Neighborhood

Eau Claire’s Eastside Hill is just as sweet as the people who live there. With a Little Free Library on every...

Best People Watching

Considering all the people who enjoy the Eau Claire Downtown Farmers Market in Phoenix Park, it’s no wonder the...

Best Place That's Open 24 Hours

At some point in time, we’ve all found ourselves at one of Kwik Trip’s more than 20 Chippewa Valley...

Best Place to Impress Out-of-town Guests

Grab you and your out-of-town friends a bunch of locally sourced goodies at the Eau Claire Downtown Farmers Market...

Best Place to Take Your Kids

The Irvine Park Zoo in Chippewa Falls entertains minds young and old with animals both local and international. The zoo...

Best Place to Take Your Pet (non-business)

Pets have brought us a lot of comfort this year, so if you’re looking for some suggestions on how to give back...

Best Public Park

For the fifth time in seven years, Irvine Park and Zoo in Chippewa Falls has taken the No. 1 spot as the Chippewa...

Best Tour / Tourist Attraction

Nothing says “Chippewa Valley” quite like a tour at the Leinenkugel Brewing Co., which begins at the Leinie...

Most Beautiful Spot

A water playground in the summer and icy art in the winter, Big Falls County Park (600 Big Falls Forest Road, Eau...

Most Romantic Spot

It’s sunset, you are gazing over the wide expanse of downtown Eau Claire, and your partner leans in for the...

Worst Intersection for Pedestrians

It’s weird. Doctors tell us to walk. Environmentalists want us to walk. Cities would prefer that we walk. Yet...

Worst Road

Roads don’t aggravate people. People aggravate people. But the roads certainly help. Nowhere is this more obvious...

Worst Stoplight

Someday, driverless cars will make us yearn for the simple sense of order provided by the lowly stoplight. Until then...

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