Best of the Chippewa Valley

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The Best of the Chippewa Valley 2022

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The Best of the Chippewa Valley 2025

Best Haunted Attraction

Like the undead antagonist in a horror movie, Field of Screams Haunted Barn & Trail (8020 Curvue Road, Eau Claire) has been creeping steadily upward in this category for a few years: in third place, then second, and finally lurching into first place for 2025 – don’t turn around, it’s right behind us! It’s always here! In second this year is another fear-inducing fave, the Ski Sprites Haunted House; each fall, you’ll find it at 415 S. Dewey St. – but enter at your own risk! For a terrifying tour through local history and beyond (far beyond!) hop on one of the Dark History Trolley Tours by the Chippewa River Trolley Co. –Tom Giffey