Best of the Chippewa Valley

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Best People Watching

If you like to sit on the sidelines and observe your surroundings, this category is for you. Once again, Eau Claire Downtown Farmers Market at Phoenix Park (300 Riverfront Terrace, Eau Claire) is the best place to peep at people as they pick their produce. Or you can grab your lemonade, cheese curds, and something-on-a-stick and play “I Spy” at the Northern Wisconsin State Fair (225 Edward St., Chippewa Falls). Walmart (several local locations): where you don’t even need to blend in because odds are, you’re being people-watched, too. —Stephanie Nesja