1st Place: Chippewa Valley Museum
2nd Place: Paul Bunyan Logging Camp
3rd Place: Children’s Museum of Eau Claire

Local history is an important and ever-present entity in the Chippewa Valley; it’s under your feet, it’s in the trees, it’s in the river, it’s in your family, it’s in your words. Over time, local organizations have ingested information discovered through these sources of data and presented them to the community in our wonderful local museums. The Chippewa Valley Museum (1204 Carson Park Dr.) remains the areas favorite historical provider of information. The displays on the Ojibwe Indians, early city settlements and farm life along with various traveling exhibits continue to be important historical fixtures in the Valley. Up one spot from last year, the second place Paul Bunyan Logging Camp (110 Carson Park Dr.) educates visitors about the logging history via tours through the authentic logging camp complete with artifacts and memorabilia. Third place Children’s Museum of Eau Claire (220 S. Barstow St.) continues the mission to teach the Chippewa Valley’s parents and children in an environment of creativity, discovery and imagination. – Mark Koenig

Chippewa Choice: The Cook-Rutledge Mansion