1st Place: Fall
2nd Place: Summer
3rd Place: Spring

How could anyone not love autumn in the Chippewa Valley? Pumpkins, apple pie, apple cider, caramel apples, hay rides, pumpkin pie, deer hunting, hay rides, scenic drives, chilly mornings, football games, football parties, Homecoming, Halloween, bar sports, comfy sweaters, changing leaves, corn mazes. And even though we may be in the “frozen tundra,” there’s plenty to do here in the summer, too! Fatfar, Big Falls, Rays Beach, Carson park, picnics, Fourth of July, cookouts, Pure Water Days, Labor Day, Country Fest, Country Jam, Rock Fest, Festival in the Pines, Sturgeon Fest, (big breath)…I don’t think I can list all the fests—but you know you’ll never get bored! Spring, on the other hand, well, we have…rain…usually some snow…and some occasional pretty flowers. And winter? Um…it’s cold. But there’s lots of ice-fishing and snow mobiling and football and we can laugh when a southern town shuts down because of an inch of snow. Ya gotta love this place just because it’s versatile—we have four seasons, and there’s something to do in each of them! – Robin Kinderman