Check Out Chippewa Falls

Annual Northern Wisconsin State Fair Returns

Thu. Jul. 12th, 2018  |  Taylor Reisdorf, photos by Andrea Paulseth

Indulge in classic fair food while listening to live music, browsing and attending a wide range of exhibits and events, or hopping on a carnival ride at the Northern Wisconsin State Fair ...

Wake up in the Past: Couple opens Victorian B&B in Chippewa Falls

Fri. Jun. 1st, 2018  |  Haley Wright, photos by Andrea Paulseth

The Brickyard B&B, 305 Coleman St. in Chippewa Falls, is now open for business. Husband-and-wife team Keith and Mary Hutchinson have spent the last six years remodeling the 1887 Victorian home ...

The Valley's Newest Music Festival Is a Party of One

Christian music festival OneFest brings family fun

Wed. May. 23rd, 2018  |  Lauren Fisher

When Heather Flashinski’s first son started attending Sunday school in 2016, she was surprised to discover that the program didn’t include learning the small songs and hymns she remembers from her own childhood ...

You Gotta Taste It to Believe It

Leinenkugel’s quality control program creates sensory experts, blemish-free beer

Wed. May. 23rd, 2018  |  Eric Christenson

You have four beers in front of you. They all look the same, some even smell and taste very similar. But do you think you could pinpoint even the subtlest blemish or defect? Maybe something’s a little off ...

Growing in Harmony

Albrecht's Nursery and Orchard offers education and organic trees

Wed. May. 23rd, 2018  |  Lauren Fisher, photos by Andrea Paulseth

Don Albrecht had been collecting apple varieties for years, and working in orchards for decades, by the time he decided to open his own fruit tree farm. His wife, Janeen, sent him out to Chippewa Falls ...