CrossFit’s a Big Hit

national lifestyle trend comes to the Chippewa Valley

Shane Beck, owner of FitElite CrossFit Eau Claire, can already hear barbells clanging. To some, it might be hard to visualize the newly constructed, roughly 1,500-square-foot space on the south side of town as a fully functioning gym, but after ...

A Grand Day to Bike

4th annual Nature Valley Grand Prix zips into Menomonie

The annual Nature Valley Grand Prix will take place in Menomonie for the fourth time on Saturday, June 15, between 9am and 5pm.

The Gym Grid 2013

Note from the Editor | May 23, 2013

Public Health

A Wild Ride: local rivers pick up speed for kayakers in spring

Though the Eau Claire and Chippewa rivers are usually pretty docile, when the snow starts to melt they pick up speed and make some kayakers pretty happy with some wild rides. We...

7 Awesome Locales to Paddle in the Spring

"... put your vessel in at Braun’s Bay’s easy and accessible landing. Paddle past the Carson Park cliffs (very scenic) and then under the Lake Street Bridge into the bay ..."