Hiking? Biking? Camping? Here Are Our Readers’ Favorite Outdoor Spots

We asked about the best places to be active in the Chippewa Valley. Here’s what you said.

When we create Volume One's annual Best of the Chippewa Valley Reader Poll, we not only ask our readers (that’s you!) to vote for their favorite bands, bars, cheese curds but also their favorite bodies of water, hiking trails, and beaches ...

7 Hidden Hiking Gems in the Chippewa Valley

see if you can spot these seven secret wonders of the area

Sunlit trails wind through upland woods and young pines in this 80 acre preserve, part of the 630-acre Hallie Marsh Wildlife Area ...

Afraid of Tackling Wisconsin’s Hilly Terrain? An E-Bike Can Give You a Boost

Is an e-bike ‘cheating’? Not if it saves your aging knees, a cycling enthusiast says

In the spring of 1972, my college roommate Craig Miller and I hitched to our parents’ homes in Wisconsin Rapids to pick up our bicycles stored there for the winter. Two days later...

UP IN THE AIR: Go fly a kite at second annual Menomonie Kite Festival

Whether you’ve never picked up a line or consider yourself somewhat of a kite expert, the 2nd Annual Menomonie Kite Festival, which takes place May 5 starting at 11am, has something for everyone ...

Friends Indeed

preservation a priority for newly formed Friends of Putnam Park

In 1909, lumber baron and local philanthropist Henry Cleveland Putnam donated a 230-acre parcel of land to the City of Eau Claire, hoping the low-lying stretch would be preserved as a botanical laboratory ...

Expanding Your Boundaries

craving a canoe trip? here’s what you need to know about dipping a paddle into Minnesota’s Boundary Waters

If you’ve never been camping in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, it may seem a little daunting – even more so if you’re not much of a camper or outdoorsperson ...

Early Season, Later Life

reflections on trout fishing with a son – then and now

It was futile. A stinging April wind gusting across Timber Coulee Creek and my cataract-clouded eyes made threading a hair-thin tippet into the eye of a trout fly no larger than a peppercorn practically impossible ...

Take a Peak: Hiking trails that offer Chippewa Valley high points

As we spring into summer, slip on those hiking boots and head to the trail. Chippewa Valley is home to an abundance of meandering hiking trails that travel through the scenic beauty of northwestern Wisconsin ...

Drop a Line, Get a Bite: Preparing for this year's fishing season

Opening day of the 2018 regular inland fishing season follows the coldest and snowiest April on record, meaning it’s a pretty good bet many anglers’ favorite fish species will be hungry and ready to bite, state fisheries officials say ...

Paddle Away: Valley waters are ripe for adventure with the Pure Water Paddlers

Paddling season is finally here! After months of snowfall and freezing temperatures, it’s warm enough to hop into the water and paddle around using a kayak, stand-up paddles, or a canoe ...