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Fall 2024
Lake Hallie/Chippewa Falls
43. Tour Valley Sports Academy-A $10 million Multi-sport Training Facility
Valley Sports Academy is a training facility committed to bringing new, high-level opportunities to aspiring athletes in the Chippewa Valley. This facility spans 116,000 square feet, situated on 80 acres in Lake Hallie, featuring state-of-the-art equipment and technology. Customized skill building for various sports, including hockey, soccer, baseball and softball are led by top-notch Wisconsin trainers. Tour and see firsthand what this facility has to offer for the youth of the Chippewa Valley. Limit 20
Presenter: Phil Swiler. Public Relations Director
oordinator: Marilyn Hagen (715) 210-0073
Wednesday: September 25 10:00 – 11:30 a.m.
Valley Sports Academy, 1855 125th St., Lake Hallie, between Eau Claire and Chippewa Falls
44. Is a Museum Exhibit Fair?
This tour of the Chippewa Area History Center takes you behind the scenes to talk about how museum people edit history in exhibit spaces. With every exhibit, we make choices. And it’s crucial to be fair, because, if we’re only telling one small part of a story, we might mislead people — or introduce a bias. So, why do we choose these objects and photos, and not others? Why do we tell this story and not another one? Limit 20
Presenter: Frank Smoot, Museum Director
Coordinator: Elizabeth Fischer (715) 874-5633
Tuesday: October 29 10:00 – 11:30 a.m.
Chippewa Area History Center, 12 Bridgewater Ave.,
at the entrance to Irvine Park
Cost: $10
50. History of the Northern Colony & “The Past Passed Here”
The Northern Colony (The Northern Wisconsin Center for the Developmentally Disabled) was a self-sustaining community. David Gordon will talk about life at the Colony where his in-laws taught, how and why he developed the museum’s exhibit, and what he learned about the Colony and its impact on Chippewa County. After touring the museum, go to “The Past Passed Here,” a living history event depicting early Chippewa County, re-enacting the lives of fur traders, lumberjacks, and artisans with demonstrations and vendors.(More info at CVLR.org) Limit: 30
Presenter: David Gordon, President of the Chippewa County Historical Society
Coordinator: Sally Felling (715) 704-0937
Friday: May 10 1:30 – 3:00 p.m.
Chippewa Area History Center, 12 Bridgewater Ave., Chippewa Falls
Cost: $10
About The Past Passed Here:
Located across the street and parking area from the Chippewa Area History Center
at Marshall Park, 5 Bridgewater Ave., Chippewa Falls
Brought to you by the Chippewa County Historical Society, The Past Passed Here provides an educational and FUN experience for all. Learn how people in the Chippewa Valley lived in the late 1700s and early 1800s. Re-enactors, in an authentic rendezvous setting, wear period clothing and live in 1800s-style camps, while portraying French fur traders, lumberjacks and Native Americans.
Experience a wide variety of demonstrators including blacksmiths, cast-iron cooking, fiber art making, fur traders and wood carvers. Hands-on activities include archery, cat and mouse balance game, canoe paddle race, flint and steel fire starting, lacrosse and tomahawk throwing. Enjoy live old-time music, old-fashioned food and shop for fur trade era treasures.
See more at https://www.thepastpassedhere.org/about_us