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Have your own adventure in history at the nationally recognized Chippewa Valley Museum, located in Eau Claire’s beautiful...
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Have your own adventure in history at the nationally recognized Chippewa Valley Museum, located in Eau Claire’s beautiful Carson Park. Explore Ojibwe history, the immigrant experience, and stories of regional farms, neighborhoods and towns in 12,000 square feet of award-winning exhibits. A visitor favorite is the multi-media object theater “This Day.” The Chippewa Valley Museum also includes the Glenn Curtis Smoot Library and Archives, a 1950s-style Ice Cream Parlor and the Museum Store with a large selection of regional history books. The Chippewa Valley Museum is accredited by the American Association of Museums.
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"A group to which I belong held their annual meeting at the museum. I visit Eau Claire very rarely, and had no idea that there was such an excellent museum in the area.
Before the meeting we had a buffet lunch. Museum space did not really lend itself to this type of activity; there was a long line...", and quite a bottleneck developed. Not a fault of the museum -- the museum wasn't designed for that kind of event. But we did get to eat in the old-fashioned ice cream parlor, which was a delight.
Following the meeting, we got to go through the museum. I only had time for the traveling exhibit, "Images from the Civil Rights Movement" and for the permanent exhibit on farm life. The Civil Rights exhibit was small, but extremely well thought out. For an "advanced middle-aged" person like me, many of the images stirred memories, while at the same time, enlightened.
The farm exhibit was so accurate that it literally stopped me in my tracks several times; the recollections were so vivid, a...
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"I only went to the softball field and didn't see much more, but the place is beautiful and has a lot of picnic areas. It's surrounded by water and fishing is allowed."
"This is the place to be a kid or take a kid! There are so many games that even when it's packed you can still find something to play. The atmosphere is great for all ages. When the weather is icky outside enjoy your day at Action city riding the bumper cars, go carts or climbing the rock wall!"
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