The Eau Claire Insider

Ever since I went to college, I’ve realized just how cool my dad actually is. Goofy dad jokes and a funny college story are always available when I come home and visit him, and I’m so excited to be

Eau Claire, nestled in the rolling hills and valleys of the Chippewa Valley in Northwestern, WI, lies in a region known as the “Driftless Zone.” This is an area of twisting rivers, deep gorges and

What’s better than a fall drive along the country roads of Wisconsin, enjoying the multicolored leaves that Mother Natural has appropriated for her autumnal artwork? The answer: stopping along those

These days, when the Green Bay Packers come to town, it’s to sign autographs and pose for pictures with fans.

In the old days, it was to butt heads with the locals on the gridiron to prepare for the

Pine-shaded Carson Park in the center of Eau Claire is an ideal place for all kinds of recreation, from baseball games to miniature train rides to chainsaw carving extravaganzas. Each year in late

Tubers have likely been lazily drifting down the Chippewa Valley’s waterways since the first pneumatic tire was invented in 1890. But it hasn’t been until the last decade or so that tubing has blown