Improve your health and your knowledge while biking into history. Join in for any, or all, of these free guided bicycle tours around Eau Claire on June 8th, June 30th, July 31st, and August 7th (walking tour).

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    Eau Claire Featured in WPT Series

    New documentary on the history of Eau Claire coming soon!

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    New Book about Eau Claire

    A History of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, Volume 1: The Lumbering Era is now available in the Chippewa Valley Museum store. Written by Eau Claire native and retired historian Brian L. Blakeley, the book covers early settlement through 1906.

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    Visit the Harvesting Traditions Exhibit

    A History of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, Volume 1: The Lumbering Era is now available in the Chippewa Valley Museum store. Written by Eau Claire native and retired historian Brian L. Blakeley, the book covers early settlement through 1906.

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The Chippewa Valley Museum — a place to ask questions, seek answers and be inspired. We tells stories. Surprising, entertaining, enriching, and authentic stories that illuminate the Chippewa Valley for those near and far, and also help tell the larger story of America.

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Our galleries tell the stories of significant events in the Chippewa Valley and create distinct and intentional dialogues about objects, individuals, and history.

REINVENTING THE CHIPPEWA VALLEYChanging Currents
Traveling ExhibitsEAU CLAIRE: CITY OF BRIDGES
A Century of ChangeFarm Life
Explore past and present traditionsHarvesting Traditions
RCU CHILDREN'S GALLERYHistory Quest
A Fantasy in MiniatureKate Aitken’s Dollhouse
Students, Objects, and CurationMaking Meaning
AYRES ASSOCIATES GALLERYPicture of Health
A Multi-Century StorySchlegelmilch House

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