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The where is the Chippewa Valley in Wisconsin and the why is sharing life and happiness with our neighbors. This site aims to represent what happens in Chippewa Falls and surrounding communities. View the blog for full posts with photos and please donate. That’s how we can thrive together and produce more content.
Gordy’s Delayed End
After years of a grocery store on the Southwest corner of Grand Avenue and Bay Street in Chippewa Falls, the delayed fate of Gordy’s is coming to an end, at least for now. A smaller supermarket named The National preceded Gordy’s IGA, which expanded multiple times, resulting in the demolition of the Carnegie Library and…
South Side Drive-In Root Beer
2025 brought the long awaited debut of Dave’s Drive-In in Chippewa Falls which serves sandwiches, sides and, to no one’s surprise, root beer. Maryann’s Root Beer once stood on this spot on Elm Street, but it was not the only historical stand of its kind in town. Falls Drive-In once stood on the South Side…
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