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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.
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…
Chain Department Stores Downtown
Before malls and, more recently, online retail, local and national stores operated in downtown Chippewa Falls where people would come out to shop in large numbers. Sears had a small catalog store in a late 19th century building at the Southeast corner of Grand Ave and Bridge Streets (later the home of Shades of You).…
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