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Showing posts with label Local History. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Local History. Show all posts
Friday, July 31, 2026

The Siamese Twins of Chippewa Falls

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In 1867 the population of Chippewa Falls was somewhere around 2000.  Given the nature of those times the ratio of men to women was quite hig...
Monday, July 27, 2026

The Electrocuted Owl

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OK, technically this both is and is not the right picture to go with the story that follows.  As I've documented previously the first ac...
Monday, July 20, 2026

Murder on the Old Eau Claire Road

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Like most communities from the lumber era of Wisconsin, Eau Claire and Chippewa Falls were where they were because of the water.  Specifical...
Wednesday, July 8, 2026

The Mystery of Wardell's Ginger Ale

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Here is our starting point.  It is a "hutchinson" style soda bottle.  These were pretty much the standard pop bottle in the 1880...
Wednesday, April 29, 2026

A Few More Tales of the Bloomer Brewery

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On my recent visit to the Bloomer Brewery building I heard a few stories of the place.  For some reason there are plenty of 'em.  Perhap...
Monday, April 27, 2026

Forgotten Brewery Caves - The Bloomer Mystery Deepens....

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I like historical mysteries.  Sometimes the lead me on a merry chase.  Such is the case with the cave associated with the Bloomer Brewery.  ...
Friday, March 6, 2026

Baseball....and a lot more, at Athletic Park

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My recent post on the Baseball Riot of 1903 gave me a nudge to finish up a bit of research that had previously only been a vague set of ques...
Friday, February 27, 2026

The Baseball Riot of 1903

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In honor of the start of Pitchers and Catchers reporting to Spring Training, a little baseball story from the history of Chippewa Falls.  It...
Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Soda Bottling in Chippewa Falls - Part Three, and Some Mysteries

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I actually got started on doing the story of the later Soda bottlers of Chippewa Falls when my brother gave me this: At first glance its not...
Wednesday, February 4, 2026

Soda Bottling in Chippewa Falls - Part Two, Times More Recent....

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Here's Part One of the Story Between Albert Nunke and his father in law, soda pop production in our community was "all in the famil...
Friday, January 30, 2026

Soda Bottling in Chippewa Falls - Part One, the Early Years

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When you study the history of a Wisconsin community the Brewing Industry looms large.  Most medium sized towns had several breweries and the...
Friday, December 5, 2025

The Taverns of Old Chippewa Falls - Part Three. The Earliest? And some other Guys.

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For those who live elsewhere, Wisconsin has a long established "tavern culture".  Not quite as integral as pub culture in England,...