The stories of Chippewa County, WI

8 narrated audio stories from across Chippewa County β€” hidden history, true crime, food legends, and local lore from its towns, landmarks, and back roads.

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Chippewa Moraine State Recreation Area

Where the Glacier Finally Let Go

A glacial landscape in Chippewa County still tells its story in ridges and lakes.

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Marsh Rainbow Arch Bridge

When a Bridge Decided to Show Off

James Barney Marsh turned concrete utility into public theater in Chippewa Falls.

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Chippewa County

When the Chippewa Turned Into a Lumber Highway

How spring water and hard labor made the Chippewa a river of pine.

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Cook-Rutledge Mansion

Where Lumber Wealth Learned to Pose

A mansion that turned timber fortunes into carved, polished display.

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Cook-Rutledge Mansion

Where the White-Pine Fortune Still Stands

A mansion that carries Chippewa Falls’s lumber-boom story in its walls.

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Cook-Rutledge Mansion

A Mansion That Learned to Speak Lumber Wealth

How two owners turned one house into a symbol of Chippewa Falls prosperity.

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Chippewa Moraine State Recreation Area

Where the Ice Left the Water Behind

A glacial story written in lakes across Chippewa County.

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Chippewa County

Where the River Built Chippewa Falls

How water, timber, and work turned a frontier settlement into a lumber city.

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