EVENT CELEBRATES EARLY CHIPPEWA FALLS HISTORY
DAN LEA Reporting
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AN EVENT IN CHIPPEWA FALLS CELEBRATES THAT CITY'S EARLY HISTORY THIS WEEK.
THE TENTS OF A 19TH CENTURY FRENCH VOYAGEUR FUR TRADING CAMP ARE SET UP ALONG DUNCAN CREEK IN CHIPPEWA FALLS' ALLEN PARK . THE FOURTH ANNUAL REENACTMENT IS TITLED "THE PAST PASSED HERE" AND ALSO INCLUDES A LUMBERJACK CAMP, ALL POPULATED WITH LIVE REENACTORS. THE CAMP ALSO FEATURES A "TRADER'S ROW" WITH VINTAGE-STYLE MERCHANDISE, TRADITIONAL FOOD, A SALOON, AND LIVE MUSIC ON SATURDAY NIGHT. ELEMENTARY STUDENTS HAVE ATTENDED THE CAMP THIS WEEK TO LEARN ABOUT THE AREA'S HISTORY "HANDS ON." THE CAMP IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FROM 2 TO 6PM TODAY, AND TOMORROW FROM 9AM UNTIL DUSK. ADMISSION IS 2.50 AND KIDS 5 AND UNDER GET IN FREE. THE EVENT IS ORGANIZED BY CHIPPEWA FALLS MAIN STREET.
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