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Your Guide To:

Eau Claire Wisconsin
Your Guide to Hotels, Restaurants, Tickets, Tours and More!
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About Eau Claire

In 1767, French fur traders led by Jonathan Carver discovered that, at the Chippewa River's confluence with a smaller river, the latter served as a filtering system of sorts, emptying its clear waters into the larger, muddier river. So amazed were the traders by these clear waters, that they named the smaller river "Eau... [read more]
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Eau Claire Factoid
This just in: Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox sighted in the Chippewa Valley! Actually, that'd be Carson Park if you want to get technical. And, no, they're not living and breathing; they're statues that mark the entrance to the Paul Bunyan Logging Camp and, over the years, the statues have become one of Eau Claire's most recognizable landmarks, appearing on everything from travel brochures to postcards.
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