Tours offered by the Chippewa Valley Trolley Co. have featured Eau Claire’s historic side, its tasty side, and even its darker side. Now, they’ll offer passengers an in-depth look at its natural side. In mid-June, the Chippewa Valley Trolley Co. will launch the Urban Nature Adventure Tour, a new.
While the Signature Eau Claire Tour offers a sunnier view of Eau Claire’s story, the Dark History Tour will take passengers deep into the city’s seedy side. There will be stories of crime and mayhem, from events ripped from recent headlines that made national news .
Long before it was home to ballfields and picnics, Eau Claire’s iconic Carson Park had another use: as a quarantine zone. During a smallpox outbreak in the 1860s, it became home to a hospital that locals .
Nearly a century has passed since the last trolleys clattered along tracks laid throughout the streets of Eau Claire, carrying passengers to their destinations. Now, a vintage-style, 21st-century version of the trolley is ready to roll through the Chippewa Valley, beginning Saturday, Aug. 19 .