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"It is believed to be the last known stacker of its kind in the world.  The stacker was used from 1913 until 1972.  It was simply a device that was used to stack the pulp wood after being sawed into the desired lengths for processing.  The smaller pulp wood sticks were then floated under ground through a system of sluices to the grinder room of the paper mill.  It is being preserved by the community as a monument of the area's logging era.  The structure stands 175 ft. tall."
- section from Cornell Area Tourism website

  (painted-over barn is 9 miles east of town on north side of Highway 64)
35140 Highway 64
Cornell, WI  54433

  in Riverview park on the west side of Highway 27

"This 10 1/2 foot eagle was erected in remembrance of "OLD ABE"...The story of Old Abe began in 1861 when the Chippewa Indians traded and eaglet to Dan McCann of Jim Falls.  Mr. McCann raised the eagle as a pet and then provided the young eagle to the Eau Claire Company C of the 8th Wisconsin Infantry, being formed for duty in the Civil War. The regiment changed its name from Badger to Eagle and the bird was named in honor of President Abraham Lincoln.  Old Abe accompanied the 8th Infantry in 37 battles and engagements and then was returned to Madison, Wisconsin where he died during an 1881 fire.  His likeness is still displayed in the Wisconsin State Capitol building."
- section from Cornell Area Tourism website

"The Holcombe Indian was known to river men along the Chippewa since 1876. Called the King of the Chippewa River, he stood guard on the old Holcombe (Little Falls) Dam and was a most welcome site to lumberjacks driving their logs down the river...The Indian brave was created by Luke Lyons using an axe, drawshave and a pocket knife....As a symbol through the years, the brave has been the guardian spirit of loggers and of the mighty Chippewa River."
- section from Chippewa County website

A chopper, cannon, tank and anti-aircraft gun are on display along with many military flags (dating back to the Civil War) in an outdoor memorial.

"CADOTTE TRADING POST SITE -- In 1787, Michel Cadotte, famous Madeline Island fur trader, had a trading post nearby on the Yellow River.  Here Michel Jr. was born, and another son, Jean Baptiste, is said to be buried on the river's bank.  Robert Marriner built a dam at "Cadotte Falls" in 1885 and later named the village Cadott to honor the French-Indian fur traders."
- inscription on sign next to statue

"The Cobban Bridge, constructed in 1908 by the Modern Steel Structural Company of Waukesha, is a two-span Pennsylvania overhead truss type bridge and is the oldest of its kind in Wisconsin."
- section from Chippewa County Tourism website

  on Highway 53 in Tilden, 6 miles north of intersection with Highway 29

  10418 State Highway 29
Chippewa Falls, WI  54729
(715) 723-9481

The Big Steer has moved from Hastings Way in Eau Claire to its new digs south of Chippewa Falls.  Apparently it did not lose its large cheese hat en route.  The other bovine is still on a trailer.  Is it here to stay permanently to keep the Cheesehead Cow company?  I would have found out but I had to get home to watch "24".  Jack Bauer doesn't wait for petty inquiries.

Igor?  Is that you?  The famous Fennimore (Grant County) cheese store rodent has a twin here in Chippewa County.  His relatively tiny paws reach out for the cheese wedge that was meant to accompany this statue, but all it can grasp for today is this Mustang.

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Unidentified Craft Moves Across Sky  (2002)

"It has three colors strobing like beacons. Red, blue, white. In that order very fast less than 1/2 second per color and constant."
- section from UFO Wisconsin report

The Light's On, But Nobody's Home

An old, dilapidated house has the glow of electric lights coming from upstairs.

Hallie Eagle's Club

The ghost of a woman who died there haunts the place.

Fire Trail Followed by Peculiar Lights in Sky  (2004)

"...i noticed a fireball like effect in sky that fell toward earth and left a fire trail behind it..."
- section from UFO Wisconsin report

"Wisconsin Man Sees F-16 in Pursuit of White UFO"  (1996)

Amber Lights in Sky  (2005)

"Then I called my family out to tell them what I saw and the three amber lights appeared and then they dimmed out."
- section from UFO Wisconsin report

"Ghosts of America" Haunted Location Reports
(take with a grain of salt)

The reports on this site are presumably fiction, using random Wisconsin place names in the stories listed there.  Even so, you might get a kick out of reading them.

"The Zombie on the Bridge"

In the book "Strange Wisconsin", author Linda Godfrey shares a story submitted to her that involves a confrontation with a disturbing figure north of Eau Claire.
(You can see even more disturbing figures any given weekend on Water Street.)

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"The Main Building houses exhibits on the Northwestern Lumber Company, churches, women's work, children's toys, the Stanley Fire, military displays, an old fashion kitchen, Dr. Mathwig's wildlife display, early industries, a general store, shoe shop, harness maker, railroading and much more. A Logging and Farming Building recognizes the contribution which lumberjacks, farm families and carpenters made to the settlement and growth of the Stanley Area."
- section from the Official Site

  228 Helgerson St.
Stanley, WI  54768
(715) 644-0464 OR 644-5880

hours:
Memorial Day - Labor Day  (Sat and Sun)  1pm – 4pm

  200 South Main St.
Bloomer, WI
(715) 568-1776

hours:
Memorial Day thru Labor Day  (Sundays)  2pm – 5pm

"The museum seeks to preserve Cadott area history. Two buildings feature both permanent and temporary exhibits, with themes and materials unique to the Cadott area. Recent exhibits have documented silent movies and barn construction. On permanent display are a wide variety of mementos and artifacts, such as old jewelry, eyeglasses, buttons, gloves, sheet music, instruments, toys, farm tools and machinery, band uniforms, and uniforms of World War I and World War II. A fire truck is also on permanent display as are a wood-lined butter churn from the local creamery and a school exhibit displaying school desks and inkwells. The museum has a collection of photographs of all area residents 90 years or older."
- section from Portal Wisconsin website

  630 North Highway 27
Cadott, WI  54727
(located in Riverside Park)
(715) 289-3867

hours:
(Mondays)  9am – 4pm and by appointment

"At the present time, the Fort Bon Secours site consists of the "Fort" complete with its Triangular Walls, Main Gate, Workshops, Trade House, Soldier's Quarters, and Grand Hall. The site also includes a period style Chapel and Tavern which helps to create the beginnings of a small French village in western New France...The Fort holds a number of events or rendezvous that are open to the public throughout the year."
- section from the official site

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