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Best Bench

This is big for us. “Best Bench” is one of a handful of new categories this year and is, surprisingly, controversial. Who knew where you sat your toosh could be so...

Best Corn Maze

A-maize-ingly (too corny?), the same winners of Best Corn Maze from last year won again — and in the same order! Ferguson’s Orchards (6470 Balsam Rd., Eau Claire)...

Best Day Trip Destination

Naturally, we all think the Chippewa Valley is the best (that’s the whole point of the poll, gang!), but sometimes you just need to get out of town. For the ninth consecutive...

Best Haunted Attraction

When spooky season rolls around, the Chippewa Valley delivers thrills aplenty. Taking first place is Ski Sprites Haunted House (Eau Claire), a longtime favorite known for its...

Best Historic Home

The Cook-Rutledge Mansion (505 W. Grand Ave., Chippewa Falls) was voted the best historic home. Tours of the lumber...

Best Hotel

Does sitting in an igloo on a rooftop during snowfall, followed by the comfiest sleep just an elevator’s ride away...

Best Kept Secret

Psst! Wanna know a secret? We got three of ’em right here! You didn’t hear it from us, but 2 Roots Art &...

Best Museum/Historic Site

Whatever your personal history in the Chippewa Valley, you’ll find plenty to fascinate and inform you at the...

Best Neighborhood

With walkable streets dotted with Little Free Libraries, an outstanding park, an amazing sledding hill, and close...

Best Orchard

My favorite season is fall so I have some big feelings about the best places to enjoy the crisp, too-short weather...

Best People Watching

If you like to sit on the sidelines and observe your surroundings, this category is for you. Once again, Eau Claire...

Best Place for a Kid's Birthday Party

Running out of ideas for where to celebrate your kiddo’s birthday? Beaver Creek Reserve (S1 City Hwy K, Fall...

Best Place to Impress Out-of-town Guests

Want to show some out-of-towners some good ol’ Eau Claire magic? Make sure they visit during the warm months so...

Best Place to Meet New People

For those Chippewa Vallians who want to meet more people, it’s best to get right with the Lord and get to church...

Best Place to Spot a Ghost

Are you looking for the ghost of the Midwest’s vanishing manufacturing sector? Eau Claire’s Banbury Place...

Best Place to Take Your Kids

Summer day? Snow day? “I’m booooooored” day? Whatever day it is for your family, these three local...

Best Place to Take Your Pet (non-business)

Besides your backyard or all the hiking trails in our area, consider bringing your furry friend to Carson Park (100...

Best Public Park

Even if its name is often mispronounced (its benefactor apparently called himself “Er-vin,” nor...

Best Tour / Tourist Attraction

If you know Chippewa Falls, you know Leinenkugel’s. While the iconic brewery is no longer in operation, the Leinie...

Most Beautiful Spot

Would a rose by any other name smell as sweet? Would Big Falls County Park in rural Eau Claire County be as beautiful if...

Most Romantic Spot

When you need somewhere to impress your significant other, Helix Wine, Craft Bar & Cafe (1444 Front Porch Pl....

Worst Road

Do you have a spot in town that you’d rather eat your own foot than drive through? Clearly readers do, because...

Worst Stoplight

Amid the overwhelming positivity of this poll we have to occasionally acknowledge that not all is perfect here in the...

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