Volume One

1 week ago | volumeone.org | Luc Anthony

Five years after its first iteration, the Clearwater Clues Medallion Hunts are happening again this summer. A “Then” edition will run June 21-28, followed by a “Now” version July 19-27. Organizer Andy Brown noted the “Then & Now” concept was inspired by Chippewa Valley Museum social media posts. “Our ‘Then’ hunt, we try to make a little bit more historical,” says Brown. “The ‘Now’ is focused more on...

2 weeks ago | volumeone.org | Mike Paulus

On the day we moved into our house, nestled into Eau Claire’s Eastside Hill neighborhood, our neighbor’s son (an enterprising young man with a thick southern accent) greeted me and then immediately asked if I’d like to buy his 4-wheeler. Said 4-wheeler was parked in his front yard. This wasn’t a 4-wheeler built for the Northwoods, with big, trail-chewing tires, copious equipment racks, and a handy winch.

2 weeks ago | volumeone.org | Jeannie Roberts

—after Jean-Francois Millet’s painting, The Angelus My maternal grandparents emigrated from Sweden— a down-to-earth, persevering couple, they made their home in Minnesota. As a kid, I’d watch Grandpa Emil “Namie” harvest potatoes. His hilled rows faced the lake. I made dirt piles while he worked the soil. Weekends at Crosslake were carefree, comforting— we fished, swam, searched for shells, took walks, played Slapjack, Crazy Eights, and Kings in the Corner.

2 weeks ago | volumeone.org | Tom Giffey

Three years after it was announced, Altoona’s long-awaited downtown container park will finally break out of the proverbial box later this summer. City Manager Mike Golat said The Yard, as it will be known, is expected to open in July on Division Street within sight of the Union Pacific railyard (thus the name). The development will consist of three restaurants, a taproom, and a retail boutique – all housed in repurposed shipping containers.

2 weeks ago | volumeone.org | Alexis Thompson

Moviegoers and devoted cinephiles at Micon Cinemas in Chippewa Falls may have noticed the delicately crafted, vibrant flick-inspired murals on the theater’s windows. The idea to promote film showings beyond traditional movie posters originally sparked several years ago, when a former employee with a passion for drawing inquired about painting the theater windows. Since then, the tradition has become a staple at Micon’s Chippewa Falls location.