18th Annual The Past Passed Here

NEWS RELEASE

For immediate release

Chippewa County Historical Society, Inc. 123 Allen St. Chippewa Falls, WI. 715-723-4399

Open to the Public: May 6 - 9, 2021

Thursday & Friday, 3 - 6pm

Saturday, 9am - 6pm

Sunday, 10am - 3pm

Admission: per person $5, Family $15, Age five and under free.

NEW LOCATION: Marshall Park, 101 Bridgewater Ave. Chippewa Falls

The Return of a Local Favorite

The Chippewa County Historical Society has high hopes to bring back a local tradition this spring. Last year, the Covid-19 pandemic disrupted The Past Passed Here, the society’s popular fur-trade and logging-era reenactment. It’s back on the calendar for the public, May 6-9, at Marshall Park in Chippewa Falls.

Of course, this year there is still uncertainty caused by the pandemic, but we will follow CDC and Chippewa County Health Department safety guidelines with our plan to hold the French fur trade and lumbering era re-enactments. 

Over the years, more than 9,000 fourth grade students studying Wisconsin history have spent a day in camp. They explored dozens of French fur trade camps and learned about the various jobs lumberjacks did while harvesting huge white pine forests. Students met knowledgeable re-enactors, played hands-on games, enjoyed period food and shopped for trader’s wares while experiencing living Chippewa County history.