Looking for a fun, educational, and inexpensive way to spend time with your family? Visit The Past Passed Here at Marshall Park in Chippewa Falls (1 Bridgewater Avenue, across the street from Irvine Park and the Chippewa Area History Center.) Event dates are: Friday, May 9th (3 pm to 6 pm); Saturday, May 10th (9 am to 6 pm); Sunday, May 11th (12 noon to 3 pm).

Hands-On Activities | Historic Lumbering Display | Knowledgeable Re-enactors | Impressive Fur Trade Camps | Festive Food | Traders Row

Brought to you by the Chippewa County Historical Society, The Past Passed Here provides an educational and FUN experience for all. Learn how people in the Chippewa Valley lived in the late 1700s and early 1800s. Adults and children alike will enjoy this step back in time. Re-enactors, in an authentic rendezvous setting, wear period clothing and live in 1800s-style camps, while portraying French fur traders, lumberjacks, and Native Americans.

On Saturday, May 10th, there will be live music. Noon to 3 pm: Jerry Way performs his original songs about local history with Jim Schuh on percussion. From 3 pm to 6 pm the Maple Ridge Band (Jamie Bowers, Larry Finseth, Peggy Tabbut & Bruce Sorenson) will play old-fashioned and traditional folk music.

Admission:
Adults, $7.00
Children 5-17, $3.00 (Age 5 and under Free)
Household Maximum, $15.00