If you're looking
If you're looking

for excitement and fun,
for excitement and fun,

there's nothing better
there's nothing better

than a jaunt into
than a jaunt into

the heart of the city.
the heart of the city.

Join us as we explore
Join us as we explore

downtown La Crosse,
downtown La Crosse,

Eau Claire,
Eau Claire,

Oshkosh and Green Bay.
Oshkosh and Green Bay.

Hello and welcome
Hello and welcome

to Discover Wisconsin.
to Discover Wisconsin.

A little bit quirky,
A little bit quirky,

a little bit cool
a little bit cool

and tons of recreation,
and tons of recreation,

art and music.
art and music.

I'm here to talk
I'm here to talk

to a few of the locals
to a few of the locals

to find out if what
to find out if what

I've heard is true, that
I've heard is true, that

Eau Claire is like a mini
Eau Claire is like a mini

version of Portland,
version of Portland,

which still manages
which still manages

to keep up Wisconsin's
to keep up Wisconsin's

Midwest pace and kindness.
Midwest pace and kindness.

So this is my first
So this is my first

time to Eau Claire.
time to Eau Claire.

But I keep hearing
But I keep hearing

about how charming it is.
about how charming it is.

Yeah it is.
Yeah it is.

What makes Eau Claire
What makes Eau Claire

so charming?
so charming?

I think, you know,
I think, you know,

things like this, public art
things like this, public art

is pretty much everywhere
is pretty much everywhere

in our downtown streets
in our downtown streets

between our sculpture tour,
between our sculpture tour,

this mural project,
this mural project,

you know,
you know,

the lights on the trees.
the lights on the trees.

We've got art galleries,
We've got art galleries,

music left and right, music
music left and right, music

festivals
festivals

coming to our area.
coming to our area.

And then, of course,
And then, of course,

our Pablo Center,
our Pablo Center,

which is a gem of
which is a gem of

our downtown that hosts
our downtown that hosts

all kinds
all kinds

of performance art.
of performance art.

So I've been hearing
So I've been hearing

about the past 10 years
about the past 10 years

and that there's
and that there's

been this big
been this big

downtown revitalization.
downtown revitalization.

What's been going on
What's been going on

this past 10 years?
this past 10 years?

Oh, my gosh, we've
Oh, my gosh, we've

been doing everything.
been doing everything.

So we're really trying
So we're really trying

to draw attention
to draw attention

to our riverfront.
to our riverfront.

So we added bike trails.
So we added bike trails.

We added
We added

lights to the bridges,
lights to the bridges,

music to the streets.
music to the streets.

And that's really drawing
And that's really drawing

not only visitors
not only visitors

to our community,
to our community,

but businesses as well.
but businesses as well.

So we have a whole new strip
So we have a whole new strip

of local businesses
of local businesses

that you can find something
that you can find something

interesting and new you
interesting and new you

haven't seen before.
haven't seen before.

Here we are hanging out at
Here we are hanging out at

Carson Park, Carson Park.
Carson Park, Carson Park.

How's your ice cream?
How's your ice cream?

It's very good.
It's very good.

So what's the
So what's the

what's the food scene?
what's the food scene?

Yeah, it varies a lot.
Yeah, it varies a lot.

There's upscale restaurants,
There's upscale restaurants,

but then you've got
but then you've got

the like little dives.
the like little dives.

You've got Skorton House,
You've got Skorton House,

who has two for one burgers
who has two for one burgers

and Ray's has like hot
and Ray's has like hot

beef sandwiches.
beef sandwiches.

Yeah, that's like
Yeah, that's like

the classic, like
the classic, like

if you talk to any person
if you talk to any person

who's like lived
who's like lived

in Eau Claire,
in Eau Claire,

they're probably going
they're probably going

to tell you to go to Ray's.
to tell you to go to Ray's.

It sounds like there's
It sounds like there's

a good mix for everybody.
a good mix for everybody.

What's it like owning
What's it like owning

a small business
a small business

in the community
in the community

around here?
around here?

It's changed a lot.
It's changed a lot.

A lot of cool new
A lot of cool new

businesses are moving in.
businesses are moving in.

As, you know, new businesses
As, you know, new businesses

start like
start like

we're able to connect
we're able to connect

with them
with them

and build relationships.
and build relationships.

We very much, like,
We very much, like,

lean on each other.
lean on each other.

I mean, a lot of our print
I mean, a lot of our print

revenue is local businesses.
revenue is local businesses.

And then we try to do
And then we try to do

whatever we can to help out.
whatever we can to help out.

We've done like live
We've done like live

printing events,
printing events,

so we'll
so we'll

promote their business.
promote their business.

Last question I have is,
Last question I have is,

how do I get a ambient
how do I get a ambient

ink t shirt like that?
ink t shirt like that?

Have anything in the trunk?
Have anything in the trunk?

Don't have anything
Don't have anything

in the trunk.
in the trunk.

Like in the old days.
Like in the old days.

So we should start off
So we should start off

with revival records.
with revival records.

What does this
What does this

place have to do with
place have to do with

Eau Claire
Eau Claire

in the music scene?
in the music scene?

Yeah, it's
Yeah, it's

kind of like the main place
kind of like the main place

where people buy
where people buy

their records and where
their records and where

they like to kind of
they like to kind of

give back to artists
give back to artists

in a more physical way.
in a more physical way.

And I think that's
And I think that's

so important and so,
so important and so,

so cool.
so cool.

I keep hearing about
I keep hearing about

the music scene
the music scene

here in Eau Claire.
here in Eau Claire.

What makes the
What makes the

music scene here
music scene here

particularly unique?
particularly unique?

I think
I think

it's definitely unique
it's definitely unique

in the quality and quantity.
in the quality and quantity.

Any day of the week,
Any day of the week,

you could go to
you could go to

any kind of venue.
any kind of venue.

Definitely in the summer.
Definitely in the summer.

We like to get out
We like to get out

and have concerts
and have concerts

in the park.
in the park.

There's people who
There's people who

busk, even.
busk, even.

You can go into somebody's
You can go into somebody's

basement and listen
basement and listen

to incredible music or
to incredible music or

go to Pablo and see,
go to Pablo and see,

you know,
you know,

sit with twelve hundred
sit with twelve hundred

people and see a world
people and see a world

renowned artist.
renowned artist.

One thing that I really like
One thing that I really like

about the rivers
about the rivers

going through town
going through town

is there's different
is there's different

parts to get out.
parts to get out.

You can, tube, You can swim.
You can, tube, You can swim.

And then along the river,
And then along the river,

one of the things
one of the things

that's grown has been
that's grown has been

the the bike path
the the bike path

running path system.
running path system.

It's
It's

just completely exploded.
just completely exploded.

It makes a lot of sense
It makes a lot of sense

with the flow of the city
with the flow of the city

for commuting, walking,
for commuting, walking,

running, biking.
running, biking.

We've basically taken
We've basically taken

some main
some main

veins of big trails
veins of big trails

and interconnected them all
and interconnected them all

throughout the coolest
throughout the coolest

parts of Eau Claire.
parts of Eau Claire.

So it seems like there's
So it seems like there's

a big social side.
a big social side.

You mentioned a group run.
You mentioned a group run.

You guys do group runs.
You guys do group runs.

Yeah.
Yeah.

Our motto is fast
Our motto is fast

or slow, let's go.
or slow, let's go.

It's pretty laid back.
It's pretty laid back.

A lot of people are there
A lot of people are there

for the time after
for the time after

where they grab a drink.
where they grab a drink.

And a lot of people
And a lot of people

are there
are there

for accountability.
for accountability.

All these
All these

different activities
different activities

over the course of
over the course of

all four seasons.
all four seasons.

You kind of
You kind of

see the same people
see the same people

getting together for
getting together for

different activities.
different activities.

It's that welcoming
It's that welcoming

social spirit,
social spirit,

the bonding over
the bonding over

shared activities
shared activities

that I think is the
that I think is the

essence of Eau Claire.
essence of Eau Claire.

So come join the scene
So come join the scene

wherever you are,
wherever you are,

whatever you're into.
whatever you're into.

I'm willing to bet
I'm willing to bet

you can find
you can find

your people here.
your people here.

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