Eau Claire is a town of 65,000 in western Wisconsin, about 85 miles east of the Twin Cities. It is the largest city in the Chippewa Valley area, and has one of the larger U of W campuses in the state. These pictures were taken in late July 2001 on a trip to Eau Claire to visit my friend, a student at the U of W. Very hard to find pictures on the internet of this small city.