Day Trip #4
Saturday, September 25, 2021
In 1871 this Irvine Park cave located in Chippewa Falls, WI, was purchased by F.X. Schmitmayer, the owner of Schmitmayer’s Brewery. He installed an iron gate at the entrance and used the cool cave to store beer from his brewery.
Fujifilm X-Pro3 23mm, 1/80 sec, f/5.6, ISO 160
Below Glen Loch Lake and the Glen Lock Dam, Duncan Creek winds its way through the valley.
Fujifilm X-Pro3 23mm, 1/80 sec, f/5.6, ISO 640
Irvine Park has many walking/hiking trails of varying levels of difficulty.
Fujifilm X-Pro3 23mm, 1/80 sec, f/4.5, ISO 200
Sedrick & Lisa deciding if they dare to risk walking over Rumble bridge….
Fujifilm X-Pro3 23mm, 1/80 sec, f/7.1, ISO 800
For those that don’t care to walk/hike in Irvine Park, there is a drive around Irvine Park Zoo and the surrounding park area.
Fujifilm X-Pro3 23mm, 1/80 sec, f/7.1, ISO 1250
Sunny Valley School was originally named the Goethel School. It was built in 1903 and classes began in January of 1904. The teacher was paid $35 per month and was responsible for teaching 8 grades, as well as keeping the school clean and heated with a wood burning box stove. There were no paved roads in the area and many of the children walked over 2 miles one way each morning and afternoon.
Fujifilm X-Pro3 23mm, 1/80 sec, f/7.1, ISO 250
This pioneer Norwegian log home was constructed out of hand-hewn White Pine logs by Ole Pederson Bjerke in about 1881. Ole and his wife Mari and raised three sons in this modest building. Ole and Mari lived here until their deaths in 1905 and 1908.
Fujifilm X-Pro3 23mm, 1/80 sec, f/7.1, ISO 640
Anderson’s Chic-n-Fish is a great place to get chicken tenders, cod filets and sides for take-out.
Fujifilm X-Pro3 23mm, 1/220 sec, f/7.1, ISO 160
Inside Anderson’s Chic-n-Fish. You can also order “Fair Foods.”
Fujifilm X-Pro3 23mm, 1/80 sec, f/7.1, ISO 1000
This old-time garage in Chippewa Falls, WI looks like something you would expect to see on Route 66.
Fujifilm X-Pro3 23mm, 1/110 sec, f/6.4, ISO 160
