OK, this is some seriously cool stuff – the city of Eau Claire’s Parks & Recreation (& Forestry!) Department is pushing towards an amazing-looking terrain park. They’ve got some pretty big ideas. From the pages of Volume One Magazine ...

•     Mmmmm the smell of wild mountain bike trails, a slick tubing hill, cross-country ski trails, a dog park, pavilion, lookout point, and a whole lotta fun is wafting this way. This tasty concoction has been brewing, simmering, and bubbling for the past 20 years, and the completion of the final product is within sight. However, there are still a few crucial ingredients missing. What is this concoction exactly? There is not yet an official name for the new Eau Claire terrain park, but for our purposes, lets call it Northwest Community Park.
•     In 2006, a survey revealed that 28 percent of the community felt there were not enough cross country ski trails or nature trails to service the community. A whopping 43 percent were hungry for more tubing areas. Little did the community know that in the 90s they purchased a large section of land titled “Northwest Community Park” off of Jeffers Road and North Crossing for future park development. (It’s located along the Chippewa River, and if you follow Old Wells Road to the Old Wells Neighborhood Park, you’re in the right spot.) READ MORE.

We are slowly inching our ass onto a chair at the cool town lunch table. Please - leave a comment and let the city know what you think of this!