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Chippewa River is a popular destination for recreational kayakers and canoers. Paddlers experience a variety of conditions on the river, from calm, slow-moving water to small rapids and whitewater. Fishing is a popular activity: the river is known for
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Telegram in 1976, edited by Arnie Hoffman. It includes articles on various aspects of local history, with local information and photos that are hard to find
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which were guided down the lower
Chippewa to markets on the Mississippi. Above Chippewa Falls, though, the river was too rough and rocky for large rafts. Masses of individual logs were driven down by
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flows approximately 183 miles (294 km) through west-central and northwestern
Wisconsin. It was once navigable for approximately 50 miles (80 km) of its length, from the
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588:Carte de la Louisiane et du Cours du Mississipi
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