September 2025

Upcoming Events

Saturday, September 20th: Dave Smiglewski 212 Bridge Dedication 10 a.m. at the 212/23 river overlook. Parking is available at the YME Museum or along 13th Avenue (walking access under the bridge).

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Annual Horse Power event held

Chippewa County Historical Society’s annual Horse Power event was held Saturday morning at Swensson Farm. The show featured a number of demonstrations such as rope making, butter making, cider pressing, corn shelling, and more. Vendors hosted booths throughout the grounds, and other activities included horse drawn wagon rides. The event is held annually to share some of the ways horses and mules were used to work the land, the Historical Society says, as agriculture in the United States was at one time dominated by the use of horses and mules following the Homestead Act in 1862. The Historical Society says horses and mules reached their peak use in 1920 with 25 million animals before the invention and availability of mechanized farm equipment caused a steady drop in the use of animals in homestead activities

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Guess Who?

Each week, the Advocate Tribune will share a photograph from our archives for you to “guess who”. To submit your guesses, send us a message by email to jstolen-jacobson@cherryroad.com or message our Facebook page. We will publish the answers the next week.

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