Hidden Chippewa Valley w/ John Kinville

Hidden Chippewa Valley w/ John Kinville My name is John Kinville and I’m a Western Wisconsin author, historian, and educator.

Meet Beaky! One of the many “behind the scenes” helpers at Hidden Chippewa Valley 🐓 🇺🇸 😊
07/21/2026

Meet Beaky! One of the many “behind the scenes” helpers at Hidden Chippewa Valley 🐓 🇺🇸 😊

Beaky is one of of my pet chickens and a Hidden Chippewa Valley hel...

What a day! 😳😎 Today, I interviewed three family members and two of the subject's Hollywood actor friends for my next ep...
07/16/2026

What a day! 😳😎 Today, I interviewed three family members and two of the subject's Hollywood actor friends for my next episode. There are still more interviews to come before I’m even close to telling this forgotten Eau Claire icon’s story.

On this day in 1918, James Marshall “Marsh” Miller died. He is the namesake of Marsh-Miller Lake . This is the story of ...
07/13/2026

On this day in 1918, James Marshall “Marsh” Miller died. He is the namesake of Marsh-Miller Lake . This is the story of his lone metal headstone in Forest Hill Cemetery in Chippewa Falls. These headstones are nicknamed “Zinkers”

In Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin a lone metal monument vertically rises...

It’s “Fair Week” in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin! This year marks the 115th Anniversary of Beckwith Havens’ record setting ...
07/09/2026

It’s “Fair Week” in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin! This year marks the 115th Anniversary of Beckwith Havens’ record setting flight at the Northern Wisconsin State Fair. First flight…first crash in the Chippewa Valley! https://youtu.be/4q6jOa8bnok?is=_Rs5cu4niDp3lMbJ

Imagine seeing an automobile in person for the first time. In 1901, the good people of Eau Claire and Chippewa Falls, Wi...
07/07/2026

Imagine seeing an automobile in person for the first time. In 1901, the good people of Eau Claire and Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin got to do just that! NOW AVAILABLE ON YOUTUBE! Ep #16: FIRST AUTOMOBILE IN EAU CLAIRE & CHIPPEWA VALLEY (LOCOMOBILE)

In 1901, the first automobile was purchased in Eau Claire in Wester...

While filming for a future installment, I saw this lone Zinker in Eau Claire’s Forest Hill Cemetery and did a little res...
07/03/2026

While filming for a future installment, I saw this lone Zinker in Eau Claire’s Forest Hill Cemetery and did a little research. I’m glad I did!

While filming for an unrelated future episode in Eau Claire, Wiscon...

Special thanks to the Bromeisl family for sharing some rarely seen artifacts from the Chippewa Marines semi-pro football...
07/01/2026

Special thanks to the Bromeisl family for sharing some rarely seen artifacts from the Chippewa Marines semi-pro football team. Enjoy! 🏈 🇺🇸

The family of Chippewa Marine semi-pro footballer Frank “Dutch” Bro...

Is Becky Dead?! My NEW EPISODE explores the first flight and first crash @ Chippewa Falls in Western Wisconsin.
06/26/2026

Is Becky Dead?! My NEW EPISODE explores the first flight and first crash @ Chippewa Falls in Western Wisconsin.

In September of 1911, Beckwith “Becky” Havens made the first confir...

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