Eau Claire, Wisconsin
“Eau Claire” is the singular form of the original French name, “Eaux Claires”, meaning “Clear Waters”, for the Eau Claire River. According to local legend, the river was so named because early French explorers journeying down the rain-muddied Chippewa River, happened upon the Eau Claire River, excitedly exclaiming “Voici l’eau claire!” (“Here [is] clear water!”), the city motto, which appears on the city seal.
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Mormon Population
Mormons make up 0.85% of the population of Eau Claire. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints reported 24,496 members in 6 stakes, 69 Congregations -42 wards and 27 branches, and 1 mission in Wisconsin.
LDS History
Mormons have been in the Burlington area continuously since 1835. These people are the remnant of James J. Strang’s 1844-1856 settlement called the City of Voree, on Burlington’s west edge, that once numbered more than two thousand people. A commemorative historical marker was erected at the Trail of Honor Park in Black River Falls, Wisconsin, near the mills where Latter-day Saints harvested over one and a half million board feet of lumber and then floated it down the Black River to Nauvoo 400 miles away.
Family Friendliness
There is always a lot happening at the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire. Eau Claire is also home to one of the best jazz programs in the nation. Eau Claire is at the head of the Chippewa River State Trail, a biking and recreation trail. Eau Claire hosts the U.S. National Kubb Championship. Started in 2007, the tournament is the largest kubb tournament outside of Europe and one of only three two-day kubb tournaments in the world.
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