annual events
vendor fair
(spring & fall)
Visit the Spring and Fall Holiday Vendor Fairs at Chippewa Area History Center. Shop from Local Vendors and our Museum Store while browsing among the museum exhibits at the Chippewa Area History Center.
evening in irvine
Wednesday, June 24, 2026
5:00 - 7:30 pm
Our annual “Picnic in the Park” event invites our supporting members to gather in Irvine Park and share a meal along with their love of history.
Legacy Lights
(november-december)
Join the Chippewa Area History Center each November through December for the annual Legacy Lights program. For 36 years, from 1988 to 2023, St. Joseph’s Hospital organized the annual Love Lights program as a way for the community to honor and remember family, friends, and military personnel by “lighting a light” in their memory or honor. When St. Joseph’s Hospital closed in April of 2024, the Chippewa Area History Center took up the torch of continuing this meaningful program for the community. For more information, click the link below, stop by the History Center, or call 715-723-4399 for more information on how you can purchase a Legacy Light to honor or remember a friend, loved one, or military personnel. Legacy Lights will shine from late November through the end of December.