River Falls
Population: 15000

River Falls is a city in Pierce and St. Croix counties.

Trivia:

On June 23, 1893, a lightning bolt hit the center circus pole at a Ringling Brothers circus performance in River Falls, injuring more
than a dozen audience members and performers and killing seven.

Somerset
Population: 2635

Somerset is a village in St. Croix County.

Trivia:

Before the turn of the century Somerset was bordered on the south by cranberry bogs. The terrain naturally lent itself to the
production of cranberries as a result of the hilliness of the area, which is dotted with ponds, sloughs, swamps and bogs. These wet
areas became of greater interest to the local population during Prohibition. These same low spots where water collected became ideal
for collecting water for the production of moonshine (homemade alcoholic beverages). Indeed, Somerset already had a history of being a
rough logging town, and it was only a natural progression to become the supplier of bootlegged alcohol to the twin cities of Saint
Paul and Minneapolis.

Spring Valley
Population: 1346  

Spring Valley is a village in Pierce and St. Croix counties.

Trivia:

Eau Galle Dam and Recreation promoted as the Midwest's largest earthen dam, this manmade structure northwest of town was built by the
Army Corps of Engineers in 1965 to protect Spring Valley from the Eau Galle River's surging flood waters. A recreational area has
grown up around the dam's reservoir, Lake George.

St. Croix Falls
Population: 2133

St. Croix Falls is a city in Polk County.

Trivia:

St. Croix Falls is the western terminus of the Ice Age Trail and the Gandy Dancer State Trail.

Stanley  
Population: 3608

Stanley is a city in Chippewa and Clark counties.

Trivia:

Stanley was settled and platted in 1881 when the Wisconsin Central Railroad built its line through the area. The town is named for
Lemuel C. Stanley, a merchant and railroad man from Chippewa Falls who was involved in that first plat. The main early businesses were
a small steam sawmill and some charcoal kilns built by the York Iron Company in 1887.