• Swiss Miss goes into national distribution.

1971

• Stout State University becomes University of Wisconsin-Stout.

1972

• Robert Swanson becomes chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Stout replacing William J. Micheels.

1973

• Red Cedar Junction railroad line paralleling the Red Cedar River, constructed in 1882 and which serviced the Knapp, Stout & Company, abandoned and acquired by the Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources; it would later become the Red Cedar State Trail.

• Badger Iron Works moves its operation to the new Industrial Park.

1974

• Mabel Tainter Memorial listed on National Register of Historical Places.

1975

• Menomonie Engineering founded.

• Environmental impact statement for proposed Red Cedar State Trail submitted and approved, clearing the way for trail development.

• Wieser Concrete opens operations in the Industrial Park.

1976

• John and Jackie Dotseth finish restoring Wilson/Stout home and open it to the public as the Wilson Place Museum.

1978

• Menomonie Engineering changes its name to Cedar Corporation.

1979

• First annual summer Chautauqua of the Pinery held.