History


Remembering the Father of Earth Day

By – Monday, Apr. 22, 2013
Riverway staff and Charlie Clark visit Gaylord Nelson's gravesite.

A visit to Senator Gaylord Nelson’s Wisconsin grave provides an occasion to remember his legacy of the Wild & Scenic St. Croix.

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Video: Hudson ski jumpers practiced with river leap

By – Saturday, Mar. 30, 2013
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Historic footage shows a ramp built near Hudson in 1958 which ski jumpers used for summer training.

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Six-Month Run Approved for Arcola Mills

By – Tuesday, Mar. 19, 2013
Arcola Mills main house, built in 1847

The historic site will be open as a National Park Service visitor center between May and October this year.

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Pen used to designate the St. Croix a Wild & Scenic River donated to Park Service

By – Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012
The pen used by President Lyndon Johnson

President Lyndon Johnson used the pen to sign the 1968 legislation designating the St. Croix as one of eight inaugural rivers.

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"I bring you beauty from the river"

By – Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012
Time and water

A poet in the 1920s wrote verses about the St. Croix River that still ring true one calm August afternoon.

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Arcola Mills to re-open to the public — volunteers needed

By – Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012
The main house, built in 1847.

The historic site will be open for the second fall in a row this year and citizens are needed to help make it happen.

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