spring


Haiku poets show love for St. Croix and exasperation at snowy spring

By – Monday, Apr. 22, 2013
haiku-challenge

Partiers at an ArtReach St. Croix fundraiser wrote short poems inspired by the river and the seasons.

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Photos: Slow-moving season at the St. Croix Boom Site

By – Wednesday, Apr. 17, 2013
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A short hike between the sandstone cliffs and the river reveal solitude and early spring scenery.

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Photos: Kayaking season already underway for one paddler

By – Tuesday, Apr. 16, 2013
ayaking in Dead Man's Slough

Sean Samec sent photos of an early season outing on the river at Marine on St. Croix.

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Photos: Start of Spring on the St. Croix

By – Wednesday, Mar. 20, 2013
Interstate State Park - March 20, 2013

This year’s first day of spring is much colder than last year, and less hospitable to the river’s birds.

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Gallery: Spring survey of the St. Croix Valley

By – Sunday, Mar. 25, 2012
Boom Site

Photos of early spring at Fairy Falls, the Boom Site and beyond on a sunny Sunday.

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Music, poetry, birdsong and green leaves at O’Brien

By – Sunday, May. 8, 2011
Carol Caouette and Laurie Allman performing "River Croix"

Spring has finally sprung and a party at William O’Brien State Park, with music and poetry, was a good excuse to get to the river.

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