Note: St. Croix 360 is pleased to partner with Paddlefish Adventures, a new canoe and kayak outfitter and guide service based in St. Croix Falls, to offer this unique river experience.

UPDATE 6/14/25: This event is sold out. Email greg@stcroix360.com to get on the waitlist.

Float through the centuries as the current carries you down the St. Croix with river writer Greg Seitz, founder of St. Croix 360. This seven-mile trip will take you past the basalt geology of the St. Croix Dalles, signs of prehistoric people, and important places for Indigenous people, early European explorers, and American settlers, as well as lumbering and steamboating sites. We will also look for birds, fish, mussels, flowers, and other wildlife that are part of the river’s past, present, and future.

Spend a Saturday evening enjoying the beautiful St. Croix River with an expert guide who will reveal many hidden stories.

Participants will learn of the geologic forces a billion years ago that nearly ripped the North American continent in half; the huge seas that once covered this area and created its sandstone bedrock; the thousands of years of glacial activity that have sculpted its modern landscape; the Dakota, Ojibwe, and other Indigenous people whose lives are closely connected to the river; the French and English explorers who were the first white people to visit the region; the early settlers who led waves of immigration, and the small towns that they built; and the legacy of recreation and conservation from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.

Trip limited to twelve people. Previous paddling experience is preferred. Conditions may include light rain and wind.

Greg Seitz is a writer dedicated to the St. Croix River and its watershed. Since 2011, he has published new stories every week on St. Croix 360, an online publication supported by 400 readers last year, with more than 4,500 email subscribers. He also writes about nature, science, history, and environmental issues for many other publications and organizations.

Greg is an avid canoeist and kayaker, finding many of his greatest joys when afloat. He loves the St. Croix River and also loves sharing it with other people. Greg has deeply studied the human and natural history of the St. Croix River and knows numerous stories and special places along the river and throughout the surrounding region. Greg grew up in Stillwater and today lives in May Township with his wife, Kate, two children, dog, and guinea pig.