A new Stillwater chapter of a volunteer group will providing free fishing trips this summer for up to 1,500 people over 55 on the St. Croix River.
A significant span
On the hundredth anniversary of an incredible bridge over the St. Croix River, I join a small pilgrimage.
Local legal action against proposed cell tower
One town is considering limiting cell tower height and requiring them to be disguised, and a group of local citizens are suing AT&T over the proposed tower near Franconia.
The life aquatic with Bill Murray
Bill Murray took a moment to mug for the camera with some fans on a visit to the river.
Art project creates boats out of river material
A group of local artists have made artistic boats out of plant material harvested from the Apple River and will float them downstream this summer.
Turn of the tide for Scandia gravel mine?
The city has called a special meeting to consider asking for a second opinion on a proposed gravel mine on a St. Croix River bluff.
Bridge proposal lands river on “endangered” list
For the second year in a row, the river conservation group American Rivers has named the St. Croix to its list of the “Most Endangered Rivers in America.”
Canoe competition on St. Croix tributary
The 15-mile Snake River Canoe Race near Mora, MN, attracted 233 kayaks and canoes last weekend.
Music, poetry, birdsong and green leaves at O’Brien
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.
Vandal destroys restroom at landing near Rush City
A man has been arrested for causing approximately $60,000 in damage with a bomb at the Old Railroad Landing
Paddler sets off on trip from St. Paul to Lake Superior
A St. Paul man set off today for a 290 mile canoe trip to Madeline Island on Lake Superior via the St. Croix, the Brule, and beyond.
Invasive carp found near Prescott
A bighead carp caught in the St. Croix near its confluence with the Mississippi has big implications for the future of native fish in the river.
Webcams give live view of nesting falcons
Watch Peregrine Falcons incubate their eggs and raise their young on the tower of the Allen S. King Plant near Bayport.
Prairie restoration has no place for pines
An effort to restore part of Belwin Conservancy to natural prairie has meant the cutting of a large stand of pines that were planted by farmers in the 1950s or 1960s.