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Scrapbook opens window on lost history of building a power line over the upper St. Croix River
New York woman donates grandfather’s photo album to local historical society, illuminating a major construction project in 1930.
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Archaeology: Interstate Park’s ancient copper tool and extinct bison bones posed a millennia-old mystery
Park workers dug up objects in the 1930s that raised questions about when people first lived in what’s now Wisconsin.
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50th Anniversary: Debating the first Wild and Scenic St. Croix legislation in the U.S. Senate
Read what the sponsors said when they tried to pass a St. Croix River bill the first time.
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Sign up now to spend six days paddling down the Namekagon this summer
Travel 92-miles down the beautiful river, exploring one of the nation’s first Wild and Scenic national parks.
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From big trees to big fish: Top St. Croix stories of 2017 spanned many subjects
See the 10 articles that got the most interest this year, and we hope you’ll come back for more in 2018!
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Research Revelations: The St. Croix River’s wild waters have experienced two big periods of change separated by a century
Here’s what we know about how the river has changed since 1850.
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River Bum Log: St. Croix freezing over as winter comes to the watershed
With the ice increasing, liquid and frozen water combine to create unique images.
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50th Anniversary: December dates mark milestones in St. Croix River conservation
Permanently protecting the St. Croix River took big leaps forward in the last month of 1964.
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River Bum Log: Burning on the bluffs under blue skies
From the ashes, native prairie grass and its endangered inhabitants will regrow on lands along the St. Croix.
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Wisconsin legislature weakens St. Croix River scenic protections
New law will let property-owners develop “substandard lots,” eroding protections intended to preserve scenery and water quality.
