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Historic CCC footlocker from Interstate Park discovered at local barn sale
Ninety-year-old artifact will form basis of new exhibit about New Deal program that built many facilities at iconic park.
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Documents show how power company decided to donate St. Croix River lands
Archives tell a story of protecting a river loved by many in the mid-20th century.
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Archaeologists find new evidence of early St. Croix River residents
Recent excavations have turned up tantalizing clues about prehistoric people.
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Watch: Gaylord Nelson’s 1968 reelection ad touting St. Croix River protection
Political commercial highlighted how Nelson got Wisconsin rivers protected in Wild & Scenic Rivers Act.
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Postcard from the past: A historic note from the ‘new’ St. Croix Falls dam
Message from 1909 offers a window on a big St. Croix River story more than a century ago.
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St. Croix Valley potters study prehistoric ceramics at Science Museum
Modern craftspeople who live and work along the river recently visited a collection of pots and other artifacts from people who called the area home hundreds of years ago.
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Photos show 1907 canoe trip down the St. Croix River
New images made available by Wisconsin Historical Society show journey made by Milwaukee businessman, photographer, and adventurer Howard Greene.
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Recently-discovered historic map of St. Croix Valley springs helps document early groundwater exploration
Hundred-year-old map found in research library reveals the story of an early conservationist and cartographer.
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Minnesota legislators want to rename Interstate Park for river protector Walter Mondale
Bipartisan bill introduced to honor Wild & Scenic Rivers Act champion by putting his name on the popular Taylors Falls park.
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Video: Historian visits prehistoric St. Croix site
The sandstone overhang was used centuries ago by native people for shelter, proven by artifacts and rock art that are now gone.
