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Riverway visitor center at Arcola Mills rejected — for now
May Township has rejected a proposal to allow the historic site north of Stillwater to be operated by the National Park Service.
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Guest Post: Moment in Time – A Midsummer Paddle on the St. Croix River
Will Goddard shares photos from a ranger-guided kayak trip down the St. Croix River from Interstate State Park to Osceola on a beautiful June evening.
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Donations needed to re-open Namekagon River wayside rest
The scenic Springbrook Wayside is closed due to budget cuts and about $4,500 is needed to get it open again.
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Prosecution moves forward on St. Croix River sand mine spill
The Wisconsin DNR has forwarded the case to the state’s attorney general over the April dam failure which sent sand spilling into the river for five days.
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Photo gallery: White pines and water
Lovely light on the lush St. Croix River valley made for beautiful photo opportunities earlier this week around Marine on St. Croix.
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Big game hunting on the St. Croix River
In 1958, Dick Ugland began exploring the back channels on the St. Croix River upstream of Stillwater, searching for big northern pike.
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Heritage Initiative workshops finished, effort begins to identify important stories
The final Heritage Discovery Workshops were held this month, and the Heritage Initiative will now take the information collected and start planning Heritage Summits for this fall.
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Guest post: Boating for dollars, the Asian carp economic problem
Steve Johnson explains what the lower St. Croix River region has to lose if Asian carp impact the recreational boating industry.
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Dam bursts at frac sand mine, sends runoff into St. Croix River
A hiker discovered a stream flowing into the St. Croix River was being polluted by sand which escaped from a mine near Grantsburg, Wisconsin.
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Video shows how Asian carp hurt boating, fishing and businesses
A Minnesota television reporter traveled to America’s “Asian carp capital” to find out how the invasive fish have harmed recreation and economies along the Illinois River.
