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A brief history of Nevers Dam
The massive structure was built to help log drives and became the site of many stories.
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Organizers explore route of proposed auto tour near the upper St. Croix River
Project seeks to promote history and unique places in unique Northwest Sands region.
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Watch: WCCO visits historic cave along St. Croix River
News reporter shares interesting stories of Knapp’s Cave in Scandia.
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Watch: Presentation on history of Silverbrook Mansion at Interstate Park
St. Croix Falls writer and historian Haley Prochnow recently shared the unique story of estate.
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The First Swede, Part 3: St. Croix Valley, Swedish settlers, into the unknown
The final chapter of Jacob Fahlstrom’s far-ranging life found his family settling along the St. Croix River.
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The First Swede, Part 2: Minnesota, marriage, and Methodism
Jacob Fahlstrom arrived in Minnesota before Fort Snelling was built, spent decades making history.
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The First Swede, Part 1: Scandinavian wanderer settled in St. Croix Valley long before most immigrants
In the early 1800s, Jacob Fahlstrom found his way across the Atlantic Ocean and the North American continent to finally put down roots in Afton.
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Conservationist to be honored for 1950s fight against Namekagon River dam
Lewis Posekany was a Wisconsin DNR biologist who helped block a proposed dam that would have degraded prime stretch of river.
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The Owen Expeditions: 1840s surveys along St. Croix River were first of kind
Team led by a top geologist explored region’s natural resources.
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Snake River Fur Post was site of significant trading center
For a single winter between 1804 and 1805, it was an epicenter of the Upper Mississippi fur trade.
