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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.
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Minnesota bonding bill includes millions for Scandia heritage center and Gateway Trail
Funding will support restoration of historic water tower barn and development of new recreational facilities.
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Listen: Podcast about historic St. Croix-Lake Superior trail
From Native American footpath to busy stagecoach road, ‘Grand Footpath’ connected people and places.
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Potatoes & Pines: Immigrant along Namekagon changed Wisconsin farming
Today, the Uhrenholdt Memorial Forest is a living monument to conservation.
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Historic headwaters house connected Indigenous and European people
Ojibwe-French-English couple Antoine and Sarah Gordon lived at intersection of old travel routes and changing cultures.
