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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.
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Barrens Bandits, Part 2: Flight from justice and a fight for freedom
The bandits flee the posse after their bold bank robbery, and two other men are charged with crimes they didn’t commit.
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Barrens Bandits, Part 1: Brazen 1921 bank robbery set off massive manhunt
St. Paul gangsters on an interstate crime spree were chased up, down, and across the river.
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Flour power: Milling magnate’s stately St. Croix River lodge celebrates centennial
Historic hunting and fishing retreat was built by Minneapolis grain baron Benjamin Sheffield.
