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River stories to inform and inspire. 📍 Border of Minnesota and Wisconsin 🗺️ Homeland of the Ojibwe, Dakota people 🔗 https://www.stcroix360.com

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St. Croix 360 @stcroix360.com · Jul 18

St. Croix 360 founder announces book plans www.stcroix360.com/2025/07/st-c...

St. Croix 360 founder announces book plans

Greg Seitz seeks support to complete “deep map” of the storied St. Croix River watershed.

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Kip Guy @kip-guy.bsky.social · 15d

Today’s hike. Interstate State Park on the Wisconsin side of the river

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meshm @meshm.bsky.social · 15d

Biked to Stillwater today and hung out at their giant pumpkin fest. They had a Pumpkin regatta in the St. Croix river, with people paddling in carved out pumpkins. Only one guy finished without the gourd taking on water

Large taped off section of the Stillwater, MN riverwalk with four large pumpkin, each with a person-sized hole carved in its side. Two people are working on the closer two, and a forklift is parked in the middle

Pumpkin racers on the water, photo taken from the pedestrian bridge looking toward the shore

Forklift lifting a pumpkin out of the river after the race

Person in scuba gear moving one of the submerged gourds closer to the bank. The pumpkin flesh is slightly less dense than water, so they float barely above the surface even after taking on water

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Andrew Krueger @akpix.bsky.social · 1d

Fall leaves catch the first rays of sunshine this morning along the St. Croix River at Afton State Park

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St. Croix 360 @stcroix360.com · 1d

Power line removal saves swans, improves electrical grid at St. Croix State Park www.stcroix360.com/2025/10/powe...

Power line removal saves swans, improves electrical grid at St. Croix State Park

Complex project took collaboration between numerous agencies to fix long-standing problems.

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sodio @sodio.bsky.social · 24d

That wraps up my 5 days in 5 Minnesota State Parks. I hope you enjoyed it. One last photo from Interstate State Park, trying to capture the lighting effect of a slight fog this morning in the St. Croix River valley #5days5parks

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Gina @perilinpink.bsky.social · 10d

I’m pretty sure when compared with Paul McCartney and Neko Case, seeing The Cactus Blossoms and a short film festival on a paddle boat is the least cool of the three, but it was a really nice night for a boat ride 🙃

The Cactus Blossoms performing on a Stillwater river boat

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MPR News @mprnews.org · 8d

This weekend was peak fall color viewing for much of the state. Check out our gallery for a look at the bluffs down in the St. Croix River Valley.

Photos: Falls colors in the St. Croix River Valley

It was peak fall color viewing across much of central Minnesota this weekend. Photographer Liam James Doyle visited state parks and roads near the St. Croix River on Saturday.

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Bob Collins @mylittlebloggie.bsky.social · 8d

Foliage cruise on the St. Croix

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St. Croix 360 @stcroix360.com · 10d

Student project informs River Falls dam removal project www.stcroix360.com/2025/10/stud...

Student project informs River Falls dam removal project

Hands-on research by local university provides valuable data to local decision makers.

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St. Croix 360 @stcroix360.com · 10d

Volunteers build new bridge and path on Ice Age Trail to move route off road www.stcroix360.com/2025/10/volu...

Volunteers build new bridge and path on Ice Age Trail to move route off road

Hikers can leave the highway behind thanks to recent project.

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St. Croix 360 @stcroix360.com · 17d

Missing Miskobineshii: The legacy of a St. Croix tribal elder www.stcroix360.com/2025/09/miss...

Missing Miskobineshii: The legacy of a St. Croix tribal elder

A year after her passing, more words and wisdom.

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St. Croix 360 @stcroix360.com · 17d

Historic trail shelter at Wisconsin Interstate State Park restored after fire www.stcroix360.com/2025/09/hist...

Historic trail shelter at Wisconsin Interstate State Park restored after fire

Structure built by Great Depression workers was carefully repaired by local builders using traditional techniques.

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St. Croix 360 @stcroix360.com · 17d

Snake River Fur Post historic site lays off staff, reduces operations www.stcroix360.com/2025/10/snak...

Snake River Fur Post historic site lays off staff, reduces operations

Changes due to to lower visitation, less revenue hit site near Pine City and others around Minnesota.

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Michigan Maple Man 🍁🇨🇦 🇬🇱🥄🌲🐓⛷️🚵🏼‍♀️🎻🏕️🔨💋🐝🪵🌻🌈❄️🛶💙📎🐸 @mimapleman.bsky.social · Sep 3

St. Croix River

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Dan Dorland @d2photographic.bsky.social · Sep 7

St. Croix Smolder
A sultry summer sunrise over small islands in the St. Croix River.

Intrepid 4x5 | Kodak Portra 160 | Nikkor-W 210mm f/5.6
1/15 second | f/5.6 | 0.6 Medium GND

#Minnesota #largeformat #kodak #portra160

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Tyler Mason @tylerjmason.bsky.social · Sep 11

Lots of darkness in the world these days, but a walk along the St. Croix River with my boys is a source of light.

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Greg Seitz @gregseitz.com · Sep 15

Author (that's me) hopes ‘deep map’ of the St. Croix River watershed will inspire others www.twincities.com/2025/09/14/s...

Author hopes ‘deep map’ of the St. Croix River watershed will inspire others

Greg Seitz is working on it as an artist-in-residence at the historic Pine Needles cabin on the St. Croix River.

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Steve Voelker @thetreecorener.bsky.social · Sep 19

You think you know oak trees by their bark? Here are two >200 year old bur oaks I sampled in Northern Wisconsin, a St Croix River flood plain/terrace.

Twos similarly sized bur oak stems amidst lush, green, mid-summer floodplain vegetation. The stem on the left has thick furrows in the bark that cast shadows making it appear very dark whereas the stem on the right has relatively thin and closely appressed and peeling bark that makes the tree appear much lighter in color. Both trees have a blue-handled increment borer inserted into the stem and a backbpack at the base.

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Matthew Vinge @mvinge.bsky.social · Sep 22

Lightning at sunset. Looking over St. Croix River into Minnesota from Birkmose Park, Hudson, Wisconsin.

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Dr. Solomon David @solomonrdavid.bsky.social · Sep 27

My lab and I (@garlab.bsky.social), are interested in these fine little guys any night…this was Monday night:

A gar (fish) scientist holds a Longnose Gar on a boat on the St. Croix River in Minnesota.

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sodio @sodio.bsky.social · 26d

Day 3 of hiking in 5 MN state parks in 5 days was Wild River State Park on the St. Croix River. Much bigger park than I thought #5days5parks

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sodio @sodio.bsky.social · 26d

In Wild River State Park looking across the St. Croix River at Wisconsin #5days5parks

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St. Croix 360 @stcroix360.com · Sep 5

Bringing Big Carnelian Lake back from the brink www.stcroix360.com/2025/09/brin...

Bringing Big Carnelian Lake back from the brink

Declining health highlights need for lakeshore habitat.

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St. Croix 360 @stcroix360.com · Aug 16

A red meat allergy from tick bites is spreading – and the lone star tick isn’t the only alpha-gal carrier to worry about www.stcroix360.com/2025/08/a-re...

A red meat allergy from tick bites is spreading – and the lone star tick isn’t the only alpha-gal carrier to worry about

Steak and other mammal meat can trigger an allergic reaction in people with alpha-gal syndrome.

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St. Croix 360 @stcroix360.com · Aug 16

Pine needles residency: Here and there www.stcroix360.com/2025/08/pine...

Pine needles residency: Here and there

The last week of my residency was spent working, wandering, and wondering.