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St. Croix River Tales: Tell your river story with a short film
19+ hour, 26+ min ago (272+ words) Contest offers support for new filmmakers, and cash prizes for winners, focused on St. Croix River topics. St. Croix 360 Square Lake Festival Now's the time to share your St. Croix River story. St. Croix 360 is proud to partner with the…...
Stillwater Area Historic Newspaper Initiative announces completion of second phase, start of third project in 2026
20+ hour, 21+ min ago (746+ words) Decades of historic Washington County newspapers are now available for free online access. It's sometimes said that newspapers are the first draft of history. For'Washington County communities, that first draft is now much easier to access. Recently, the partner organizations…...
Virtual event: Deep Mapping the St. Croix
1+ week, 20+ hour ago (266+ words) Online presentation will cover book writing and mapping and last summer's artist residency. Online presentationTuesday, April 14, 20267 to 8 p.m. Greg announced in July 2025 that he is writing a book for the University of Minnesota Press that seeks to serve as a "deep…...
Documentary offers tribute to impact of boarding schools on Indigenous children and communities
1+ week, 19+ hour ago (256+ words) Free film showing and discussion, featuring Dakota poet Rosie Peters, will be held on Sunday, April 26 in St. Croix Falls. The important program also will feature local Dakota poet, activist and storyteller, Rosetta "Rosie" Peters, whose grandfather was a survivor…...
‘Big Read’ focuses on local author, St. Croix 360’s maps, and much more
2+ week, 18+ hour ago (290+ words) April will offer opportunities to connect with Diane Wilson's award-winning book and Greg Seitz's watershed work. "The river was the pulse of our people, flowing through generations." " Diane Wilson, The Seed Keeper, 2021 Wilson is the former director of Dream of…...
Mapping the St. Croix: History, geography, poetry
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (317+ words) Architect and environmental educator shares river works from the 1980s. Thank you to Tod Drescher of Marine on St. Croix for sharing the hand-drawn maps and poem below. Drescher explains: "I drew up this map in the early 1980s when I worked…...
St. Croix Valley Foundation opens two regional grant programs supporting early childhood and the arts
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (243+ words) Grants invest in bold ideas and trusted nonprofits to build a stronger, more vibrant St. Croix Valley. St. Croix Valley Foundation Nonprofits across the St. Croix Valley now have access to two regional funding opportunities aimed at strengthening families and…...
Subscribe to a new St. Croix Valley events email newsletter
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (160+ words) Learn about the latest events and activities taking place in the region. ArtReach St. Croix, St. Croix 360s partner that runs events calendar St. Croix Splash, has launched a newsletter of its own to share events happening in the St. Croix…...