Kinnickinnic State Park in Pierce County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Kinnickinnic State Park

For public enjoyment of the Kinnickinnic and St. Croix Rivers

Photographed by John Neitz, October 1, 2023

1. Kinnickinnic State Park Marker

Inscription.

In 1964, concerned citizens organized the Save The St. Croix Association to protect the St. Croix River's scenic valley and excellent water quality, both threatened by encroaching development.

In 1972 the United States Congress designated 27 miles of the St. Croix River, from its confluence with the Mississippi to Taylors Falls, a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers system.

Because the public that supported protection of the St. Croix should have access to it, citizens, led by Carl Pemble, President of Save The St. Croix and Jim Harrison, Executive Director of the Minnesota-Wisconsin Boundary Area Commission, urged the Wisconsin Natural Resources Board to designate this land as a Wisconsin state park. As a result, the Kinnickinnic State Park was established in 1972, facilitated by the support of the land owners involved:

Arthur and Evelyn Anderson · Homer and Mildred Creswell · Clarence and Bertha Kuschel · George and Wilma Richter · Carl and Alice Pemble

This park assures future generations access to the beautiful scenery and clean waters of the Kinnickinnic and St. Croix Rivers.

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This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical year for this entry is 1972.

Location. 44° 49.784′ N, 92° 45.768′ W. Marker is in Kinnickinnic State Park, Wisconsin, in Pierce County. It can be reached from State Park Road west of 820th Avenue, on the left. The marker is located at the overlook in the St. Croix Picnic Area, just west of the parking area. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: River Falls WI 54022, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area

and in Western Wisconsin. It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bolles Flour Mill (approx. 5½ miles away in Minnesota); History of Clock Towers in Prescott (approx.

Photographed by John Neitz, October 1, 2023

2. Kinnickinnic State Park Marker

5.9 miles away); Steamboats, Trains, and Barges (approx. 7.2 miles away in Minnesota); Shaping the River (approx. 7.2 miles away in Minnesota); Hastings Grows (approx. 7.2 miles away in Minnesota); Veterans Memorial Levee (approx. 7.2 miles away in Minnesota); Mississippi (approx. 7.2 miles away in Minnesota); Native Cultures (approx. 7.3 miles away in Minnesota).

Kinnickinnic State Park Marker near the St. Croix River overlook image. Click for full size.

Photographed by John Neitz, October 1, 2023

3. Kinnickinnic State Park Marker near the St. Croix River overlook

Credits. This page was last revised on December 8, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 2, 2023, by John Neitz of Minneapolis, Minnesota. This page has been viewed 333 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 2, 2023, by John Neitz of Minneapolis, Minnesota. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.