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From early Indian days the St. Croix River and the Brule River, reached by a two mile portage, formed a waterway connecting Lake Superior with the Mississippi River.
The first white man to travel the Brule-St. Croix route was the French . . . — — Map (db m2161) HM
The bluff you stand on now is a product of the large volume of meltwater flowing from the Laurentide Ice Sheet which greatly altered the landscape of Wisconsin. As a result, the landscape of the area during the last part of the Wisconsin . . . — — Map (db m237321) HM
Anyone spending time along the St. Croix River has a good chance of spotting a bald eagle. With their white heads and tails and six to eight foot wingspans, these powerful birds of prey are distinctive and dwarf most other raptors.
Eagles thrive . . . — — Map (db m148103) HM
A steam shovel removes dirt from Houlton Hill in 1930.
Photo Courtesy of Anna Louise LaVenture
The Stillwater lift bridge under construction in 1930. Houlton Hill can be seen in the background. . . . — — Map (db m239080) HM
Based on archaeological evidence, the first known inhabitants of Wisconsin were the Paleo-Indians and Archaic cultures. They lived as hunters and gatherers between 10,000 and 3000 years ago. They were followed by the Woodland culture which . . . — — Map (db m238865) HM
The loop trail crossing the St. Croix River over the Stillwater Lift Bridge.
Photo by Ryan Haugland
Look for this dividing line marker on both bridges!
Stillwater Lift Bridge
Construction on the lift bridge . . . — — Map (db m236029) HM
If you paddle down the St. Croix River south of Osceola on a summer day, you might come across families and individuals enjoying one of the lower river features... the sandbar! The sandbars of the lower river owe their existence partly to . . . — — Map (db m239447) HM
The Lower St. Croix National Scenic Riverway includes the lower 52 miles of the St. Croix River between Taylors Falls, Minnesota and St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin and the confluence with the Mississippi River at Point Douglas, Minnesota and . . . — — Map (db m238994) HM
People are not the only creatures that travel over and along the St. Croix River. In the sky or underwater, wildlife is on the move around you. The St. Croix River is an important migration corridor, used by animals every day, at night, and with the . . . — — Map (db m148104)
To the Dakota and Ojibwe, life depended on their skills in using the natural resources. They made their own clothing, built their own homes, made their own tools and gathered or hunted for their food. The Ojibwe and Dakota were semi-nomadic . . . — — Map (db m234794) HM
The St. Croix River was one of the first rivers protected under the Wild Scenic Rivers Act. This legislation was prompted by the toll that decades of damming, development and diversion on America's rivers had taken on wildlife, the landscape and . . . — — Map (db m239619) HM
Home to the hamlets of Houlton and Burkhardt, The Town of St. Joseph is a unique, rural, and beautiful place. The area's ample natural resources include bluff lands, streams, wetlands, woodlands, dairy farms, and rolling agricultural fields. The . . . — — Map (db m239280) HM
At the time of settlement by European immigrants in the mid-1800s, significant portions of western Wisconsin were covered by expanses of open grassland. The land was called "prairie" by early French settlers who could think of no other way to . . . — — Map (db m233786) HM
All of the land seen from this bridge and beyond is part of millions of acres ceded under an 1837 treaty between Ojibwe and Dakota bands and the United States government. The acreage contained vast tracts of the prized white pine that grew north of . . . — — Map (db m233476) HM
Wisconsin, which is often called The Badger State, became a state in 1848. Over the years the State Legislature has adopted many state symbols. Here are some prominent and interesting Wisconsin symbols from the St. Croix Valley.
State Motto: . . . — — Map (db m233533) HM
