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The Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway is a federally protected system of riverways located in eastern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin. [1] It protects 252 miles (406 km) of river, including the St. Croix River (on the Wisconsin/Minnesota border), and the Namekagon River (in Wisconsin), as well as adjacent land along the rivers. [2]
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources William O'Brien State Park is a 1,520-acre (6.2 km 2 ) state park of Minnesota , USA, along the St. Croix River . Its hiking trails traverse rolling glacial moraine , riparian zones, restored oak savanna , wooded areas and bogs .
The 1837 Treaty of St. Peters with the Ojibwe was signed at St. Peters (now Mendota) which ceded to the United States government a vast tract of land in what today is north central Wisconsin and central Minnesota, roughly bounded by the Prairie du Chien Line in the south, Mississippi River in the west, St. Croix and Chippewa River watersheds in ...
St. Croix State Park is a state park in Pine County, Minnesota, USA. The park follows the shore of the St. Croix River for 21 miles (34 km) and contains the last 7 miles (11 km) of the Kettle River. [5] At 33,895 acres (13,717 ha) it is the largest Minnesota state park.
It is one of five free public boat landings on the Lower Saint Croix River. [4] The river near there is a fishery for smallmouth bass, northern pike, muskellunge, and sturgeon. [5] Four miles of hiking trails wind through prairie, woods, and the lower St Croix River Valley. One mile of paved biking trail links the park office to the campground.
State officials say they are close to resolving the last major issue that has delayed the construction of a new $1.2 million boat launch in Oak Park Heights. Officials with the Minnesota ...
Authorities found a body in the St. Croix River in Hudson, Wis., on Saturday. Hudson police and medical personnel recovered the body in the water after being dispatched to the area of Lakefront ...
They straddle the Dalles of the St. Croix River, a deep basalt gorge with glacial potholes and other rock formations. The Wisconsin park is 1,330 acres (538 ha) and the Minnesota park is 298 acres (121 ha). The towns of Taylors Falls, Minnesota and St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin are adjacent to the park.