Imagine the possibilities: A Heritage Area for the St. Croix River region?
The Journey Through Hallowed Ground NHA is a good example of what can be accomplished in a regional partnership.
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Learn to speak Swedish in Scandia
Gammelgården Museum is offering three levels of Swedish language classes this year.
Video: Watch Evergreen Trad bring Irish lumber camp songs to life
A pair of musicians is bringing the St. Croix region’s heritage of logging and European immigrants to life through traditional music.
Re-imagining Hayward’s quirky Moccasin Bar
Old meets new meets old in some photos of Hayward, Wisconsin’s Moccasin Bar taxidermy dioramas.
Author offers context about Native American connections
Historian Bruce White reveals some of the complexity of the Ojibwe and Dakota peoples’ relationships in the St. Croix River region.
Canoe and Boat Show Scheduled for Wisconsin Canoe Heritage Day in Spooner
Exhibitors are invited to bring their wooden canoes, boats and related gear to the event on May 25.
American Birkebeiner celebrates past, present and future of outdoor recreation
The 40th annual festival includes new event honoring its roots with old-school gear and recent trends with a “fat bike” race.
Long-lost cousins — and stories — discovered through Heritage Initiative
A story about one family’s Swedish heritage helped connect distant relatives, and fill in some holes in the story.
Preserving agricultural heritage in western Wisconsin
Historic barns in the region have great stories to tell about the immigrants who first farmed here.
A lesson in the St. Croix River region’s geology
A rock slide in Osceola, Wis. provides an example of the forces which have shaped the region’s creeks, rivers and bluffs.
