Toast to the Holiday Season With Uplifting Cocktails
There’s so much to love about seasonal cocktails. These winter mixed drinks can stir nostalgia and holiday spirit in just a sip. Made with seasonal...
Lasting Impression Offers More Than Permanent Makeup
For breast cancer survivors, three-dimensional areola restorations uplift and empower. When Jennifer Turnquist found out she had breast cancer in...
Florists Share How They Create Holiday Wreaths
Florists share how they make wreaths that stand out and how you can too. In this festive time of year, what livens up the season more than...
Stillwater Hosts the First-Ever World Snow Celebration
Stillwater’s World Snow Sculpting Championship to headline new winter festival. It’s been four years since Stillwater became the home of the World...
Shop Local
Mainstream Boutique Of Stillwater
Mainstream Boutique is a national franchise system of more than 70 independently owned and operated women’s clothing boutiques in 24 states across the United States. Mainstream Boutique is known for one-of-a-kind apparel, accessories, and styling expertise for today’s busy woman. Guided by our mission to love, strengthen, and celebrate, we are passionate about lifting customers up and making them feel beautiful. We believe in the power of community within our stores and in the value of strong local communities. To learn more about Mainstream Boutique Stillwater visit our website....
Noteworthy
Get Ready to Vote for Best of St. Croix Valley 2025
Welcome, readers, to 2025 and our annual Best of St. Croix Valley Readers’ Choice Poll, which celebrates life in this beautiful river valley. We...
David Palmer’s Life of Philanthropy
Some of David Palmer’s earliest lessons in giving came from odd teachers: venison steaks and chicken–the payment his father received for the medical...
Creative Gift Wrap Ideas
Make your Christmas presents stand out this year with these creative and unique wrapping ideas. Pick a theme: Choose a cohesive theme, like rustic,...
An Artful Season at The Phipps Center for the Arts
With nearly 40 events in a typical season at The Phipps Center for the Arts, we’re often asked, ‘How do you choose?’ Although it’s not a simple...
Events
Minnesota Campus Public Bird Banding
See birds up close and watch the experts band birds at Carpenter Nature Center. Banding runs continuously, so come and go as you please. Donations...
“Cure” For Cabin Fever: Backyard Photography Winter Months
Are you feeling like you have had enough of Winter? Can’t wait to get out of the house? Join Professional Photographer Jay Grammond for a...
Hat Burning Workshop
Bring your stunning hat design ideas to life on January 14. Let the experts at AR Workshop guide you though creating your own unique hat- A range of...
World Snow Celebration Opening Ceremony 2025
Join the Spectacle: Mark your calendar for a night of enchantment, art and celebration. Be there as Stillwater transforms into the epicenter of the...
Beer Dinner at Gasthaus Bavarian Hunter
Join us for a four course meal. During each course, you will receive a Paulaner beer imported directly from Munich that has been specially selected...
In This Issue
Dayton’s Santa Bear Is Back at Shop in the City
Shop in the City brings back a beloved piece of Dayton’s history for a new generation of holiday shoppers. At Shop in the City, on Main Street in Downtown Stillwater, holiday traditions are alive...
Get Ready to Vote for Best of St. Croix Valley 2025
Welcome, readers, to 2025 and our annual Best of St. Croix Valley Readers’ Choice Poll, which celebrates life in this beautiful river valley. We don’t know of a better way to step into the year than...
Welcome to the December 2024/January 2025 Issue
Winter is here again. As this issue goes to press, the snow has not yet fallen—which gives me a romantic take on this season that I’m all too happy to share. I’m already pining for the slower season...
Snow Carver
A hobby photographer captures an award-winning image at the World Snow Sculpting Championship. A snow sculptor at the World Snow Sculpting Championship in Stillwater is the subject of this colorful...
Coco’s Heart Dog Rescue 2024 Hoedown Gala
On October 5, volunteer-driven nonprofit Coco’s Heart Dog Rescue held its annual hoedown gala in Somerset, Wisconsin. The event featured a concert under the stars by the Jake Nelson Band, dinner,...
Subscribe and get fresh articles in your inbox
Sign up for our newsletter and receive email updates with our top stories.
