Lens on St. Croix Valley 2022 Photo Contest.
Arts & Culture

New Inclusive Playground Coming to New Heights School. New Heights School looks to add an inclusive playground to the school grounds.

Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt Book Review. A surprising friendship between a widow and an octopus.

From professionals to hobbyists, photographers are encouraged to enter our annual contest.

St. Croix Valley Magazine has the pleasure of working with several area community members, who serve on our magazine’s Editorial Advisory Board.

Sarah Lilja took this photo on the St. Croix River near Franconia, where the rock formations are called the Franconia Dalles.

After nearly 20 years in the publishing industry, Nancy Eike was ready for a change of pace. Interestingly enough, this new chapter of her life is one she already had bookmarked.

Goats. You’ve seen them at the zoo; you’ve seen them in the mountains out West; and you might even eat goat cheese derived from goat’s milk.
Spring is here and with it comes spring cleaning and reorganizing of our homes, but how often are we going through our closets and giving them a little refresh?

Stillwater resident Maribeth Lundeen says she frequently goes on meditative walks on the trails near the Arcola High Bridge. “The woods are beautiful with a diverse mix of trees,” she says, noting that the forest is different in every season.