by Zoe Yates | Apr 1, 2024 | Featured
April is a month of anticipation. For me, the weeks leading up to the typical thaw are marked by this feeling, a sense of urgency that has been entirely missing for many moons. What am I looking forward to? More than I can hold or express, but here are a few ideas:...
by Zoe Yates | Apr 1, 2024 | Arts, Featured, People
For the Cuellars, a love of pottery spans countries and generations. For every stranger who walks into Alana and Guillermo Cuellar’s showroom in Shafer, there comes two friends. Fellow potters, longtime customers and neighbors are greeted by name with the promise of...
by Zoe Yates | Apr 1, 2024 | Arts
The 32nd annual St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour will take place May 10–12. Participating studios will be open to the public from 10 a.m.–6 p.m. May 10–11; and from 10 a.m.–5 p.m. May 12. Entrance to all studios is free. This year’s hosts are Linda Christianson,...
by Kelly Cochrane | Apr 1, 2024 | Outdoors, Recipes, Wellness
One of Heather Mashuga’s favorite foraging finds is elderberry. It is found in the area and has healing properties that are used to aid the immune system and treat cold symptoms when made into a syrup. “Everybody should have elderberry syrup and know how to make it,”...
by Zoe Yates | Apr 1, 2024 | Photo Contest
Award-winning photo captures siblings at play. “Springtime in Wisconsin offers a plethora of exciting wildlife opportunities for migrating animals and the arrival of spring babies,” says Tina Kleppe of Tina Faye Photography. The St. Croix County resident captured this...
by Zoe Yates | Apr 1, 2024 | Giving Back, Outdoors, Wellness
Therapeutic riding program opens doors for those with disabilities. At River Valley Riders, smiles and stories reign. The organization’s therapeutic horse-back riding and carriage-driving programs increase possibilities for those with disabilities, including autism,...
by Shelli Erck | Apr 1, 2024 | Garden, Noteworthy
If you are anything like me, you’re probably itching to breathe some fresh air and get your hands dirty this spring. Studies have shown that being around flowers reduces stress, quells anxiety, speeds healing, aids in concentration and generally makes you happy....
by Zoe Yates | Apr 1, 2024 | Arts, People
To visit Franconia Sculpture Park is to enter another world. Absurd eyeball-like orbs rotate on an axis, moved by the breeze; an unassuming shed hangs suspended feet above the ground, pulled in every direction by thin cables; a hill of beige rises from the ground,...
by Zoe Yates | Apr 1, 2024 | Featured, Interior Design, Renovate
Kitchen remodel reflects the beauty of the North Shore. On the day Emily Pueringer was born, her mother spent the morning in a construction zone that would become Pueringer’s childhood home. Retelling a story she’s undoubtedly heard many times, Pueringer says that her...
by Alauna Yust | Apr 1, 2024 | Arts, Education, Giving Back, Noteworthy, People
“The most important thing that you can do in the whole world is to give back to your community,” says Kristin Tjornehoj, a lifelong resident, musician and teacher in the St. Croix Valley. A saxophonist and pianist by trade, Tjornehoj invests her time and talents...
by Zoe Yates | Apr 1, 2024 | Noteworthy, Outdoors, Pets
It’s time for the annual return to the outdoors! I know our pups will be grateful for it, so let’s give our companions the ultimate Valley experience. Adventure in Hudson Enjoy the natural bounty of Hudson, Wisconsin, at Willow Rivers State Park. You and your dog will...
by Kelly Cochrane | Apr 1, 2024 | Education, Featured, Outdoors
Foraging experts share the natural bounty of the St. Croix Valley. Foraging is a practice that humanity has relied on for centuries. Though it’s not as commonplace these days, the Valley provides an ideal starting place for the budding forager. Whether one hopes to...
by Daniel Huss | Apr 1, 2024 | Giving Back
One can give a little, give a lot, and giveBIG St. Croix Valley. Presented by United Way St. Croix Valley, the giveBIG St. Croix Valley campaign is a 24-hour giving event scheduled midnight to midnight, starting on April 30 to benefit nonprofits serving communities in...
by Rachael Johnson | Apr 1, 2024 | Book Club, Noteworthy
Set in Maine and Nova Scotia, The Berry Pickers opens in the early 1960s when 4-year-old Ruthie, the youngest in her Mi’kmaq family who travels to Maine each summer to pick blueberries, goes missing. The story is told from two perspectives: Joe, Ruthie’s big brother,...
by Zoe Yates | Apr 1, 2024 | Outdoors, Sports
Get ready for a summer spent exploring the Valley by foot. Welcome warmer days on the trails this spring and summer. Run Stillwater, a family-run, woman-owned business, is focused on bringing people together for classic fun throughout the Valley. There are five...
