Layers of St. Croix History: Writing the River

We are fortunate to partner with the Greg Seitz of St. Croix 360 for an incredible summer paddle series.

“Layers of St. Croix History” trips will offer a relaxing paddle down the river as Greg shares stories about unique aspects of the river’s past.

These seven-mile trips will take you past geologic features, natural wonders, and important places for human history. While each trip will highlight a specific historic theme, we will also look for birds, fish, mussels, flowers and other wildlife that are part of the river’s past, present and future.

Paddle 1: Writing the River

Date: 3–8 p.m. June 13
Location: Wisconsin Interstate Park to Osceola Landing

There have been generations of writers who have spent a lot of ink describing the St. Croix. Helen McCann White, Charles Roos, James Taylor Dunn and many more have documented the river’s history, nature and the sheer joy of spending time on it. There are also many contemporary authors, poets, advocates, historians and journalists who write about the river. Learn about these writers and hear some favorite excerpts. Discuss some of the unique ways they used language to describe and evoke the St. Croix’s special qualities and stories. (Take home a booklet with samples of rare writings about the river.)