The Dakota poet and activist has been awarded a $25,000 Minnesota State Arts Board grant. Marine on St. Croix poet Rosetta “Rosie” Peters is among...
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Angie Hong Sends Us to the River to Experience Its Beauty
Author and environmental educator Angie Hong sends us to the watershed for ephemeral explorations. Angie Hong is an environmental educator who has...
How One Local Author Pursues Her Passion
Lake Elmo author Stephanie Landsem talks writing and pursuing your passions. In 2007, Lake Elmo resident Stephanie Landsem found herself at a...
New Guidebook Explores the Twin Cities’ Oldest Sites
Plymouth author Julie Jo Severson releases Oldest Twin Cities: A Guide to Historic Treasures. Julie Jo Severson's latest guidebook highlights some...
Collisions of Earth and Sky Book Review
This book is so lovely. Part autobiography, part manifesto on how important nature is for our human spirits, local author Heidi Barr describes how...
Potter Wins Publishing Contract
Local novelist describes his latest book. William Kaufmann works as a potter at Linden Hills Pottery in Hudson, Wis. alongside his wife Cynthia...
Jessie Diggins Shares Successes and Failures in Her Book ‘Brave Enough’
"Brave Enough" is an honest account from Jessie Diggins about success on snow and in life. Jessie Diggins grew up in Afton, Minn. and graduated from...
Preservationist Pens Book on History of Stillwater’s Lift Bridge
New book chronicles local lift bridge saga. If there’s anything you’d like to know about the iconic Stillwater Lift Bridge, ask Charlene Roise. She...
Ann Bancroft, Richard J. Leider and Craig Hansen Are Influencers in the Valley
Finding inspiration from a handful of the St. Croix Valley’s movers and shakers. In a time when influencing is a marketing buzz-term, the positive...
Writing in the Valley: Meet Local Author Tim Bouvine
Tim Bouvine always has been a Midwestern guy. He’s spent his life in the area, with the exception of a few years in Texas. Bouvine is also a family...
