Recently, during May 18-24, the St. Croix River Association hosted the 2013 Namekagon River Paddle. The trip started at Phillipi Landing in Cable, WI. Lake Namekagon had been ice-free for less than two weeks, and there was still a bit of snow on the ground at the landing. That didn’t deter most of the 80 people that had signed up for this 92-mile-long river journey on this section of the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway.
The Great River Rumble is an annual weeklong canoe/kayak trip sponsored by Midwest River Expeditions. Each year it travels a different section of river, usually on the mighty Mississippi, but this year it includes the St. Croix river from Grantsburg, WI to Red Wing, MN, July 27-August 3. We suggest you check this paddle out. It sounds like a great time and a great way to experience the St. Croix all the way into the Mississippi. For more information visit their website riverrumble.org
The 2013 St. Croix Watershed Stewardship Award winners were announced at the SCRA Annual Meeting on May 14 at Camp St. Croix, near Hudson, WI. They were nominated for outstanding contributions to protecting the river—now and for future generations.
We are honored to have these amazing people working on behalf of the watershed: St. Croix Valley & North Star Chapters of the Sierra Club, shared with the St. Croix Valley Interstate Group of the Sierra Club, Port of Sunnyside Club, Inc., Mike Reiter, Citizen Volunteer.
We have two paddlers blogging from the Namekagon paddle this week! Greg Seitz, from St. Croix 360 and Ron Meador from MinnPost. Enjoy following along!
Four of the first seven marinas certified under Minnesota’s new Clean Marina Program are on the St. Croix River.
By Greg Sietz, St. Croix 360
May 6, 2013
It takes a lot of water to wash a boat.
Sunnyside Marina, on the St. Croix River between Stillwater and Bayport, uses about 40 gallons to wash one. For six weeks each fall, as the marina pulls boats out of the river for winter storage, they wash eight per day. It adds up quick.
St. Croix River Association