• Canoeists paddle by tree lined shores

    Saint Croix

    National Scenic Riverway WI,MN

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    Sections of the lower St. Croix River are running higher than normal for this time of year. Be prepared and cautious if venturing out on the river, and watch for debris and other obstacles in the water.

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Namekagon Memory Day August 17

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Date: July 17, 2008
Contact: Joan Jacobowski, 715-635-8346

Have you or someone you know pulled logs or deadheads from the river? Have you fished for trout or bass in the Namekagon River?  Do the names: Howell, Earl, Groat or Phipps bring a story to mind.  Have you or your family had a relationship with the Namekagon or Upper St. Croix Rivers?    Is your history entwined with this area?  Do you have stories to tell?  Then come to Memory Day at the Namekagon Visitor Center in Trego on Sunday, August 17 from Noon to 5:00 p.m.

 

Join local County Historical Societies and the National Park Service in recalling times gone by.  A logging exhibit from the Sawyer County Historical Society and a boating exhibit from the Washburn Historical Society will help get the memories going.  But what we want are your stories.  Come share stories that can be recorded or jotted down, bring in photographs that you are willing to have scanned or copied.  Share your knowledge of how places got their names.  Help keep the memories alive and history from being lost by having your memories recorded.

 

The Namekagon Visitor Center is located on Highway 63, one mile east of Highway 53 in Trego, Wisconsin.  The Visitor Center is open daily 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Memorial Day through Labor Day and can be reached at 715-635-8346.

 

The St. Croix National Scenic Riverway, a unit of the National Park System, was established by the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act in 1968; it is one of a group of eight rivers in the country which first received this recognition.  Protection of natural and cultural resources is part of the Riverway’s mission.                                                                                                                

Did You Know?

Two mussels or clams on sand. They are yellowish brown with greenish stripes

St. Croix National Scenic Riverway is home to 40 species of native mussels. Throughout the United States their populations are considered highly threatened. The Higgins Eye Pearly mussel is on the endangered species list.