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Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
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NPS | One of the earliest spring wildflowers is the Bloodroot. The leaf helps protect it from cold temperatures and late snows. |
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News sometimes happens fast or is unexpected. This is where we will try to post what is going on in the park or direct you to where you can get the information you need.
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Wells are operational for the summer season. Wells are opened in the spring after all danger of freezing is past. Typically they may not all be working until near Memorial Day and occasionally one has to be shut down or malfunctions during the summer for a short period. Wells are shut down in the fall before freezing weather is expected, typically during September. Locations of wells can be found on the maps for different segments of the river. The following list are wells that are planned to be open in 2008:
Howell
McDowell
Earl
Namekagon Trail Bridge
Riverside
Osceola
Eagles Nest
Nelsons
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Occasionally a well is inoperable, it is good to have a back up plan for water, just in case.
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The Lower River Camping Plan and Environmental Assessment is available for review and comment. To learn more...
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Did You Know?
Before the invention of refrigerators, people harvested ice from rivers and lakes in the winter and stored the ice, covered in sawdust, in buildings. An ice house, storing ice from the river, once stood near the site of the park headquarters for St. Croix NSR, in St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin.
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Last Updated: June 19, 2008 at 15:06 EST |