Sketches from the Twin Cities: Still water

Stillwater mural

Birthplace of Minnesota

By Geoffrey Dean

[Editor’s Note: We appreciate your patience while we overcame the thorny technical glitch that on Saturday prevented us from showing you the photos accompanying these sketches.]

On the St. Croix River bordering Minnesota and Wisconsin, Stillwater, MN is a charming town with an old-time feel within easy driving range of the Twin Cities. As we discovered through the many historical markers along MN 95 between Stillwater and Scandia, this area is important as the cradle of Minnesota’s statehood and the home of its earliest European settlers (ca. 1838-1859).

Sketches from the Twin Lakes: Still water

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By Geoffrey Dean

[Editor’s Note: The photo version will be published as soon as we have overcome a thorny technical glitch.]

On the St. Croix River bordering Minnesota and Wisconsin, Stillwater is a charming town with an old-time feel within easy driving range of the Twin Cities. As we discovered through the many historical markers along MN 95 between Stillwater and Scandia, this area is important as the cradle of Minnesota’s statehood and the home of its earliest European settlers (ca. 1838-1859).