St. Croix Riverfest ~ ''Meet the Waters, Meet the People, Celebrate our Nature''

St. Croix Riverfest is a two-day (Friday and Saturday) community-based celebration of the Upper St. Croix and Eau Claire Rivers Watershed and is intended to recognize local citizens and organizations and to promote stewardship of our streams, lakes, rivers, and wetlands.

The Riverfest 2008 theme is "Meet the Waters, Meet the People, Celebrate our Nature"

The Watershed Conference on Friday will have discussions on pride of place, our common historical legacy, and the status of the health of the watershed. Included will be presentations by local groups, youth and adult citizen volunteers, and agencies.

Patagonia Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival on Friday evening.  
The festival tour brings together the best of the home festival’s films in a three-hour program. With a growing public awareness for the environment, the festival aims to increase this groundswell through inspiring and educational films which hopefully will motivate people to go out and make a difference in their community and around the world.  
 
Whether it is the struggle for environmental justice, information on renewable energy or an educational tale about an endangered species, the films expose people to forward-thinking ideas and global awareness. We choose films that not only highlight the concerns but provide solutions, reaching people through beautiful imagery like the sweeping landscapes of the Tallgrass Prairie or the grandeur of the Himalayan Rivers.

Patagaonia Wild and Scenic Kids' Special Film Festival on Saturday.
This FREE event will feature 9 award winning short films sure to capture the attention of children and adults alike! They are part of the Patagonia Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival tour. The films being shown include: Not Just Mine, Hawaiian Etiquette, Rita (a W&S award winner), Antarctica…The End (a W&S award winner), Water Loving Doggies, Carpa Diem and Feed the Worms.

Free Children's Festival on Saturday.
Children have a treat in store with musical theater designed just for them. The St. Croix Performing Arts Club will be presenting "Quack" at the Lucius Woods Performing Arts Center. It is a story with a message of tolerance and acceptance. This event will also feature an Ojibwa story teller dressed in authentic traditional native attire who will captivate the audience with folklore of the native peoples. Games, prizes, workshops and free lunch for the kids are all part of the fun-filled event.

Festival of the Arts on Saturday.

Watershed-wide community-events celebration on Saturday will include canoe rides, water trail paddle, underwater video demonstration, pontoon classroom, youth events, local tours, and much more.  For a brochure and schedule, click here.