We Are Water MN is a traveling exhibit and community engagement initiative that explores the science, history, story, culture, and relationships of water in Minnesota, and, in this case, the lower St. Croix River Valley. The exhibit will be on view at Stillwater Public Library from October 12 through December 3, 2023, and will include stories from local perspectives:

•           Astoria Jespersen – Houseboat resident

•           Emily Tweed – Pumpkin Regatta Winner 2022, local business owner

•           Fred Grieco

•           Greg Seitz – St. Croix 360, writer/blogger

•           Pam Carlson – Volunteer water monitor

•           Rosie Peters – Brookside Bar & Grill, co-owner, Dakota

•           Amy Frischmon – Business owner, Taylor’s Falls Scenic Boat Tours

•           Andy Veu – Local angler

•           Kami Mendlik – Artist, St. Croix River School of Painting

•           Daniel Bruber – MnDOT, Lift Bridge Operator

•           Mark Edlund – Scientist with St. Croix Watershed Research Station

•           Paul Red Elk – NAPAC elder, herbalist

We Are Water MN is led by the Minnesota Humanities Center in partnership with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency; Board of Water and Soil Resources; the Minnesota Department of Agriculture, Health, and Natural Resources; the Minnesota Historical Society; and the University of Minnesota Extension. We Are Water MN is funded in part with money from the Clean Water, Land, & Legacy Fund and by the National Endowment for the Humanities.