Crime & Safety

How To Stay Safe While Hiking Along The Raging St. Croix River

Trudy Lorenz has spent decades coming to this park and has seen both its beauty and the dangers of it.

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April 24, 2023

ST. CROIX FALLS, Wis. – The swollen St. Croix River is drawing tons of tourists to one of the more accessible state parks outside the Twin Cities. But it's also making a hike there riskier.

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Pothole Trail is not as awful as it sounds. It's a 125-year-old walking path through the woods of Interstate State Park in St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin. It leads to one incredible view.

Trudy Lorenz has spent decades coming to this park and has seen both the beauty and the dangers of it.

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