Education & Community

Join us at Belwin's Education Site for a joint event hosted by Belwin Conservancy and FamilyMeans. Designed for persons with memory loss and their caregivers, this event will feature live music, nature-inspired arts activities, short guided nature walks and bird watching. Poet Zoë Bird, creator of the Alzheimer’s Poetry Project Minnesota, will also be present, along with musician Andrea Stern, courtesy of Compas. Resources from FamilyMeans Caregiving & Aging will be available at the event.  Read more about FamilyMeans Nature Memories Open House

Better Place Forests is creating America’s first conservation memorial forests. The organization’s forests are natural, sustainable alternatives to cemeteries for people who choose cremation.

Learn more about Better Place Forests and explore their St. Croix Valley Forest at this free open house event on June 16.

Better Place Forests Rock River is Minnesota’s first conservation memorial forest. The 100+ acre lakefront forest provides a place to pause and reflect among some of the area’s most distinguished trees. Read more about Better Place Forests St. Croix Valley Open House

Ever pondered the stories behind Scandia's historic buildings? What businesses flourished on Olinda Trail and Oakhill Road in the early 1900s--and have you heard our city's tales of bank robbery, fire and tornado? Join us at the Scandia Creamery for a short presentation on historic Mainstreet Architecture from Ted Lentz--the preservation architect who oversaw the State Capitol restoration in St. Paul--followed by a walking tour of historic downtown sites ending with lunch at Meister's Bar & Grill. Read more about Scandia History Series: Historic Walking Tour of the Scandia Village Center

The very popular Food Truck Extravaganza community event takes another bite out of Stillwater when it returns on June 18th, 2022 at the Washington County Fairgrounds!

Bringing the Greater Stillwater Area good food and good moments! SO MUCH MORE THAN FOOD, COME FOR THE FUN! Take your taste buds on a tour of tasty eats paired with family fun and community flavor!  Read more about 2022 Food Truck Extravaganza

We will be toasting with an Old Vegas theme at the stunning JX Event Center!

Friday Evening, February 18th, 2022
5:30 pm – 10:00 pm   ∼   JX Event Center

Fun activities for all ages. 5k Run with the Bison at 9:00 a.m. (fun trail run prior to the bison’s arrival), then live music, eco-arts, food trucks, and the bison release from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

9:00 a.m.: Run with the Bison

10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.: Festival

$10 per car.

Please note: No dogs allowed at this or any Belwin event. Read more about Belwin Bison Festival

View the stars and moon with Minnesota Astronomical Society members, meet a raptor from Carpenter Nature Center, and enjoy arts/ecological activities and a campfire with s’mores.

Belwin’s Education Center and the Joseph J. Casby Observatory will be open.

$10 per car.

Please note: No dogs allowed at this or any Belwin event. Read more about Midwinter Family Fun

Welcome to Ruben Custom Sawmill & Woodworks! We are having this event to celebrate going into business full time by offering a free meal from Northwoods Smokehouse and 15% off all live edge slabs. Come see why so many people have fallen in love with our wood products, sourced from locally salvaged logs around the Twin Cities metro area. Read more about Ruben Sawmill & Woodworks: Customer Appreciation Celebration

Come one, come all! Decorate your car for a birthday party and tailgate in the HUB parking lot while we celebrate 11 years of VFC. We’ll be social distancing in the parking lot for some fun fun fun! We’ll have a food truck, DJ for some dancing, a scavenger hunt, crafting table and much more. Do not miss this fun outdoor birthday celebration! Read more about Valley Friendship Club's 11th Birthday Bash