Go to college to be in the rodeo. That’s right: In addition to working toward their four-year degrees, every year at the University of Wisconsin–River Falls Falcon Frontier Days Rodeo, more than 300 college students participate in professional rodeo performances. This year marks the 52nd anniversary of Frontier Days Rodeo, hosted by the UWRF rodeo club. Read more about College Town Cowboys
At Paws and Claws Pet Resort, dogs are treated not as pets, owner Tari Nestrud says, but as family. Open for 20 years, the facility offers a wide variety of services, including grooming and a pet spa, lodging, private and in-home training, and dog day camp. Read more about Paws and Claws Pet Resort in Hudson Treats Your Dog Like Part of the Family
In the September issue learn all about how to keep your pet happy and healthy with advice from local experts. Read more about September 2016 St. Croix Valley Magazine
Growing up in the Russian Orthodox Church, Stillwater’s Debra Korluka was drawn to the beauty of icons from an early age. “I was raised with these images,” she says. “Icons have always been a part of my life.” Read more about Drawing the Divine
The Lake Elmo Inn sits at an inconspicuous intersection of town, next to the railroad tracks that brought visitors by the boxcar-load to its doors decades ago. The trains still pass by occasionally, but the customers now arrive in the comfort of their own vehicles. Since its inception, the inn served as a diner, candy shop, bar, hotel and meeting place for generations of Minnesotans and Wisconsinites. It is fitting, then, that the next generation of talent in the service industry should start their training at a restaurant that wears its past with pride. Read more about Review: Lake Elmo Inn’s Top Chefs
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