Tag Archives: Kids

Let’s Go Paddling!

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Meet at 10am SHARP at the Willow River boat launch Willow River State Park, 1034 County Road A, Hudson

Registration is required as spots are limited. Register here: https://tinyurl.com/LetsPaddleWillow

In honor of RiverFest week, join our naturalists on a scenic kayaking trip up to the beautiful Willow Falls, before peacefully floating back down the Willow River. This is a great activity to enjoy individually, with a friend, or as a family! Children ages 10 and up, with a parent/guardian and capable of operating their own kayak are welcome to join! Please dress for the weather and bring along a lifejacket (or wear one of ours) waterproof shoes, drinking water, sunscreen and bug spray.

This event costs $25/kayak. Vehicle admission into the park is a separate and required fee.

All outdoor events are weather-dependent.
Questions? Email: naturecenter@willowkinnifriends.org

St. Croix Valley Community Band Concert

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View a video of the St. Croix Valley Community Band Concert on River Channel.

The FREE St. Croix Valley Community Band Concert is a popular RiverFest event. Celebrating community and the scenic St. Croix River with something for people of all ages. You won’t want to miss this fun-filled family evening! Families are encouraged to bring a picnic blanket or lawn chairs and settle in to enjoy the show.

The RiverFest theme song will be played for a sing-along. View the lyrics to the RiverFest, It’s the Best! song.

See the RiverFest mascot Scrappy on display! Created by sculptor Mary Johnson, the splashing bass figure is metal armature. Each year students from the Phipps Center for the Arts “Just Add Water” art and science class help complete the sculpture by processing and re-purposing the litter collected in Hudson during the river cleanup to create a new “skin” for Scrappy.

RiverFest Family Movie Night

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Families are invited to enjoy the FREE family-friendly movie ““Moana 2” at the Lakefront Park Bandshell. In this animated move, after receiving an unexpected call from her wayfinding ancestors, Moana must journey to the far seas of Oceania and into dangerous, long-lost waters for an adventure unlike anything she’s ever faced. Watch the official trailer.

Bring a picnic blanket or lawn chairs and watch the movie under the stars. Experience this entertain kids’ movie outdoors on a giant 40 ft. inflatable screen!

We will have kid-friendly pre-movie activities from 7:30-9:00pm, including yard games provided by the Hudson Area Public Library and the Lakefront Park Tree Trek.

*If it rains the movie will be canceled.
Please check back Tuesday after 3pm for weather announcements.
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