Nestled into the bluffs of the St. Croix River, one of America's protected Wild and Scenic Waterways, the town of Stillwater is itself on the National Registry of Historic Places. Hundred-year-old brick and limestone buildings that once housed merchants of the old logging town now are home to a host of antique shops, rare book dealers, world-class restaurants, bed & breakfast inns, historic trains, trolleys, and paddlewheel boats.

The wild and scenic St. Croix River Valley is a center of fun and recreation for the Twin Cities metroplitan area. Boating, biking, camping, golfing, train-riding, canoeing, hot air ballooning, and many other activities are popular drawing cards for Stillwater.