Hudson Area

North and south of Hudson, the St. Croix looks much like a lake especially south of the Interstate 94 bridge where the river widens until it reaches a narrower stretch at Afton, Minnesota. This stretch of the river and the islands near Hudson are often crowded with boats in good weather.

Railroad bridge over the mouth of the Willow River in North Hudson

Nighttime in winter on the Minnesota side across from Hudson, Wisconsin

To have some parts flowing free again . . . with deer grazing on its banks . . . ducks and geese raising their young in the backwaters . . . eddies and twists and turns for canoeists . . . and fishing opportunities . . . would be the finest possible tribute . . . and a priceless gift for our children.

— Stephen Ambrose, Undaunted Courage