For Immediate Release
Monday September
26, 2016
St Croix Falls, WI - Taylors Falls, MN
St Croix Falls Autumn Fest Set for Saturday and Sunday October 1st & 2nd
Enjoy Activities
in Two Main Areas - And Several Satellite Locations in Two Cities:
Area one: SCF Public Library Plaza 10 am –
3 pm
And
Area two: Habitat for Humanity up on the hill is the Tiny House Expo 9 am - 6 pm Saturday and 9 am - 2 pm Sunday
Plus many more
activities around town all weekend: info (web links below): Shops and restaurants open for lovely visits and falls colors
river walks in Taylors Falls & St Croix Falls, Interstate Parks open in TF & SCF, Woolly Day Bicycle Event
(Sunday SCF), St Croix River Picnic & Paddle Event (Sunday), Car Show (Saturday TF), Festival Theatre shows (both days
SCF), SCRMC Mom & Baby expo (Saturday SCF).
A celebration of the change of season and the natural beauty of the St.
Croix Valley with a special emphasis on pollinators and amphibians in honor of the late Randy Korb, wildlife educator and
frog guy.
Partners: Friends of the St Croix Falls Public Library, Franconia Sculpture Park, National Park Service, City of St.
Croix Falls, St. Croix River Association, Polk Burnett Beekeepers Association, St. Croix Falls Farmers Market, Festival Theatre
and Genius of Fun Events, SCRMC, Habitat For Humanity, Festival Theatre, Woolly Bike Club & more
Webpage: www.scfaf.com
Facebook
event link: https://www.facebook.com/events/1380840081930623/?ti=ia
Library Activities will begin at 10:00 & conclude at 2:00. Specific times for some events are indicated, but
the majority of activities are on-going/drop-in experiences.
A casual tribute to Randy Korb will occur around
3:00 pm on the library plaza after festivities are wrapped up. Please invite friends and family who would like to share
some of Randy’s memories at this time.
Library activities to include but not limited to:
• Farmers Market and Art &
Craft and Local Business Vendors
• National Park Service with family activities
• St Croix River Association - booth with
interactive activities (watershed/water trivia game, aquatic invasive species samples and perhaps macro-invertebrate display
• Friends
of the SCF PL - tent with mini car painting, face painting
• Imagination Playground for kids (giant nerfy-legos)
• SCF Library
- Monarch Story Time & craft 10:30 am
• Children’s Comedy Magic Performer 11:00 am
• DJ Woody McBride playing interesting
music of all styles from all corners of the world 12 pm – 3 pm
• Gyro & Cheese Curd Food Truck
• Franconia Sculpture Park's
"Families makes art workshop" & Installation of the "Wishing Tree" sculpture
• Polk Burnett Bee Keepers Association
-- information booth
Many of these activities are funded by a Navigate Grant written by Franconia Sculpture Park
Campus two: Tiny
House Expo Displays! (Saturday & Sunday)
Tiny House Expo: AutumnFest St. Croix Falls, WI
Date & time: Saturday Oct. 1,
2016 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Sunday Oct. 2. 2016 9 a.m.- 2 p.m.
Location: ReStore Wild Rivers Habitat for Humanity, 2201 US Highway 8, St Croix Falls,
WI 54024-8327 www.wildrivershabitat.org
Wild Rivers Habitat for Humanity is sponsoring Tiny House Expo, AutumnFest: First weekend of October,
Saturday & Sunday, October 1-2, 2016
At St Croix Falls ReStore, Highway 8 frontage: the gateway to NW WI recreational
area
There
will be: “Tiny House” Structures, Food Truck/Concession Stands, “Tiny House” Supplies, Contractors,
Tiny Structure Idea Displays/Resources, Repurposed/Upcycle Arts & Craft Venders and Presentations: https://www.facebook.com/Tiny-House-Expo-AutumnFest-St-Croix-Falls-Wisconsin-588956477924694/?fref=ts
PLUS
These additional events going on around the area that weekend.
• Festival Theatre: Be sure to stop by Festival
Theater in down town SCF for several cool Autumnfest activities on 10/1/16. 10 am to 3 pm: the selfie-social - take a "selfie
photo" in the theatre and register to win free tickets to "On Golden Pond". Stop in at their Franklin Square
Black Box Theatre."On Golden Pond" opens Saturday October 1st - doors at 7 pm. (Matinee Sunday 10/2 at 2 pm). Watch
for a pop-up prop sale at the library plaza. https://www.festivaltheatre.secure.force.com/ticket#details_a0SF000000JkY3NMAV
•
Visit the SCRMC Mom & Baby expo from 10 am to 2 Saturday October 1. pmhttps://www.facebook.com/events/1218437124875584/?ti=icl
•
Visit the Taylors Falls Fire Department car show 3 pm to 7 pm Saturday October 1.
Plus these great Sunday October 2nd
• Wooly Day Bike Ride and Social 1 pm
to 6 pm - meet at the Bike trail head on Maple Street by the SCF Industrial Park https://www.facebook.com/events/1813648758866301/?ti=icl
The
St Croix Falls AutumnFest is a lovely Fall Festival celebrating the beauty, creativity and diversity of the St Croix River
Valley.
The mission of St. Croix Falls Autumn Fest
is to capture our unique sense of place, awaken the creative potential of the St. Croix Valley and explore self-sufficient
and sustainable models of community development. It is a fun, family oriented celebration of the changing season.
You’ll find beautiful views along the Scenic St. Croix River with an Art Fair, live music, deluxe food court,
kids activities, plus sidewalk sales downtown.
