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The KAKAttack group gathers weekly throughout the summer for good company and good times on the rivers and lakes of Minnesota and Wisconsin. BY JACKIE BUSSJAEGER EDITOR
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HUDSON, Wisconsin – If you're looking for a bit of company while cruising down the St. Croix Scenic Riverway, KAKAttack might be for you. Also known as the St. Croix River Valley Paddle Club, this social group of canoeists, kayakers and even paddleboarders gathers throughout the summer to experience all the river has to offer. “We're not a skill-building or competitive group, we just want to be on the
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Up North Senior Dance When: 1-4 p.m. Friday, July 21 Where: Forest Lake American Legion, 355 W. Broadway
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gether to paddle,” Overson said. “It was very informal...I came along and said that I was thinking about either starting a club or a group that was a little more organized.” Overson is well suited to the role – in her day job, she works for the National Park Service planning recreational water trail outings for the National Mississippi Riverway. “So I had some experience with organizing events, but I live on the St. Croix, SEE KAKATTACK, PAGE 14
Square Lake Film Festival shoots for the moon in its 15th year
Featured Events When: 8, 8:30, 9 and 9:30 p.m. Friday, July 28 Where: Warden’s House Museum, 602 Main St. N., Stillwater
water and have fun and be laid back,” said KAKAttack organizer and Hudson resident Sue Overson. “We recommend that you have some experience, but you just like the Facebook page, join and show up. It's also a great de-stresser. Everything disappears and melts away when you're in your boat.” Overson got involved with the club three years ago, and now runs the Facebook page. “Initially it was a friend of mine, a couple friends, who wanted to just have a social presence to get other people to-
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MAY TOWNSHIP — It has been 15 years since St. Croix Valley resident Paul Creager started the first film festival on his family’s farm, but since then the Square Lake Film and Music Festival has made a big name for itself. “(It’s) a milestone for us; nobody knows the future,” Creager said. “We’re happy to (make it to) this year.” The festival will take place Saturday, Aug. 5 at the secluded farm at 13363 Partridge Road N., Stillwater. Headliners at this year’s event include Twin Cities notables ZULUZULUU, Gramma’s Boyfriend and Roma di Luna. One of
the highlights of the night is a combination of film and live score, this year provided by Afro-funk band ZULUZULUU. The band will accompany the 1902 silent film “Le Voyage dans la Lune” (“A Trip to the Moon”), which many consider to be the first sci-fi film. Creager explained that it is a special treat to have folk rock band Roma di Luna playing at the festival, since the band split up and only recently reunited. “So that will be a special element,” Creager said. “It’s kind of a luna theme with the poster you see and the movie (“Le Voyage dans la Lune”) and Roma di Luna. It’s just a coincidence, but it came together that way.”
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The Square Lake Film and Music Festival poster highlights a “moon” theme for 2017.
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