John Kerschbaum estimates he has given more than 20,000 gondola rides since 2001, and, no, he’s never once fallen in, he said ...

Warm spring weather and numerous requests from boaters have prompted Minnesota Department of Transportation officials to start the 2025 schedule of the Stillwater Lift Bridge this week.

The bridge, which connects Oak Park Heights to St. Joseph, Wisconsin, replaced the Stillwater Lift Bridge as the main vehicle crossing between Minnesota and Wisconsin when it opened in 2017.

Dine Here Dance Here returns on Saturday, May 17 (rain date May 18), at Chestnut Plaza in downtown Stillwater, 3-11 p.m.