The St. Croix River, the free-flowing boundary between Wisconsin and Minnesota, is a federally protected National Scenic Riverway. The area’s first recorded human inhabitants were the Dakota Indians, whose lands were transformed by fur trade empires and the loggers who called it the “river of pine.” A patchwork of farms, cultivated by immigrants from many countries, followed the cutover forests. Today, the St. Croix River Valley is a tourist haven in the land of sky-blue waters and a peaceful escape for residents of the bustling Minneapolis–St. Paul metropolitan region. North Woods River is a thoughtful biography of the river over the course of more than three hundred years. Eileen McMahon and Theodore Karamanski track the river’s social and environmental transformation as newcomers changed the river basin and, in turn, were changed by it. The history of the St. Croix revealed here offers larger lessons about the future management of beautiful and fragile wild waters.
An aged Sofia Medina who resides in Aqua Serena, a small village setting at the base of Mt. Serena in Southwestern Colorado, is mystified when she is confronted with a supernatural force plaguing Agua Serena during the month of August in the year 1900. Many villagers are left baffled and frightened as the legend of "La Llorona" surfaces. Sofia is notorious for her tales of La Llorona as she gathers the village children for their frequent fables she shares with them as she had done for generations. A dark cloud descends upon Agua Serena. Sarah, a five year old girl, seems to have a supernatural connection with La Llorona and her visits to Agua Serena. Sofia becomes aware of this connection as she adores little Sarah. Visits from La Llorona become more frequent and intense as days and nights go by. Sofia hunts for the vision on her own terms, paying visits to the creek where the legendary wails are heard. There she encounters a ghostly figure of a young woman that soon haunts her day and night. She is determined to unravel the truth behind the visits and legend. After many incidences with La Llorona and many happenings in Agua Serena, Sofia and the villagers confront La Llorona during her unsuccessful attempt to lure Sarah into her grasps. La Llorona is driven from Agua Serena with the only means the villagers could come up with. Sarah is pulled to safety and Agua Serena is left serene once more.
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