The St. Louis River Estuary National Water Trail boasts 11 loop routes for paddlers and boaters of all skill levels and abilities. This multi-use waterway invites you to experience the wild diversity of the St. Louis River while being minutes away from town.

As a tool to plan your trip, we’ve put together a video series highlighting the 11 loop routes. Click ‘Learn More’ on each post to watch a short video and learn about unique trail features and what you might expect while you explore.

Many projects are happening to help clean-up and delist the St. Louis River Area of Concern. Click here to learn about current project updates for January 2025.

We are excited to present to you 'Gichigami-ziibi: Homeland of the Anishinaabe', a short film highlighting four local Indigenous community member's cultural perspective and admiration for the St. Louis River.

As you explore the Water Trail we encourage you to learn about and honor the life and lessons that this special place has held.

The DNR is seeking public feedback on the draft 2024 Remedial Action Plan Update for the St. Louis River Area of Concern. The update summarizes pollution cleanup and habitat restoration progress in the last year and tracks progress on specific projects that are important for reaching our delisting targets. The document is available for public review and comment until Dec. 16, 2024.

Many projects are happening to help clean-up and delist the St. Louis River Area of Concern. Click here to learn about current project updates for December 2024.

Earlier this summer we hired two St. Louis River Estuary National Water Trail Neighborhood Leaders to help us welcome and connect more people to the water. Meet Karen Sunderman, one of those Leaders.

Earlier this summer we hired two St. Louis River Estuary National Water Trail Neighborhood Leaders to help us welcome and connect more people to the water. Meet Nick Sunsdahl, one of those Leaders.

Join us on Wednesday, December 11 at 6:30 p.m. at the Lake Superior Estuarium for the December River Talk brought to you by the Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve (LSNERR). St. Louis River Alliance Executive Director, Kris Eilers, will share about the river’s evolution.

Join the St. Louis River Alliance and amateur astronomer Bob King on Monday, December 16 from 6:30-7:30 p.m. to learn about the importance of dark skies along the St. Louis River Estuary National Water Trail. We will park at the Morgan Park Community Center (1242 88th Ave W, Duluth) and walk over to the Spirit Lake Delta Cap (formerly slag point) to explore seasonal constellations and planets, and ways we can preserve starry skies for nocturnal animal habitat and future generations. Afterward, we'll look at Jupiter and Saturn through the telescope. 

Many projects are happening to help clean-up and delist the St. Louis River Area of Concern. Click here to learn about current project updates for November 2024.

The St. Louis River Alliance is excited to announce the launch of our Annual Membership Drive, from now until December 15 you’ll have a chance to win a free guided eco-kayak trip for six on the river when you support us. We invite you to recommit to helping the St. Louis River Alliance continue our important work of protecting, restoring, and enhancing this essential resource.

Many projects are happening to help clean-up and delist the St. Louis River Area of Concern. Click here to learn about current project updates for October 2024.

We are excited to announce we are in the running to be a 2025 GIVE! Non-Profit Recipient with Whole Foods Co-op in Duluth. This program allows shoppers to round-up at the register to support the St. Louis River Alliance. As a past GIVE! recipient, we are grateful for not only the monetary contributions but the outreach it has helped us cast.

To vote for the St. Louis River Alliance go to: wholefoods.coop/vote

Thank you to everyone who joined us at our River Connection Plant Walk at Thomson Reservoir on Sunday, September 15! Valerie Ross Zhaawendaagozikwe, an enrolled member of the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe/Long Plains First Nation with Duwamish, Dakota, Ojibwe, and Yakama heritage, led the walk hosted by the St. Louis River Alliance. Twenty-two attendees learned about the significance of native plants located near the Thomson Reservoir. Her passion for and knowledge about plants helped others discover plant qualities that have long sustained Indigenous communities.

Thank you to everyone who joined us at our Annual Manoomin/Wild Rice Planting on September 12. With high water levels we had less seed to spread as past years, but we still planted 280 pounds in Kingsbury Bay on the St. Louis River. This was the 8th year SLRA has had the opportunity to participate in these restoration efforts in partnership with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.

We want to give a warm thank you to Terry McCarthy (@joyinfussed22) and Siiviis Gallery for donating over $500 to the St. Louis River Alliance from the August proceeds of Terry's earring sales at the gallery.

Thank you to everyone who joined us at our Annual Canoe + Paddle Trip on September 11. We had a couple dozen canoes, kayaks, inflatables, and standup paddle boards meandering along the St. Louis River Estuary National Water Trail on one of the most perfect, sunny paddle nights of the year (almost no wind). We started at Munger Landing at the new sandy kayak landing and headed halfway around Clough Island.

Many projects are happening to help clean-up and delist the St. Louis River Area of Concern. Click here to learn about current project updates for September 2024.

Thank you to everyone who joined us for a special River Connection Train Ride Charter. We had over a hundred community members from the river neighborhoods come out to learn about the Area of Concern cleanup efforts and experience the beauty of the St. Louis River and learn about the National Water Trail.

Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate the new improvements at Woodstock Bay Landing in Superior, Wisconsin. The St. Louis River Alliance adopted this site in 2022 and are so excited to see folks use the new fishing pier, accessible boat launch, picnic area, bathrooms, walking paths.... it is amazing how much change has happened because of our dedicated community who love this river.