Prior to 1965 the Saint Croix river was employed to transport timber for the vast logging industry. Today the river has returned to nature making it popular with canoeists who enjoy the river rapids that gradually increase in difficulty over the course of the river. The river has a storied history from the Passamaquoddy people, whose ancient villages are now being excavated, to the colonial and industrial eras of logging and shipbuilding.
—David Foss