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Afton (/ ˈ æ f t ə n / AF-tən) [4] is a city in Washington County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 2,886 at the 2010 United States Census . [ 5 ] It lies on a small bay where Valley Creek empties into the St. Croix River , several miles north of its confluence with the Mississippi River .
Afton State Park is a state park of Minnesota, USA, on the St. Croix River in Washington County. Its hiking trails offer views of the river, rolling glacial moraine , and bluffland it preserves. It is a popular place for birdwatching , picnics , camping , and other typical outdoor recreational activities.
Afton State Park, Minnesota; Given name. Afton Williamson, American actress (born 1984) Afton Cooper, fictional character from the television series Dallas;
Marine on St. Croix or Marine on Saint Croix [2] (/ m ə ˈ r iː n ɒ n ˈ s eɪ n t ˈ k r ɔɪ / mə-REEN on SAYNT KROY) [4] is a city in Washington County, Minnesota, United States.The population was 689 at the 2010 census. [5]
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Afton is a hamlet just outside Freshwater on the west side of the Isle of Wight. It features a local hill known as Afton Down which was the site of the Isle of Wight Festival in 1970, one of the largest rock concerts to be held in the UK. [ 1 ]
Boats in the marina during Cowes Week. Cowes is a centre for sailing, hosting several racing regattas. Cowes Week is the longest-running regular regatta in the world, with over 1,000 yachts and 8,500 competitors taking part in over 50 classes of racing. [4] In 1851 the first America's Cup race was around the island.
Fort Snelling State Park is a state park of the U.S. state of Minnesota, at the confluence of the Mississippi and Minnesota rivers. For many centuries, the area of the modern park has been of importance to the Mdewakanton Dakota people who consider it the center of the Earth.