The Lower St. Croix Valley Fire Department welcomes you, your family, and friends to attend our biannual pancake breakfast on Sunday, May 7 from 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon. In addition to all-you-can-eat pancakes, we will be serving up sausages, orange juice, milk and coffee. Non-perishable food donations for the local food shelf will also be accepted at this time, and our department will be making a matching donation. Food donation items may be dropped off at the table upon entry.

DATE: Sunday, May 7, 2023
TIME: 8 a.m. – Noon
LOCATION: Lower St. Croix Valley Fire Department, 1560 St. Croix Trail S, Lake St. Croix Beach
COST: Free will donation

Santa will be visiting the Lower St. Croix Valley Fire Department on Saturday, Dec. 12 for a drive-thru holiday event and community food drive. Vehicles should enter the back driveway of the fire station off of 15th Street and continue to the south side of the fire station where Santa will be. All visitors should remain inside their vehicles; Santa will come to each car to give a jolly greeting and hand a treat to the kids. Firefighters/EMTs will be available to receive any non-perishable food items to be donated to our local food shelves.

Santa and his helpers look forward to seeing you!

DATE: Saturday, December 12, 2020
TIME: 9am – 11:30am
LOCATION: Lower St. Croix Valley Fire Department
1560 St. Croix Trail South
Lake St. Croix Beach, MN

Parents, bring your little ghosts and goblins to Lower St. Croix Valley Fire Department on Halloween evening for a fun trick-or-treating drive-thru event.

From 5pm–7pm on Saturday, October 31, drive into the front fire department parking lot. While you and your children remain in your vehicles, firefighters and EMTs will come to each vehicle to say hello and distribute candy, maintaining proper physical distancing.

This is a great opportunity for our department to express our sincere appreciation to all of you in the community who have supported us over this past year with your kind thoughts, words, and donations.

We look forward to seeing you on Halloween! 

DATE: Saturday, October 31, 2020
TIME: 5pm – 7pm
LOCATION: Lower St. Croix Valley Fire Department
1560 St. Croix Trail South
Lake St. Croix Beach, MN

On Saturday, July 18th from 9am till noon, the Lower St. Croix Valley Fire Department will be hosting a community food drive to help replenish local food shelves. 

Food and cash donations will be accepted and 100% of the proceeds will be donated directly to our local food shelves in Washington County. Our fire department members will match up to $500 for all donations received during this food drive.

Items and cash donations may be dropped off by driving into the front parking lot of the fire station (1560 St Croix Trail South in Lake St Croix Beach) on Saturday July 18th between the hours of 9am to noon. Residents should remain in their vehicles; firefighters and EMTs will unload the donations to maintain proper social distancing.

In years past, residents have been very generous with food donations at our pancake breakfasts. Due to the current pandemic events and high unemployment rate, your generosity is needed now more than ever. This is a great opportunity to continue to keep these valued food shelves in our community stocked with resources.

DATE: Saturday, July 18, 2020
TIME: 9am – 12 noon
LOCATION: Lower St. Croix Valley Fire Department
1560 St. Croix Trail South
Lake St. Croix Beach, MN

Join us at the Afton 4th of July Parade & Celebration! This year the River City Rhythm Drum and Bugle Corps will be performing in the parade. There will be food vendors, a beer tent, music in the park, and trolley rides. Other activities include a bounce house and crafts for the kids as well as a kids' bike/trike pre-parade. Our fire department members will be driving multiple fire trucks in the parade and handing out treats.

DATE: July 4, 2019

START TIME: 12:30pm

LOCATION: Downtown Afton, Minnesota

Come hungry and leave full and happy! Join us for our biannual pancake breakfast at the Lower St. Croix Valley Fire Station bay on Sunday, May 5 from 8:00am – 12:00 noon. We will be serving all-you-can-eat pancakes, sausages, orange juice, milk and coffee. Bring your family and friends and enjoy a morning off from cooking. As always, we will be accepting non-perishable food donations for the local food shelf during this time; they may be dropped off at the donation table upon entry.

DATE: Sunday, May 5, 2019
TIME: 8am – Noon
LOCATION: Lower St. Croix Valley Fire Department, 1560 St. Croix Trail S, Lake St. Croix Beach
COST: Free will donation