• Dinner and a cruise is a great combination.cruise food image by Carol Wingert from Fotolia.com
  
  Stillwater, Minnesota is a pretty and historic city near the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul. Craftsmen and artisan workshops abound, and the town is an excellent place for antiquing. Rivers and lakes are plentiful as well, so it's no wonder that dinner cruising is also a popular tourist actitvity.
  
  

St. Croix Boat and Packet Co.

• Cruise aboard a yacht or a paddleboat. St. Croix Boat and Packet Co. owns five historic 1800s-era river boats. The company offers public dinner cruises and charter cruises on the St. Croix river from early May to late October.
  
  St. Croix Boat and Packet Co.
  525 South Main Street
  Stillwater MN 55082
  (651) 430-1234
  stillwaterriverboats.com/boats.html
  
  

Lady Chateau Dinner Cruises

• Charter the Lady Chateau for parties of up to 70, and dine from a gourmet menu that includes barbecued ribs, chicken marsala and parmesan walleye. Enjoy the teak and leather trimmed lounge while you cruise the St. Croix.
  
  Lady Chateau Dinner Cruises
  St. Croix River--Stillwater Dock
  Stillwater, MN 55082
  (651) 430-2770
  seanotecruises.com/chateau.html
  
  

The Afton House Inn/Afton and Hudson Cruise Lines

• Just 11 miles from Stillwater, Afton and Hudson Cruise Lines features a season of theme cruises including dinner theatre, comedy-club shows, a Mother's Day cruise, and a fireworks cruise, among others. The boats sail the Hudson River.
  
  The Afton House Inn/Afton and Hudson Cruise Lines
  3291 St. Croix Trail S.
  PO Box 326
  Afton, MN 55001
  (651) 436-8883
  aftonhouseinn.com