Border Battle: Which City Has Better Small Business Scene

Today is Small Business Saturday, and the historic downtown districts of both Stillwater and Hudson are teeming with terrific ones. Whether its , , or , there's a small business along the St. Croix River that has what you're looking for. 

So, where do you prefer to shop local—downtown Stillwater or downtown Hudson? Feel free to leave your reasons in the comments.

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ALL-TIME STATS

Hudson 3, Stillwater 2

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PREVIOUS BORDER BATTLES

Hudson's Caleb Hawley of American Idol fame (80%) out-performed Stillwater's Molly Brandt of Top Chef fame (19%).

The legions of Packer/Brewer/Badger faithful (83%) destroyed Viking/Twin/Gopher/Wild fans (16%).

North Hudson Pepper Fest's hot pepper eating contest (72%) swallowed up Stillwater's Lumberjack Ice Cream Eating Contest (27%). 

 
Stillwater's haunted warden's house (51%) out-spooked the haunted Coulee Road in Hudson (48%).

Last summer's YouTube sensation of a Sasquatch sighting near Stillwater (51%) edged out Lon Feia's 648-lb. trophy black bear shot in Hudson (48%).

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GOT A BATTLE IDEA?
If you have an idea for a good Border Battle topic, email either  at shawn.hogendorf@patch.com or  at foleymo@patch.com.