Harrison County
Events
Saturday, September 23
Loess Hills & Heritage Week Kick-off
Time: 11am – 2pm
Location: Harrison County Historical Village & Iowa Welcome Center
Contact: Kathy Dirks
Email: kdirks@HarrisonCountyParks.org
Phone: 712.642.2114
Wildlife Film
Location: Desoto National Wildlife Refuge
Address: 1434 316th Ln, Missouri Valley, IA 51555
Date & Time: Saturdays and Sundays at 1:30pm
Email: DeSoto@fws.gov
Phone: 712.388.4800
Sites
Harrison County Historical Village & Iowa Welcome Center
Hours: Monday-Saturday, 9am–5pm; Sunday, Noon-5pm
Address: 2931 Monroe Ave., Missouri Valley, IA 51555
Contact: Kathy Dirks
Email: kdirks@HarrisonCountyParks.org
Phone: 712.642.2114
Wisecup’s Farm Museum
http://www.wisecupfarmmuseum.com/
West 1200 Canal St.
Missouri Valley, IA
I-29 and Hwy 30
Exit 75
Wed 1-5
Sat 9-5
Sun 1-5
Julie Wisecup
402-689-4002
cjwcup@live.com
Watson Steam Train
http://www.cityofmissourivalley.com/
select Watson Steam Train on menu
City Park,
223 East Erie St.
Missouri Valley
May to Oct
Sat/Sun 12-5
City Hall 712-642-3502
Watson Station 712-642-2210
Or 712-870-1961
DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge
https://www.fws.gov/refuge/Desoto/about.html
Steamboat Bertrand exhibit
1434 316th Lane Missouri Valley, IA
April to October
Center open daily except holidays, 8:30 to 4:30
Steamboat Bertrand exhibit os in the Center
712-642-4121
712-388-4800
DeSoto@fws.gov
Merry Brook School Museum
Harrison County Genealogical Society Library, Woodbine, IA
http://iagenweb.org/harrison/hcgs/merry_brook.htm
212 Lincoln Way
Woodbine IA
Open Thursdays 1:30 to 4:30 except holidays
Linda Dickman
dickmanl@iowatelecom.net
Sharon Ruffcorn
rufsh@iowatelecom.net
Monona County Conservation Center and Arboretum
318 E. Iowa Ave
Onawa, IA
Center: Mon-Fri
Naturalist Presentation at Arboretum: Sat, Sept 30
Center: 7:30am- 4pm
Naturalist Presentation: 10-11am
Andrea Porter
mccbnat@mononacounty.org
712.433.2400
Loess Hills Historical Society Museum Complex:
Veterans Museum
Kiwanis Avenue,
12th Street North Onawa, IA
By appointment (712.212.9090)
Can accommodate bus groups.
By appointment
712.433.1259
712.212.9090 (Historical Museum)
712.423.3780 (Veterans Museum)
712.423.2411 (tour Vet Museum)
aleta.jary@gmail.com
DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge
Web: DeSoto Refuge
Steamboat Bertrand Museum
Steamboat Bertrand Article
1434 316th Lane
Missouri Valley, IA
Daily
Wildlife Film: Sat-Sun
Visitor Center & Museum: 8:30am-4:30pm
Film: 1:30pm
712.388.4800
DeSoto@fws.gov
Lewis and Clark State Park
(with replica of L&C keelboat)
Web: Lewis & Clark Park
Lewis & Clark Park
Keelboat Ride
Exit 112 off I-29 Onawa, IA
712.423.2829
Moorhead Cultural Center of the Loess Hills
120 Oak St.
Sat, Sun
1-4:30 pm
712.886.5017
Events
Saturday, September 23
Loess Hills & Heritage Week Kick-off
Time: 11am – 2pm
Location: Harrison County Historical Village & Iowa Welcome Center
- Harrison County Conservation Newsletter article
Contact: Kathy Dirks
Email: kdirks@HarrisonCountyParks.org
Phone: 712.642.2114
Wildlife Film
Location: Desoto National Wildlife Refuge
Address: 1434 316th Ln, Missouri Valley, IA 51555
Date & Time: Saturdays and Sundays at 1:30pm
Email: DeSoto@fws.gov
Phone: 712.388.4800
Sites
Harrison County Historical Village & Iowa Welcome Center
Hours: Monday-Saturday, 9am–5pm; Sunday, Noon-5pm
Address: 2931 Monroe Ave., Missouri Valley, IA 51555
Contact: Kathy Dirks
Email: kdirks@HarrisonCountyParks.org
Phone: 712.642.2114
Wisecup’s Farm Museum
http://www.wisecupfarmmuseum.com/
West 1200 Canal St.
Missouri Valley, IA
I-29 and Hwy 30
Exit 75
Wed 1-5
Sat 9-5
Sun 1-5
Julie Wisecup
402-689-4002
cjwcup@live.com
Watson Steam Train
http://www.cityofmissourivalley.com/
select Watson Steam Train on menu
City Park,
223 East Erie St.
Missouri Valley
May to Oct
Sat/Sun 12-5
City Hall 712-642-3502
Watson Station 712-642-2210
Or 712-870-1961
DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge
https://www.fws.gov/refuge/Desoto/about.html
Steamboat Bertrand exhibit
1434 316th Lane Missouri Valley, IA
April to October
Center open daily except holidays, 8:30 to 4:30
Steamboat Bertrand exhibit os in the Center
712-642-4121
712-388-4800
DeSoto@fws.gov
Merry Brook School Museum
Harrison County Genealogical Society Library, Woodbine, IA
http://iagenweb.org/harrison/hcgs/merry_brook.htm
212 Lincoln Way
Woodbine IA
Open Thursdays 1:30 to 4:30 except holidays
Linda Dickman
dickmanl@iowatelecom.net
Sharon Ruffcorn
rufsh@iowatelecom.net
Monona County Conservation Center and Arboretum
- Naturalist Presentation: Bees and Other Pollinators. Why Do We Need Them?
318 E. Iowa Ave
Onawa, IA
Center: Mon-Fri
Naturalist Presentation at Arboretum: Sat, Sept 30
Center: 7:30am- 4pm
Naturalist Presentation: 10-11am
Andrea Porter
mccbnat@mononacounty.org
712.433.2400
Loess Hills Historical Society Museum Complex:
- Monona County Historical Museum
- Veterans Museum
- Kiwanis Museum
Veterans Museum
Kiwanis Avenue,
12th Street North Onawa, IA
By appointment (712.212.9090)
Can accommodate bus groups.
By appointment
712.433.1259
712.212.9090 (Historical Museum)
712.423.3780 (Veterans Museum)
712.423.2411 (tour Vet Museum)
aleta.jary@gmail.com
DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge
- Civil War-Era Steamboat Bertrand Museum
- Nature Center and Wildlife Films
- Self-guiding Road Tour
Web: DeSoto Refuge
Steamboat Bertrand Museum
Steamboat Bertrand Article
1434 316th Lane
Missouri Valley, IA
Daily
Wildlife Film: Sat-Sun
Visitor Center & Museum: 8:30am-4:30pm
Film: 1:30pm
712.388.4800
DeSoto@fws.gov
Lewis and Clark State Park
(with replica of L&C keelboat)
Web: Lewis & Clark Park
Lewis & Clark Park
Keelboat Ride
Exit 112 off I-29 Onawa, IA
712.423.2829
Moorhead Cultural Center of the Loess Hills
- Celebrate the Hills Art Show
120 Oak St.
Sat, Sun
1-4:30 pm
712.886.5017