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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
Address: 2931 Monroe Ave., Missouri Valley, IA 51555
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?
Web: 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:
  • Monona County Historical Museum
  • Veterans Museum
  • Kiwanis Museum
Web: Historical 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
      ($3 per vehicle)
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
Web:  Art Show
120 Oak St.
Sat, Sun
1-4:30 pm
712.886.5017
 
 

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