Woodbury County
Events
Loess Hills Heritage Youth Poster Contest applications due. 4:00 p.m., Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center, 4500 Sioux River Rd., Sioux City, IA 51109.
Date: Friday, September 22
Time: 4:00pm
Contact: Dawn Snyder
Phone: 712-258-0838
Email: dsnyder@woodburycountyiowa.gov<mailto:dsnyder@woodburycountyiowa.gov>. See alternate sites for each county in the Loess Hills at http://www.visitloesshills.org/.
Nature Calls
Date: Saturday, September 23
Time: 6:00 – 10:00 p.m.
Location: Sioux City Convention Center
Fundraiser featuring beer & wine tasting, nature art & charity auction to raise funds for the Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center. Call 712-258-0838 for tickets or purchase online at http://woodburyparks.org/.
Lessons from China's Loess Plateau
Presentation by John Liu
Date: Monday, September 25
Time: 7:00-8:00pm
Location: St. Francis Center, Briar Cliff University, Sioux City
Contact: Brian Hazlett
Phone: 712.279.5495
Prairie Wildflower Walk
Date: Sunday, October 1
Time: 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Location: Mount Talbot State Preserve, Stone State Park.
Celebrate Iowa’s Loess Hills and Heritage Week! Join wildflower enthusiast Rich Pope as he leads us on a walk to find fall prairie bloomers and grasses. Wear sturdy walking shoes and dress for the weather. Meet at the east entrance of Stone State Park to travel north along Talbot Road to Mount Talbot State Preserve. Pre-registration is appreciated. Contact Dawn Snyder with any questions at 712-258-0838 dsnyder@woodburycountyiowa.gov.
Sites
Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center & Stone State Park
Location: Nature Center is at 4500 Sioux River Road, Sioux City, IA
South of Hwy 12 entrance to Stone State Park. Park is at northwest corner of Sioux City, along Iowa Highway 12, 4 miles north of I-29
Open daily except Mondays; Tuesday-Saturday, 9am-4pm; Sunday 1-4pm
Nature Center Phone: 712.258.0838
Contact: Dawn Snyder
Email: dsnyder@WoodburyCountyIowa.gov
Stone State Park phone: 712.255.4698
Email: Stone@dnr.state.ia.us
Sioux City Historical Railroad Museum
Historic steam engine. Listed on National Register of Historic Places
Cost: Adults $10, Children $8, Group $20
Address: 3400 River Road Sioux City, IA.
South of Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center on Hwy 12, Sioux City, IA
Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 10am-4pm; Sunday Noon–4pm
Phone: 712.233.6996
Email: information@siouxcityrailroadmuseum.org
Sergeant Floyd Monument
(National Registered Historic Landmark)
Along Hwy 75 near Glenn Ave., Sioux City, IA, one mile north of I-29 Exit 143
Museum & Center open daily except Monday, 10am-4pm
Group Tours & General Info: 712.279.0198
Email: scpm@sioux-city.org
Floyd Museum & Welcome Center
Exit 149 off I-29
Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center
Betty Strong Encounter Center
Exit 149 off I-29, near the Welcome Center
900 Larsen Road Sioux City, IA
Open daily except Mondays; Tuesday-Friday, 9am-5pm; Saturday-Sunday, Noon-5pm
Phone: 712.224.5242
Spirit of Siouxland Sculpture
Flight 232 Crash Memorial
900 Larsen Park Rd, Sioux City, IA,
on the waterfront
west of Anderson Dance Pavilion
Historic Pioneer Log Cabin Museum
Open by appointment.
Contact: Katherine Mack
Phone: 712.889.2370
War Eagle Monument and Scenic Overlook
Exit 151 off I-29, follow War Eagle Drive, Sioux City, IA
Phone: 712.255.7903
Sioux City Public Museum
I-29 exit 147B
607 Fourth St.,
Sioux City, IA
Open Tuesday-Saturday, 10am-5pm; Sunday, 1-5pm
Phone: 712-279-6174
Email: scpm@sioux-city.org
Sergeant Bluff Town Museum
409 4th St Sergeant Bluff, IA
Open Saturday 9am-1pm
Phone: 712-943-2028
Email: sbhmuseum@gmail.com
South Bottoms Memorial
Floyd Blvd. circular entrance to Chris Larsen Park,
Sioux City, IA
Aalfs Courtyard
Mural of 1800s Sioux City
4th & Virginia St. Sioux City, IA
First Bride’s Grave
South Ravine Park
Sioux City, IA
Bruguier’s Cabin
(Oldest structure in Sioux City)
Riverside Park
1201 Riverside Blvd Sioux City, IA
Historic Fourth Street District
(Late 19th century commercial buildings on National Register of Historic Places)
Mid America Museum of Aviation & Transportation
2600 Expedition Court, north of Sioux Gateway Airport, Sioux City, IA
Daily except Wednesday; Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, 10am-4pm; Sunday, Noon-4pm
Phone: 712-252-5300
Sioux City Art Center
Open daily except Monday; Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, 10am-4pm; Thursday 10am-9pm; Sunday 1-4pm
Phone: 712.279.6272
Events
Loess Hills Heritage Youth Poster Contest applications due. 4:00 p.m., Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center, 4500 Sioux River Rd., Sioux City, IA 51109.
Date: Friday, September 22
Time: 4:00pm
Contact: Dawn Snyder
Phone: 712-258-0838
Email: dsnyder@woodburycountyiowa.gov<mailto:dsnyder@woodburycountyiowa.gov>. See alternate sites for each county in the Loess Hills at http://www.visitloesshills.org/.
Nature Calls
Date: Saturday, September 23
Time: 6:00 – 10:00 p.m.
Location: Sioux City Convention Center
Fundraiser featuring beer & wine tasting, nature art & charity auction to raise funds for the Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center. Call 712-258-0838 for tickets or purchase online at http://woodburyparks.org/.
Lessons from China's Loess Plateau
Presentation by John Liu
Date: Monday, September 25
Time: 7:00-8:00pm
Location: St. Francis Center, Briar Cliff University, Sioux City
Contact: Brian Hazlett
Phone: 712.279.5495
Prairie Wildflower Walk
Date: Sunday, October 1
Time: 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Location: Mount Talbot State Preserve, Stone State Park.
Celebrate Iowa’s Loess Hills and Heritage Week! Join wildflower enthusiast Rich Pope as he leads us on a walk to find fall prairie bloomers and grasses. Wear sturdy walking shoes and dress for the weather. Meet at the east entrance of Stone State Park to travel north along Talbot Road to Mount Talbot State Preserve. Pre-registration is appreciated. Contact Dawn Snyder with any questions at 712-258-0838 dsnyder@woodburycountyiowa.gov.
Sites
Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center & Stone State Park
Location: Nature Center is at 4500 Sioux River Road, Sioux City, IA
South of Hwy 12 entrance to Stone State Park. Park is at northwest corner of Sioux City, along Iowa Highway 12, 4 miles north of I-29
Open daily except Mondays; Tuesday-Saturday, 9am-4pm; Sunday 1-4pm
Nature Center Phone: 712.258.0838
Contact: Dawn Snyder
Email: dsnyder@WoodburyCountyIowa.gov
Stone State Park phone: 712.255.4698
Email: Stone@dnr.state.ia.us
Sioux City Historical Railroad Museum
Historic steam engine. Listed on National Register of Historic Places
Cost: Adults $10, Children $8, Group $20
Address: 3400 River Road Sioux City, IA.
South of Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center on Hwy 12, Sioux City, IA
Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 10am-4pm; Sunday Noon–4pm
Phone: 712.233.6996
Email: information@siouxcityrailroadmuseum.org
Sergeant Floyd Monument
(National Registered Historic Landmark)
Along Hwy 75 near Glenn Ave., Sioux City, IA, one mile north of I-29 Exit 143
Museum & Center open daily except Monday, 10am-4pm
Group Tours & General Info: 712.279.0198
Email: scpm@sioux-city.org
Floyd Museum & Welcome Center
- Group tours by appointment
Exit 149 off I-29
Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center
Betty Strong Encounter Center
Exit 149 off I-29, near the Welcome Center
900 Larsen Road Sioux City, IA
Open daily except Mondays; Tuesday-Friday, 9am-5pm; Saturday-Sunday, Noon-5pm
Phone: 712.224.5242
Spirit of Siouxland Sculpture
Flight 232 Crash Memorial
900 Larsen Park Rd, Sioux City, IA,
on the waterfront
west of Anderson Dance Pavilion
Historic Pioneer Log Cabin Museum
- replica of 150-year-old schoolhouse
Open by appointment.
Contact: Katherine Mack
Phone: 712.889.2370
War Eagle Monument and Scenic Overlook
Exit 151 off I-29, follow War Eagle Drive, Sioux City, IA
Phone: 712.255.7903
Sioux City Public Museum
I-29 exit 147B
607 Fourth St.,
Sioux City, IA
Open Tuesday-Saturday, 10am-5pm; Sunday, 1-5pm
Phone: 712-279-6174
Email: scpm@sioux-city.org
Sergeant Bluff Town Museum
409 4th St Sergeant Bluff, IA
Open Saturday 9am-1pm
Phone: 712-943-2028
Email: sbhmuseum@gmail.com
South Bottoms Memorial
Floyd Blvd. circular entrance to Chris Larsen Park,
Sioux City, IA
Aalfs Courtyard
Mural of 1800s Sioux City
4th & Virginia St. Sioux City, IA
First Bride’s Grave
South Ravine Park
Sioux City, IA
Bruguier’s Cabin
(Oldest structure in Sioux City)
Riverside Park
1201 Riverside Blvd Sioux City, IA
Historic Fourth Street District
(Late 19th century commercial buildings on National Register of Historic Places)
- “Sculpt Siouxland” special exhibit
Mid America Museum of Aviation & Transportation
2600 Expedition Court, north of Sioux Gateway Airport, Sioux City, IA
Daily except Wednesday; Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, 10am-4pm; Sunday, Noon-4pm
Phone: 712-252-5300
Sioux City Art Center
- Includes Grant Wood Mural
Open daily except Monday; Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, 10am-4pm; Thursday 10am-9pm; Sunday 1-4pm
Phone: 712.279.6272