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Bily Clocks Museum & Dvorak Residence
A collection of carved clocks created by the Bily Brothers, Frank & Joseph. Also housed is a exhibit in memory of the famous Czech Composer Antonin Dvorak. A small admission fee is charged. Tours are given regularly.
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Bily Clocks Museum & Dvorak Residence
323 S. Main Street
Spillville, IA 52168
Phone: (563) 562-3569
www.bilyclocks.org
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Calmar Train Depot
In the early railroad years, Calmar had 22 tracks of communication. All passengers got off in Calmar, to visit or stay in the area.
This depot was partially restored in 1989 and the canopy restored in 1998. It is currently a tourist information center and is the beginning of the Prairie Farmer Bike Trail which was established in 1989 on an old railroad bed.
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Calmar Train Depot
N. Maryville
Calmar, IA 52132
Contact: Michele Elsbernd
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Effigy Mounds National Monument
Effigy Mounds National Monument is located 3 miles north of Marquette, Iowa off highway 76. Established by presidential proclamation in 1949, the Indian mound building culture that regularly constructed mounds in the shape of mammals, birds, or reptiles. The monument contains 2,526 acres with 195 mounds of which 31 are effigies.
The visitor center, located at the park entrance, contains museum exhibits, an auditorium and book sales outlet. There are no lodging or camping facilities in the park. Visitors may look at the mounds, spectacular views from bluffs along the Mississippi River and more than 100 acres of prairie by walking along 11 miles of hiking trails. No roads exist in the park. Three mounds are accessible to disabled visitors in the immediate vicinity of the visitor center.
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Effigy Mounds National Monument
151 Hwy 76
Harpers Ferry, IA 52146
Phone: 563-873-3491
www.nps.gov/archive/efmo/home.htm
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Fort Atkinson State Preserve
Was built to keep the Winnebago Indians on Neutral ground after their removal from Wisconsin in 1840 and to provide protection for them from the Sioux, Sauk, Fox and from white intruders on Indian land. The annual Fort Atkinson Rendezvous Days happens the last full weekend in September. It is FREE to the public and gives visitors the opportunity to witness what frontier life in the 1940's might have been like.
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Fort Atkinson State Preserve
Fort Atkinson, IA
www.iowadnr.com/parks/state_park_list/fort_atkinson.html
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Lake Meyer
This 156 acre park is the County Conservation Board's headquarters. Lake Meyer offers tent & trailer camping, drinking water and showers, toilets, skiing, hiking trails, picnicking areas, lake fishing in a 38 acre lake, boat ramp and a nature center.
The Park is located one mile west off Highway 24 between Calmar and Fort Atkinson.
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Lake Meyer
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Laura Ingalls Wilder Park & Museum
This nationally recognized landmark is the only childhood home remaining on its original site. Her little house books have thrilled children and adults alike with tales of pioneer life since 1932. The "missing link" in her series of books was the year she spent in Burr Oak and comes between her stories of "On the Banks of Plum Creek" and "By the Shores of Silver Lake".
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Laura Ingalls Wilder Park & Museum
3603 - 236th Avenue
Burr Oak, Iowa 52101
Phone: 563-735-5916
www.lauraingallswilder.us
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Locust School
Locust school was in continuous operation for one hundred and six years. Reportedly this is an Iowa record for a school building on its original site.
The school was built in 1854, six years after the Winnebago Indians ceased occupation of the neutral ground. The village of Locust had been surveyed and settled two or three years earlier.
To ensure that future generations of students would not forget the days of one-room schools, the Locust School Society was founded in 1965 to preserve this unique school. It's limestone structure is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978, the Winneshiek County Historical Society presently owns and operates Locust School. Open Memorial Day through Labor Day Saturday & Sunday afternoons. On W38 at A26.
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Locust School
Locust, IA
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Montauk
Journey into the past at the home of Iowa's 12th governor, William Larrabee and Anna Larrabee, his wife. Enjoy a guided tour to see and hear how the Larrabee family furnished and maintained this 1874 vintage brick and natural limestone mansion for more than 100 years. All of the furnishings are original to the house. the State Historical Society of Iowa owns and preserves Montauk which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is designated as a State Preserve.
Open noon to 4 .m. daily, Memorial Day weekend to October 31. Open other times by special arrangement for group tours.
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Montauk
Clermont, IA 52135
members.aol.com/montaukiowa/montauk.htm
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Porter House Museum
This Victorian Home built in 1867 is a reminder of the golden age in Decorah history. It is a memorial to lifetime resident Adelbert Field Porter, nationally known collector and naturalist. Open Memorial Day to Labor Day, Saturday and Sunday or by appointment. Admission is charged.
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Porter House Museum
401 W. Broadway St.
Decorah, IA 52101
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Prairie Farmer Recreational Trail
The Prairie Farmer Recreational Trail -- not just a great way to get from here to there. A great for walking, roller-blading, cross-country skiing, snowmobiling, people watching, bird watching, observing wildlife, enjoying nature and many other great ideas just waiting to be discovered. Bicyclists, joggers, hikers, and cross-country skiers are all invited to use the trail. Snowmobiles are allowed on a restricted basis between Ridgeway to near Cresco only. The small part of Northeast Iowa that you'll see while on the trail will say it all. We have fresh air, clean water, and open spaces. Discover Iowa. Discover the Prairie Farmer Recreational Trail.
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Prairie Farmer Recreational Trail
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Seed Savers Exchange & Heritage Farms
Located 5 1/2 miles North of Decorah, is the home to 15,000 rare vegetable varieties as well as 2,000 varieties of seeds from Eastern Europe and Russia. Tours are available. Open to Visitors 9-5 daily.
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Seed Savers Exchange & Heritage Farms
3094 North Winn Road
Decorah, IA 52101
Phone: 563-382-5990
www.seedsavers.org
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Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum
Located in Decorah, 10 miles North of Calmar, this museum depicts carved furnishings, vibrant decorative arts, and traditional costumes of old Norway.
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Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum
523 W. Water St.
Decorah, IA 52101
Phone: 563-382-9681
www.vesterheim.org
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World's Smallest Church
Located a few miles west of Festina, IA off of Hwy 150, the St. Anthony of Padua Chapel or the "World's Smallest Church" seats 8 people, has a 12 x 16 foot interior, normal sized doorway and pews, and 30-ft.+ steeple. Built in 1886 to honor a mother's vow to build a chapel if her son returned safely from the Napoleonic War. Privately owned: open during daylight hours. Free. Watch for signs off IA 150 and IA 24
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World's Smallest Church
Festina, IA
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