Your Guide to Siouxland's Best Things to Do

SumMeR fuN YOUR GUIDE TO SIOUXLAND’S BEST THINGS TO DO A 2020 SIOUX CITY JOURNAL SPECIAL SECTION S2 | 2020 EDITION 101 THINGS TO DO IN SIOUXLAND SUMMER GUIDE TO Lake View It’s a lifestyle. LAKE VIEW

67th Annual Black Hawk Lake Stone Pier Concert Series Summer Water Carnival Bring your chairs or blankets to the natural amphitheater surrounding the west Stone Pier in the Town Bay of Black Hawk Lake. You’ll enjoy great live music in a beautiful natural setting. There is no admission charge or ticket required to attend the shows, thanks to the support of the Series’ many generous sponsors. While concertgoers may bring food and beverages to the picnic-style performances, food is for sale at each show with 100% of proceeds going back to the event. The Lake View Fire Department operates the official “Burger Boat,” which July 17 & 18, 2020 delivers food to fans watching from Black Hawk Lake. Join us for three concerts in the Summer of 2020. Theme: Lake View: A Great Place to Saturday, July 4th Drop Anchor Celebrate Independence Day at the Pier! Four bands will rock the Pier beginning at 4:00 p.m. Blue Water Highway We’re still working to finalize the schedule for Blue Water Highway comes from the working class, coastal town background that has informed the work of so many of rock’s greatest writers and artists. They take their name from the roadway that links their hometown of Lake Jackson, Texas, to Galveston, and their music is the soundtrack for their lives. Bringing audiences some of the best Americana, roots-rock music the 2020 Water Carnival, but we know it will look in three part harmony, this band has a level of songwriting and musicianship that distinctly sets them apart from their peers. different than past Carnival’s due to the Flying Buffaloes COVID-19 virus. Flying Buffaloes represents the essence and energy of the current musical climate in Nashville; the converging of the traditional country honky-tonk mentality with the new wave of gritty East Nashville rock & roll. Performing regularly along Nashville’s neon strip, the group has quickly earned the reputation of being one of the most hard-working, sonically-tight and energetic bands in Music City. The Carnival will take place only on Friday night th th Todd Partridge and all day Saturday, July 17 and 18 and there With eight albums of original music in his repertoire, most recently with the critically acclaimed King Of The Tramps, Partridge has proven that he has a unique voice. The Todd show is a will not be a midway this year. Several other events foot stomping’, hand clappin’ rock and roll gospel revival, with heartfelt ballads and sing-a-long tunes. have been cancelled including the mud volleyball Chad Elliott Singer-songwriter Chad Elliott blends folk roots, swampy blues and soulful writing to deliver an original Americana sound. Lauded as “Iowa’s Renaissance man” by Culture Buzz Magazine, tournament, the Bill Riley Talent Search, and the his live performances have been honed over a decade of being on the road performing more than 200 shows each year. Parade of Water Floats. Join us on Saturday, August 8th beginning at 5:30. Jacob Bryant The tentative schedule: Jacob Bryant picked up his first guitar at eight years old and the Georgia native has been honing his craft ever since. Bryant deliverss ashowthatcombine the heartfelt storytelling of traditional country music with the passion of southern rock. His first full length album, titled “Practice What I Preach,” was released last yearanddebuted at #1 on the iTunes country chart. Friday Night: Collaborations with Luke Combs and videos with millions of streams on multiple platforms, including a #1 video on CMT’s 12 Pack Countdown, have cemented his status on the country music scene. Open Mic Karaoke on the west stone pier Tim Montana Born and raised in Big Sky Country, Tim Montana has carved his own path in Nashville with genre-defying music that appeals to both country and rock fans alike. He has forged friendships Men’s Club Beer Garden – Scott Kirkhart with artists including Dave Grohl and ZZ Top’s legendary Billy Gibbons, and his new album “American Thread” is home to song “Cowboys on the Run” featuring frequent collaborator Kid playing Rock. The album’s country-rock fusion exhibits Montana’s versatility with songs that showcase his “raw, anthemic ode to hard working Americans everywhere” (CMT). The 2020 Series concludes on Sunday, September 6th, with the show beginning at 5:30 p.m. (following the Ronald’s Road Rally Benefit Bike Ride.) Saturday: Hailey Whitters Hailey Whitters is a native small-town Iowan who is making a big-time name for herself on the country music scene. After penning songs for the likes of Alan Jackson & Little Big Town, 7:30 a.m. Dad’s Belgian Waffle Whitters released her newest album, The Dream, in February of this year. The record follows the singer’s long journey of navigating Music City while also sharing elements of her Iowa roots, the end result of which has landed her on multiple best-of lists. She was recently named one of CMT’s 2020 Next Women of Country and will be touring with Tanya Tucker and Feed Martina McBride this year. The Tank Anthony Band 7:30 a.m. Art in the Park The Tank Anthony Band plays soulful country music that, simply put, connects with audiences. Tank Anthony is a Texas native who moved to Iowa after spending almost nine years in the United States Marines and four years in the United States Army. With five combat tours under his belt, he is embracing his new journey as a country musicsinger-songwriter. 7:30 a.m. 5K Road Race

2020 7:30 am. Yoga by the Lake It’s a lifestyle. Blackhawk Marine IN-STOCk Lake View NOW! SALES & SERVICE 1:00 p.m. Street Parade 2902 330th St. (Jct M54 & Hwy 175) LakeView Camp Crescent Family Campground Owners, Jim & Lisa Garrels On the Shores of beautiful 2:30 p.m. Beer Garden Opens 712-657-2368 (DJ at night) Black Hawk Lake in Lake View, Iowa. Email: [email protected] 250 space, full-service campground www.blackhawkmarinelv.com 2:30 p.m. Pedal Tractor Pull with water, sewer and (if allowed by school) 50-amp electric hook-ups. • Your Marine & Powersport SERVICE Center • • Swimming-Sandy • PRE-Owned Boats, ATVs, Watercraft & Snowmobiles • 4:00 p.m. Cardboard Boat Races Beaches • Boating & water • Doc & Lift Installation & Removal • Storage Available • activities 6:30 p.m. ?? Little Miss Black Hawk • Biking on the FINANCING AVAILABLE Sauk Rail Trail After Dark Fireworks • Miniature Golf Cash Drawing Online reservations at www.campcrescent.com SALES • SERVICE • PARTS • ACCESSORIES 101 THINGS TO DO IN SIOUXLAND 2020 EDITION | S3 Helping you ﬁnd fun in a changed world

hen our staff fi rst began working on this attractions A fi shing boat guide for the next year in February, life seemed moves on the pretty normal — maybe a little less snow staying waters of East W on the ground in spots, increased interest on top Lake Okoboji in activity destinations like Cone Park, and so on. Since then, the Iowa Great obviously, the world has changed in immense ways. We’re more Lakes in Okoboji, vigilant about cleaning, second-guessing crowded spaces and Iowa. leery of many activities we never even thought about in years TIM HYNDS, past. SIOUX CITY JOURNAL Things have changed for us, too. Much of this publication was produced remotely, from our own homes. But that doesn’t change the single most important premise of our guide: Help- ing you discover the best places for adventure, relaxation and fun in and around Sioux City, whether you know this place like the back of your hand or if it’s just sinking in that yes, Sioux City, South Sioux City and North Sioux City are in three different states. Inside, you’ll fi nd a brief primer on scores of indoor and outdoor activity spots running the gamut from laid-back leisure to adrenaline-inducing excursions. If you’re looking for a guide to golf courses or casinos, parks or museums, trails or historical attractions, you’re going to want to start fl ipping through these pages. We’re pretty confi dent even the most knowledgeable Siouxland residents will discover something new. Many of the spots we’ve highlighted, from Oakland to Oko- boji, may have modifi ed hours of service or fewer events as COVID-19 remains prevalent in our communities. Because this guide aims to serve you for the next 12 months, the information we include about activities, hours and seasons refl ect regular operations. Some sports activities and other items may not take place at all in 2020, but the information can give you a primer for 2021 and beyond. And we strongly encourage you to plan ahead and check with facilities and venues before you venture out. We hope some of the more than 101 destinations we’ve included (we couldn’t be that picky) can bring you and your family some excitement and happiness in the summer, fall, winter and spring to come. In that time, have fun — and stay safe. INDEX Attractions ...... 4 Sporting Life ...... 14 Games of Chance ...... 19 Siouxland History ...... 21 Theater and Arts ...... 29 Golf Courses ...... 36 Parks ...... 38 S4 | 2020 EDITION 101 THINGS TO DO IN SIOUXLAND ATTRACTIONS

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TIM HYNDS, SIOUX CITY JOURNAL Sioux City Farmers Market What: Featuring Siouxland vendors selling locally produced fruits and vegetables, meats, baked goods, wine, flowers, arts and crafts and handmade house- wares. Live music and food vendors each Wednesday and Saturday. When: Contact for season and hours. Cone Park Where: At Tri View Avenue and Pearl Street, west of Tyson Events Center. What: Opened in 2017, Cone Park is one of Sioux City’s newest and biggest wintertime attractions. More info: 712-251-2616 or farmersmarketsiouxcity.com Featuring a tubing hill, ice skating, a lodge with snacks and drinks and an outdoor fire pit. In 2019, it earned “top tourist attraction” honors from Queen II Excursion Boat the Iowa Tourism Bureau. Tickets for tubing and skating may be purchased ahead of time; skate What: The original Queen was part of a fleet that rentals are available. The park also offers summer carried vacationers to all parts of the lakes before good attractions, including trails and a splash pad. roads were built. It became the lakes’ sole excursion boat in the mid-1920s. Today, the Queen II plies West When: Opens for the season when temperatures Lake Okoboji carrying daily excursions during the are consistently cool enough to keep a snow base, summer. generally around 32 degrees, and open into March. Open Tuesday through Sunday nights and weekend When: Cruises from May through September. days. Where: Arnolds Park Amusement Park, 37 Lake St., Where: 3800 Line Drive, Sioux City. Arnolds Park, Iowa. More info: 712-222-2663 or coneparksiouxcity.com TIM HYNDS, SIOUX CITY JOURNAL More info: 712-332-2183 or arnoldspark.com Blue Bunny Ice Cream Parlor & Museum Arnolds Park Amusement Park What: Dubbed the “Ice Cream Capital of the World,” What: Celebrating well over a century of operation, Arnolds Park has many Le Mars, Iowa, has been home to Wells, makers of Blue popular features, including the historic wooden roller coaster — one of the Bunny Ice Cream, since 1913. More ice cream is pro- oldest in the world and rated among the top 10 wooden roller coasters in duced in Le Mars than in any other city in the world. the country — a 65-foot Ferris wheel, expanded go-kart track, Log Flume, Travelers can enjoy a sweet treat while learning about Maritime Museum, Queen II excursion boat, and many other rides and the history of ice cream and Wells through various ex- games of chance. Entertainment is planned through the summer. No cost to hibits, packaging and Blue Bunny memorabilia displays enter park and walk around. Ticket packages and season passes available, and videos. costs vary. When: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday, When: Open daily in the summer. Check for exact opening and closing days. noon to 6 p.m. Sunday. Where: 37 Lake St., Arnolds Park, Iowa. Where: 115 Central Ave. NE, Le Mars, Iowa. More info: 712-332-2183 or arnoldspark.com JUSTIN WAN, More info: 712-546-4522 or bluebunnyicecreamparlor. SIOUX CITY JOURNAL com 101 THINGS TO DO IN SIOUXLAND 2020 EDITION | S5 poisonous plants. · Let kids help when choosing Clay County Heritage camping equipment. SUMMER Youngsters may be is celebrating their more excited about camping if they’re th allowed to choose 60 Anniversary certain equipment, GUIDE TO including their sleeping bags and tents. in 2020! GETAWAYS AND FAMILY FUN · Plan the family menu in advance so you can ensure everyone Tips for Camping be one reason why the backyard. 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405 Wesley Parkway • Sioux City 712-258-7790 Hours: Mon. - Fri. 9AM - 5:30PM Sat. 9AM -5PM S6 | 2020 EDITION 101 THINGS TO DO IN SIOUXLAND ATTRACTIONS South Sioux City Farmers Market What: Featuring multiple area vendors selling locally produced homegrown, homemade foods and agri- cultural products. When: Call for updated hours. Where: 1501 Dakota Ave. More info: 402-687-2103 Swedish Heritage Center What: Exhibits of Swedish crystal, linens, needlework and items brought to this country by Swedish immi- grants are featured in the former Swedish Mission Covenant Church building. The center is nationally JUSTIN WAN, SIOUX CITY JOURNAL recognized and hosts numerous programs and Southern Hills Mall year-round activities. The annual Swedish Festival is What: Sioux City’s largest indoor shopping center offers dozens of retailers retail- held the first week of June ers including anchors like Scheels All Sports & JCPenney, plus well-known specialty in odd-numbered years. retailers like Barnes & Noble, Bath & Body Works, and Victoria’s Secret. Visitors can JUSTIN WAN, SIOUX CITY JOURNAL also grab a bite to eat at Iron Hill Bar & Grill and see a movie at the AMC Theatres, When: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Marvin Arreola, of Sioux City, works out at Norm Waitt all within the climate-controlled facility. Tuesday and Thursday, Sr. YMCA in South Sioux City. 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, When: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and noon to 6 p.m. Sunday; open and by appointment. extended hours for walkers. Norm Waitt Sr. YMCA Where: 301 N. Charde Where: 4400 Sergeant Road, Sioux City. Ave., Oakland, Neb. What: This 60,000-square-foot facility opened in 2008 on the riverfront in Scenic Park overlooking the More info: southernhillsmall.com More info: 402-685-5652, Missouri River and downtown Sioux City. The YMCA 402-380-9744 or swedish- features a double gym, fitness rooms and fitness, fam- heritagecenter.org ily fun and outdoor swimming pools. When: Year-round. Where: 601 Riverview Drive, South Sioux City. Lakeport Commons 402-404-8439 or nwsymca.org More info: What: More than a dozen specialty stores and restaurants, including large retailers Best Buy, Kohl’s, Old Navy and Michael’s. Restaurants include Olive Garden, Red Robin, Texas Roadhouse and Buffalo Wild Wings, The Troll Stroll among others. Stores maintain independent hours; most are What: This one-of-a-kind nature walk features a scenic When: 3/4-mile woodchip trail through a beautiful forest, several open daily. man-made bridges crossing a scenic stream and the main Where: 5101 Sergeant Road, Sioux City. attraction — about two dozen hand-made trolls, designed by students at Oakland-Craig Schools. More info: 866-271-8700 When: Year-round. DAWN J. SAGERT, SIOUX CITY JOURNAL Where: The stroll begins at 700 E. First St. in Oakland, Neb. More info: ci.oakland.ne.us/visitors/attractions 101 THINGS TO DO IN SIOUXLAND 2020 EDITION | S7 ATTRACTIONS Siouxnami Waterpark What: A waterpark with indoor and outdoor slides, an aqua zip line, a lazy river and more. The complex also includes the Vernon Arena ice rink and banquet rooms available for events. When: Check before you go. TIM HYNDS, SIOUX CITY JOURNAL Where: 770 7th Street NE, Sioux Center, Iowa IBP Ice Center More info: 712-722-4386 or siouxcenter. org/139/All-Seasons-Center What: The IBP Ice Center is a 38,000-square-foot-facility featuring an 85-by-200-foot ice rink and Old Town Vineyard a 900-person seating capacity. It is open year-round for youth hockey and Winery programs, public ice skating, tour- What: The three-acre Old Town Vineyard & naments, figure skating, off-season Winery has planted vines since 2006. Both inline skating and indoor soccer. red and white wines are produced. The facility When: Public skating 7 to 9 p.m. also organizes events throughout the summer, including art, music and other weekend TIM HYNDS, SIOUX CITY JOURNAL Friday and Saturday. Call for other schedules. activities. King’s Pointe Waterpark Resort Where: 3808 Stadium Drive, Sioux When: Season begins Memorial Day. What: King’s Pointe is a family aquatic park with indoor and outdoor waterparks. City. Where: 512 Father Dailey Dr., Ida Grove, Iowa. There are multiple water slides, water playgrounds and water channels to explore. More info: 712-279-4880 More info: 712-371-3599 or www. When: Seasonal. Check before you plan. oldtowniawines.com Where: 1520 E. Lakeshore Drive, Storm Lake, Iowa. More info: 712-213-4500 or kingspointeresort.com

Gavins Point National Fish Hatchery and Aquarium What: Gavins Point National Fish Hatchery and Aquarium is strategically located on the Missouri River near Lewis & Clark Lake and Lake Yankton and is one of 65 Federal Hatcheries and Fish Technology Centers operated nationwide by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The hatchery is SIOUXLAND open to the public and provides nature hikes and hatchery tours and houses an aquarium for JUSTIN WAN, SIOUX CITY JOURNAL · A GREAT PLACE TO WORK & PLAY · visitors to observe ﬁsh. Some Craig Bockholt, assistant manager at Gavins Point areas, such as the Endangered National Fish Hatchery in Yankton, South Dakota, Species and Sturgeon buildings, talks during a tour of the pallid sturgeon hatchery Learn what you need to know about Siouxland with the Sioux City Journal. are off limits to the public except program. through guided tours. Visitors are Entertainment · Government · Sports · Employment · Homes and more... able to walk out to the ponds, but unauthorized vehicles are not allowed around the ponds. Guided tours are available. When: Hatchery: 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays; weekends between Memorial Day and Labor Day. Aquarium: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily May 1 through Labor Day; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday in September. Where: 31227 436th Ave., Yankton, S.D. More info: 605-665-3352 or fws.gov/gavinspoint www.siouxcityjournal.com | MEMBER SERVICES: 712-293-4200 · 800-397-2213 S8 | 2020 EDITION 101 THINGS TO DO IN SIOUXLAND ATTRACTIONS

JIM LEE, SIOUX CITY JOURNAL FILE Spirit of Siouxland Sculpture What: The sculpture depicts Lt. Col. Dennis Nielson, of the Sioux City Air National Guard, carrying 3-year-old Spencer Bailey, a survivor of the United Airlines Flight 232 crash at Sioux Gateway Airport on July 19, 1989. The sculpture is based on a photograph taken by former Sioux City Journal photographer Gary Anderson. The image, published the day after the crash in newspapers and magazines around the world, came to symbolize the compassionate response to the crash. When: Year-round. Where: Chris Larsen Park on Sioux City’s waterfront, west of Anderson Dance Pavilion. More info: visitsiouxcity.org

Trinity Heights InnSpiration vines & wines A 30-foot statue of the “Immaculate Heart of Mary, What: What: Started as a bed & breakfast, owners Queen of Peace” and a 33-foot statue of the “Sacred Paul and Sheila Thomsen started a vineyard in Heart of Jesus” are the centerpieces of the Trinity Heights 2008 and began a winery in 2011. The winery development, a 53-acre site located in a wooded setting overlooks a 2.5 acre pond, has spectacular on the site of the former Trinity High School. Visitors may sunsets and is nestled amongst the vineyard. stroll the courtyard’s circular walkways, which feature The winery is well-suited for meetings, small individual prayer stations for each of the 15 decades of receptions, reunions and relaxation. the rosary. Making up the area surrounding the statue are the seven sorrows of Mary. A life-size carving of the Last When: Check before you go. Also open by Supper is in the St. Joseph Center. appointment and for private parties. When: Grounds open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily. Buildings open Where: 5079 180th Ave., Linn Grove, Iowa. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. More info: 712-296-4966 or Where: West of 33rd Street and Floyd Boulevard, Sioux innspirationwinery.com City.

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TIM HYNDS, SIOUX CITY JOURNAL FILE Siouxland Freedom Park What: Dedicated to the men and women who have served and sacriﬁced in the name of freedom, and all who cherish their precious gift. The park currently features an exact half- scale replica of the Viet- nam Veterans Memorial in Washington, and plans call for an interpretive center, amphitheater, family-friendly leisure space, walking trails, and a Korean War memorial. Where: 1801 Veterans Drive, South Sioux City. More info: 402-412-1776 or siouxlandfreedom park.org

Little Swan Lake Winery What: The tasting room, a remodeled 1920s barn, features 35 different wines produced on site, gourmet cheeses and buffalo meat from a herd that roams nearby. The vineyard consists of northern cold hardy grapes. A bed-and-breakfast inn opened in 2011. This renovated grain elevator is a great place to relax and enjoy Little Swan Lake. When: Bed and breakfast open year-round. April through December 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday, and until 8 p.m. Thursday and Saturday; January through March 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday through Sunday. JIM LEE, SIOUX CITY JOURNAL Where: 1350 320th Ave., Estherville, Iowa. JUSTIN WAN, SIOUX CITY JOURNAL Long Lines Family Rec Center More info: 712-858-4592, 712-380-0001 or lslwinery.com What: Long Lines Family Rec Center has one of the Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center nation’s premier climbing walls, offering 5,900 feet of What: The 10-acre site, in Stone State Park in the Nissen Wine climbing space. The main wall is 52 feet tall; the com- Loess Hills, features an interpretive area that houses petitive section is 42 feet tall and features a 12-foot a variety of exhibits, including a “walk under” prairie, What: The winery has 12 acres of grapes on a 400-acre overhang. Ropes and harnesses, as well as climbing a 400-gallon aquarium of native ﬁsh, and natural his- farm. Nissen uses speciﬁc vines to compliment the rocky shoes, are available. Other amenities include meeting tory dioramas. A discovery area provides an opportu- soils and terrain of northern Cedar County and hand- rooms, sport courts, a batting cage, and a tiny tot in- nity to handle furs, antlers, fossils and other artifacts. harvesting methods once the grapes are ready. White door gym with toys, activities and games for children Classes, public programs and meetings are held in two and red wines are both part of the portfolio. ages 1-7. 80-seat classrooms. Admission is free. When: May-September: noon to 6 p.m., Thursday- When: 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday; When: 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; Sunday. October-December: noon to 6 p.m., Friday- 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday; noon to 8 p.m. Sunday. Call and 1 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday. Sunday. January-April: 1 p.m to 5 p.m., Saturday and or visit sioux-city.org for climbing wall times. Sunday. Where: 4500 Sioux River Road, Sioux City. Where: Inside the Tyson Events Center, 401 Gordon Where: 88973 Highway 57, Hartington, Nebraska. Drive, Sioux City. More info: 712-258-0838 or woodburyparks.org/ dorothy-pecaut-nature-center More info: 402-254-3426 or nissenwines.com More info: 712-279-6126 or 712-224-5124 S10 | 2020 EDITION 101 THINGS TO DO IN SIOUXLAND SUMMER GUIDE TO DINING

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Valiant Vineyards Winery & Distillery What: South Dakota’s ﬁrst and oldest winery offers red and white wines available for tasting and purchase, plus an on-site distillery, bed and breakfast and event spaces available for meetings and banquets. TIM HYNDS, SIOUX CITY JOURNAL FILE When: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Ben’s Brewing Co. Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, What: The classic Yankton bar and brewery offers TIM HYNDS, SIOUX CITY JOURNAL 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday. local brews as well as domestic and guest taps, plus Marto Brewing Company several televisions for all the latest sports viewing. Where: 1500 W. Main St., Vermillion, S.D. Where: What: 222 W. Third St., Yankton, S.D. Downtown Sioux City’s newest brewery features 25 taps and an extensive food More info: 605-624- When: menu. Crowlers to go are also available. 2 p.m. to 2 a.m. Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. 4500 or valiantvineyards. to 2 a.m. Saturday and Sunday. When: 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 3 p.m. to midnight Friday, 11 a.m. to us midnight Saturday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday. More info: 605-260 4844 or bensbrewing.com Where: 930 4th St., Sioux City. More info: 712-560-3397 or martobrewing.com

Santa Maria Vineyard & Winery What: Santa Maria offers more than 30 varieties of wine and boasts an event center plus tasting room with full-menu steakhouse. When: 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, 5 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Saturday. Where: 218 W. Sixth St., Carroll, Iowa.

TIM HYNDS, SIOUX CITY JOURNAL More info: 712-775-2013 or www. Matt Hubert, brewmaster at Brioux City Brewery, santamariawinery.com is shown while brewing the Sioux City, Iowa, brewery’s Peanut Buddha Stout in 2018. Tucker Hill Brioux City Brewery Vineyards What: This brewery, located at Marty’s Tap, What: The vineyard offers a place features a variety of specialty, locally-brewed to relax and enjoy a glass of wine beers. while taking in a panoramic view of the Floyd River Valley. When: 3 p.m. to 2 a.m. Monday through Friday, noon to 2 a.m. Saturday and Sunday. When: By appointment. Where: 1306 Court St., Sioux City. Where: 26001 Titan Road, Hinton, Iowa. More info: 712-277-9568 or briouxcitybrewery.com More info: 712-251-9819 or tuckerhillwine.com S12 | 2020 EDITION 101 THINGS TO DO IN SIOUXLAND ATTRACTIONS

LaunchPAD Children’s Museum What: Siouxland’s LaunchPAD Children’s Museum provides an interactive educational experience that fosters a child’s creativity and imagination, all in a safe and stimulating environment. The year-round opportunities for learning include participatory exhibits and innovative programs for children ages 6 months to 10 years. Admission is $9, $7 for seniors, free for teachers and infants under 1. When: 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily; open late until 7 p.m. Thursdays. Where: 623 Pearl St., Sioux City. TIM HYNDS, SIOUX CITY JOURNAL JIM LEE, SIOUX CITY JOURNAL Carter Sawatzky, 3, of Sioux City, plays with a large lighted More info: 712-224-2542 or Tara Marchand, 9, Britt, Iowa, plays at a water exhibit at the LaunchPAD Children’s peg exhibit at LaunchPAD Children’s Museum in downtown www.launchpadmuseum.com Museum in Sioux City on Feb. 11, 2017. Sioux City on Dec. 8, 2016.

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ALLY KARSYN, SIOUX CITY JOURNAL Calico Skies Vineyard & Winery What: Calico Skies Vineyard and Winery is a ﬁve-acre vineyard established in April 2010 by native Iowans with backgrounds in horticulture from Iowa State University. Silhouetting Northwest Iowa sunsets, the winery overlooks the Big Sioux River. French-Ameri- TIM HYNDS, SIOUX CITY JOURNAL can hybrid grapes create both dry and sweet wines. Dave Winslow, owner and brewermaster of Jackson Street Brewing, talks about his beers during an interview in 2018. When: Tasting room open 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednes- day through Friday, and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday Jackson Street Brewing and Sunday. Call ahead for groups of more than 10. What: Jackson Street Brewing opened in July 2015 and offers several varieties of hand-crafted seasonal ales, porters, Where: 2368 Able Blvd., Inwood, Iowa. fruit beer and stouts. Beers from Midwest breweries are featured as “guest” taps. All beers are available on tap and in More info: 712-753-2110 or calicoskieswine.com take-home growlers. When: 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. Where: 607 Fifth St., Sioux City. West O Beer More info: 712-574-8403 or jacksonstreet.beer What: Opened in May 2013, West O Beer is a state-of-the- art brewery offering a tasting room and several standard and seasonal beers. The company takes its name from West Lake Okoboji, whose water is used in each of the brewery’s beers. Okoboji Brewing Company When: Tasting room: 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesday through Fri- day, noon to 10 p.m. Saturday, noon to 8 p.m. Sunday. What: Founded in July 2009, Okoboji Brewing Company brings quality craft beer to the Iowa Where: 503 Terrace Park Blvd., West Okoboji, Iowa. Great Lakes region with a selection of nine beers More info: 712-332-8090 or westobeer.com on tap that change with the seasons, as well as a sarsaparilla brewed in-house. The tap room offers beer by the pint and 4-ounce ﬂights in a relaxing Keg Creek Brewing Company atmosphere with games, TV and free WiFi. Guests may bring in their own food or have it delivered from What: Keg Creek Brewing Company provides a small, local restaurants. home-town brewery in an open and comfortable environment. The site enhances craft beer education, enjoyment, When: 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and and experimentation. A tasting room offers all of the brew- Thursday, 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. ery’s offerings and an occasional guest beer. Saturday and 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday. TIM HYNDS, SIOUX CITY JOURNAL When: Tasting room is open 4 to 10 p.m. Tuesday through Where: 3705 Hwy 71, Spirit Lake, Iowa. Cole Martens, co-owner of Okoboji Brewing Company, talks Thursday, 3 to 11 p.m. Friday, noon to 11 p.m. Saturday and at his brewery’s booth before the start of the sixth annual More info: 712-336-8406 or www.brewokoboji.com 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday. Iowa Craft Brew Festival held Saturday, June 18, 2016. Okoboji Where: 111 E. Sharp St., Glenwood, Iowa. Brewing Company opened in 2009 in Spirit Lake, Iowa. More info: 712-520-9029 or kegcreekbrewing.com S14 | 2020 EDITION 101 THINGS TO DO IN SIOUXLAND THE SPORTING LIFE

JESSE BROTHERS Sioux City Musketeers What: The Sioux City Musketeers began play in 1972 and have been a cornerstone of the United States Hockey League for decades. The Junior A team won the league’s Clark Cup title in 2002. Tickets start at $9.50. When: Season runs September through April. Where: Tyson Events Center, 401 Gordon Drive, Sioux City. More info: 712-252-2116 or musketeershockey.com JUSTIN WAN, SIOUX CITY JOURNAL Sioux City Explorers’ Jose Sermo rushes back to ﬁrst base as St. Paul Saints’ John Silviano gets ready to catch the ball during a baseball game in 2019.

Sioux City Explorers What: This independent professional baseball team has played since 1993 as a member of the Ameri- can Association baseball league. Each year, the Explorers play 100 games, half of them home contests at Lewis and Clark Park. Tickets start at $8. JUSTIN WAN, SIOUX CITY JOURNAL When: The regular season Sioux City Bandits begins May 19 and ends What: The Sioux City Bandits are a professional indoor football Sept. 7. team and a charter member of the Champions Indoor Football Where: Lewis & Clark Park, league. Six home games each spring are played at the Tyson Events 3400 Line Drive, Sioux City. JUSTIN WAN, SIOUX CITY JOURNAL Center. Tickets start at less than $15 with discounts for military members. More info: 712-277-9467 or Spectators, including Bill Haafke, of Dakota City, center, wave for a xsbaseball.com chance for a pack of candies during a baseball game between Sioux City When: Season runs from late March into the summer. Explorers and St. Paul Saints in 2019. Where: Tyson Events Center, 401 Gordon Drive, Sioux City. More info: [email protected] or scbandits.com 101 THINGS TO DO IN SIOUXLAND 2020 EDITION | S15 THE SPORTING LIFE SUMMER GUIDE TO WEDDING AND PARTY PLANNING

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JUSTIN WAN, SIOUX CITY JOURNAL NAIA women’s basketball tournament What: Every March, Sioux City hosts many of the best teams in the country for this long-running championship. The event begins on a Wednesday in early March and packs the Tyson Events Center for a full week. When: The first and second weeks of March. Where: Tyson Events Center, 401 Gordon Drive, Sioux City. More info: naia.org JESSE BROTHERS, SIOUX CITY JOURNAL NAIA Marian celebrates their 3-0 win over Westmont for the 2019 NAIA women’s women’s volleyball championship title in 2019. volleyball Pump ‘N’ Run When: September. tournament Where: Adams Homestead and Nature What: Participants combine the bench What: Sioux Preserve, 272 Westshore Drive, North press and a five-kilometer run on a Sioux City. City hosts the course of crushed limestone. A sepa- NAIA volleyball rate 5K race is available for those who More info: nylencancercenter.com championships. prefer to run or walk only. The 24-team tournament attracts When: Aug. 1. Broken Toe Trail Run thousands of fans Where: Adams Homestead and Nature What: Broken Toe is a trail run at to the Tyson Events Preserve, 272 Westshore Dr., North scenic Stone State Park. The race is Center each year Sioux City. for the tourney. a 4-mile run/walk for individuals and More info: info@missouririverrunners. families to promote health, fitness, and When: December. com or missouririverrunners.com appreciation of natural resources in Where: Tyson Siouxland. A 2-mile “alternate” route Events Center, 401 will also be available for walkers; more BRUCE MILLER, SIOUX CITY JOURNAL Gordon Drive, Sioux Race for Hope experienced runners can opt for a City. 8-mile run while kids can check out a Bike SUX What: Every year, hundreds of Sioux- half-mile run. Proceeds from the race More info: naia.org landers gather at Adams Homestead will benefit the Friends of Stone Park What: A ride around Sioux City and into South Dakota. Two and Nature Preserve to take part in for park improvements. courses — one shorter and one longer — are available, and partici- honoring those that have battled or pants enjoy swag bags full of a variety of gifts. are still battling cancer. One hundred When: October. When: September. percent of the proceeds raised from the Where: Stone State Park, 5001 Talbot event go toward providing equipment Road, Sioux City. Where: Caribou Coffee, 2939 Hamilton Blvd., Sioux City. and services that help the cancer pa- tients at the June E. Nylen Cancer Cen- More info: info@missouririverrunners. More info: www.bikesux.com ter in Sioux City. com or missouririverrunners.com 101 THINGS TO DO IN SIOUXLAND 2020 EDITION | S17 SUMMER GUIDE TO SCHALLER

The city of Schaller, named after Phillip Schaller, was incorporated in 1882. The city had been founded in August 1879 as a station for the railroad under construction. The economy, then as now, was based on commercial support for surrounding farms. Settlers came mostly from Germany, England, Canada, New York, and eastern Iowa. Throughout the middle part of the twentieth century a major industry consisted of the packers of Bango and Jolly Time popcorn. The presence and size of these two companies helped Schaller become “The Popcorn Capital of the world.” Popcorn is still a major area industry, but the companies moved on to other locations in the 1980s. The railroad ceased operations and pulled up tracks in the 1970s. Transportation connections are by U.S. Route 20 and Iowa Highway 110. Corn (seed and feed), soybeans, and feeder cattle are the major products of the area. Sponsored by: A&C Custom Trucks 200 1/2 N. Berwick Schaller, IA 51053 712-275-4620 We Invest in our Community

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Hard Rock Hotel and Casino What: The 45,000-square-foot Hard Rock Sioux City casino features a 45,000-square foot gaming space, several table games, a sports book and a concert space. The complex also includes a hotel, restaurants and multiple bars, plus no LAURA WEHDE, SIOUX CITY JOURNAL FILE shortage of celebrity memorabilia spanning several eras. Grand Falls Casino & Golf Resort When: 24 hours a day, What: The facility near the Iowa-South Dakota border features a large casino with seven days a week. slots, table games and video poker, a recently opened sports book, a golf course with full golf shop, an on-site hotel with free shuttle service to the Sioux Falls airport, Where: 111 Third St., three restaurants and a spa. Sioux City. When: 24 hours a day, seven days a week. More info: 712-226- 7600 or hardrockcasino Where: 1415 Grand Falls Blvd., Larchwood, Iowa, 51241. siouxcity.com More info: 712-777-7777 or grandfallscasinoresort.com JIM LEE, SIOUX CITY JOURNAL S20 | 2020 EDITION 101 THINGS TO DO IN SIOUXLAND SUMMER GUIDE TO TEE TIME

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TIM HYNDS, SIOUX CITY JOURNAL Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center and Betty Strong Encounter Center What: The center hosts permanent interactive exhibits with temporary displays that allow visitors to travel through what is now Sioux City in August 1804. The , SIOUX CITY JOURNAL TIM HYNDS death and burial of Sgt. Charles Floyd on Aug. 20, Sergeant Floyd Monument 1804, is at the heart of the story. Visitors encounter hand-painted murals, dozens of interactive devices, What: The monument was built in 1901 to honor Sgt. Charles Floyd, the only man who died on the Lewis & Clark Ex- and animatronic exhibits of Capts. Lewis & Clark, Pres- pedition. The 100-foot-tall sandstone monument is in the form of an Egyptian obelisk. ident Thomas Jefferson, and Seaman the Newfound- land Dog and the Prairie Dog. When: Open year-round. When: Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday; noon to Where: 2601 South Lewis Blvd., Sioux City. 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. More info: www.nps.gov/places/sergeant-ﬂoyd-monument.htm Where: 900 Larsen Park Road, Sioux City. More info: 712-224-5242 or siouxcitylcic.com

Sergeant Floyd River Museum & Welcome Center Historic George Shannon Trail What: After serving as a ﬂoating bicen- What: This marks the 16 communities in Northeast Ne- tennial exhibit for the U.S. Army Corps of braska where Pvt. George Shannon, the youngest member Engineers, the Sergeant Floyd riverboat was of the Lewis & Clark Expedition, passed through while obtained by Sioux City and converted into he was separated from the group. Wayside signs mark a museum that explores the historic role of historic moments in Shannon’s life, as well as 13 life-size the Missouri River in the development of wooden chainsaw statues of Shannon, each in a different the West. Stories are told through exhibits pose and one complete with a horse, located in participat- of artifacts displayed in the boat, which also ing communities on the trail. serves as an official Iowa and Nebraska Wel- When: Open year-round. come Center. Where: 16 communities in Nebraska: Bloomﬁeld, Bow When: Open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m daily. Closed Valley, Center, Creighton, Crofton, Hartington, Lindy, Ni- New Year’s, Easter, Thanksgiving and Christ- obrara, St. Helena, St. James, Santee, Verdel, Verdigre, mas. Wausa, Winnetoon and Wynot; and two historic Native Where: 1000 Larsen Park Road, Sioux City. American territories, the Ponca and Santee Sioux Nations. More info: 712-279-0198 or More info: shannontrail.com siouxcitymuseum.org JIM LEE, SIOUX CITY JOURNAL FILE S22 | 2020 EDITION 101 THINGS TO DO IN SIOUXLAND SIOUXLAND HISTORY

Nebraska Outlaw Trail What: The Nebraska Outlaw Trail scenic byway, on Highway 12, stretches 231 miles across northeast and north-central Nebraska. It offers a picturesque journey through diverse Nebraska landscapes — great vistas encompassing clear blue sky, native stands of oak trees, bottom lands, cottonwood forests, wetlands, bluffs, pine and cedar forests, open prairie, lush cropland and wildlife. Ride covered wagons through elk and buffalo herds, canoe one of the top 10 canoeing rivers in the U.S., hunt, ﬁsh, bike or hike the trail. Discover state parks and the outlaw stories of Jesse James and his gang. When: Open year-round. Where: Nebraska Highway 12, South Sioux City to Valentine, Neb. More info: nebraskaoutlawtrail.org

Lewis & Clark Scenic Byway What: Follow U.S. Highway 75 along the Lewis & Clark Scenic Byway from Fort Calhoun, Neb., to South Sioux City. The route parallels the Lewis & Clark Expedition route along the Missouri River. See the same wooded bluffs, open JERRY MENNENGA, SIOUX CITY JOURNAL bottom lands and historic waterway as the expedition. Spirit Mound Historic Prairie Visit the site of Chief Blackbird’s grave near Macy, Neb.; Omaha’s “Big Village” Tonwantonga near Homer, Neb.; What: Spirit Mound Historic Prairie is open for hiking and nature observation and is in the process of being restored and Cottonwood Cove Park in Dakota City, near where to native prairie grasses. Because of modern dams on the Missouri River, Spirit Mound is one of the few places where the expedition made what was called “Fish Camp” after a person can stand today and know that Lewis and Clark stood in the same exact location. Spirit Mound, which spans catching 1,218 fish in two days. 320 acres, is home to a rich variety of prairie wildflowers and grasses, birds and other prairie animals. Free hiking trail and wheelchair accessible. Drinking water, toilets and picnic tables. When: Open year-round. When: Open year-round. Some facilities are unavailable between Oct. 1 and April 30. Where: Fort Calhoun, Neb., to South Sioux City. Where: 31148 South Dakota Highway 19, Vermillion, S.D. More info: visitnebraska.com/lewis-clark-scenic-byway More info: 605-987-2263 or gfp.sd.gov/parks/detail/spirit-mound-historic-prairie The Higgins Museum of National Bank Notes Mid America Museum of Aviation and What: Take a look at early banking and the history of bank notes, particularly those issued by Iowa communities Transportation between 1863 and 1935. What: The museum preserves and celebrates the aviation and When: Open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday. transportation history of Siouxland. With 30,000 square feet of displays and exhibits, visitors will see a variety of aircraft and Where: 1507 Sanborn Ave., Okoboji, Iowa. transportation vehicles, vintage bicycles, cars, a fire engine, More info: 712-332-5859 police cars, military vehicles and displays, and a Boeing 727-200. Highlights include the crash of United Flight 232 display and artifacts, a Boeing 737 cockpit simulator, a 1913 road grader, the Hornick Depot Museum & Caboose largest radial engine used on an airplane, and a 1941 Cadillac Fleetwood sedan used by President Truman in an inaugural parade What: This Milwaukee Railroad Depot is on the National in Omaha. Adults $6, seniors and active military $5, children $3. Register of Historic Places. When: Open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday- When: Memorial Day through Labor Day, 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday; noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, April through September. Closed Sunday, or by appointment. major holidays. Where: 201 Main St., Hornick, Iowa. Where: 2600 Expedition Court, Sioux City. More info: 712-874-3374

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War Eagle Park What: A steel monument sculpture representing an Indian chief offering apeace pipe marks the grave of Chief War Eagle, an early friend of the white man in this area. Chief War Eagle died in 1851 and was buried on a bluff overlooking the Missouri River. The site contains his grave and the graves of at least nine friends and relatives. When: Year-round. Where: 3900 War Eagle Drive, Sioux City. More info: siouxcityhistory.org/historic-sites/109-war-eagle

TIM HYNDS, SIOUX CITY JOURNAL Sioux City Railroad Museum What: Originally known as the Milwaukee Railroad Shops, the Railroad Museum boasts a large six-stall railroad roundhouse with a working turntable, red TIM HYNDS, SIOUX CITY JOURNAL FILE brick shop buildings, arrangement of tracks and smaller shop buildings. The site reflects the role railroads played in the development of early Sioux Yankton, S.D., Meridian District Historic Fourth Street City. Known as the Milwaukee Roundhouse, the site is What: Yankton has a rich historical heritage beginning What: The finest examples of late-19th-century commercial home to the museum development of the Siouxland in 1804, when Lewis and Clark spent the winter near the buildings in Sioux City stand along Historic Fourth Street, Historical Railroad Association, offering visitors a look confluence of the James and Missouri rivers. In 1858, early home to restaurants, bars and boutique businesses. Noted at local railroad history. Adults $10, children $8, active pioneers chose the site as a location for a new settlement, for their distinctive Richardsonian Romanesque style, the military free. largely because of the possibility of a steamboat landing on buildings are found along a two-block stretch between the Missouri River. The city’s historic downtown is listed on Virginia and Iowa streets. There are 15 buildings dating When: Open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; noon the National Register of Historic Places, and Yankton was from 1889 to approximately 1915. The National Register of to 4 p.m. Sunday; closed from Dec. 16 through March 1. the Dakota Territorial capital. Downtown boasts Midwest Historic Places lists two of the buildings, the Evans Block Where: 3400 Sioux River Road, Sioux City. charm, shopping and eating establishments. and the Boston Block. More info: 712-233-6996 or https://www. When: Open year-round. When: Year-round. siouxcityrailroadmuseum.org/ Where: Downtown Yankton. Where: Fourth Street, between Virginia and Iowa streets, Sioux City. More info: 605-299-9734 or www.meridian-district.com More info: 712-279-6159 O’Connor House Museum Complex Union County Historical Museum What: Several historical buildings are in the complex. The 14-room O’Connor mansion was one of the most luxurious What: The museum features many items representing homes in the area when it was built between 1865 and 1875 Union County’s rural past. Elk Point is of historical interest by Capt. Cornelius O’Connor. It features a curved staircase, because the Lewis and Clark Expedition made its first Dakota a large marble fireplace, eight bedrooms and servants’ Territory stop in what is now Elk Point. Displays include quarters. Combs School, built in 1857, is the oldest school antique wagons, farm implements, tools and equipment. building in Nebraska. Annually hosts a hands-on school day Many pioneer items give visitors a glance at how things were for visitors featuring pioneer dress, lunch in syrup pails and when homesteaders first moved onto the land. 1800s curriculum. The Museum Machinery Building boasts Open 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesday-Sunday. Also available an outstanding collection of early machinery. When: by appointment. When: Call for hours. Where: 707 W. Main St., Elk Point, S.D. Where: Two miles east of Homer, Neb. More info: 605-761-0247 or elkpoint.org/union-county- 4301 Floyd Blvd. • 712-239-5263 More info: 402-698-2538 historical-museum 101 THINGS TO DO IN SIOUXLAND 2020 EDITION | S25 SIOUXLAND HISTORY SUMMER National Music Museum What: A one-of-a-kind relic in the music world, the museum is home to rare antique musical instruments. It features hand-painted Persian drums, a trumpet GUIDE TO mask from the South Pacific, ivory lutes from Elizabethan times, Civil War band instruments and famous Italian stringed instruments. Other musical fascinations HUBBARD, NE include an 18th century Swisshouse organ painted in the traditional folk style, and one of only two guitars by Antonio Stradivari known to exist. When: Currently closed for architectural expansion and renovation. Reopening is slated for 2021. Where: 414 E. Clark St., Vermillion, S.D. AUGUST 28TH, 29TH, 30TH JUSTIN WAN, SIOUX CITY JOURNAL More info: 605-658-3450 or nmmusd.org Iowa Rock ‘n’ Roll Neligh Mills State Historic Music Museum Site What: More than 360 artifacts are on display at Iowa’s official home to What: Nebraska’s early settlement years rock-and-roll history. Exhibits include are on display at this 1880s mill, featuring A weekend of fun for the whole family! a 1966 Wurlitzer jukebox, a 1940s wire the state’s only 19th-century flour mill with recorder, the gold record of “Peter original equipment intact. The office, where ▶ Food vendors/Farmers market ▶ Farm Tractor Display Rabbit” by Dee Jay & the Runaways, the miller supervised the daily grind, has ▶ 5K Run/Walk ▶ Pet Show been restored with its original furnishings. Paul Revere & the Raiders’ VOX key- ▶ Parade on Main Street ▶ Hooting Contest board, a napkin signed by all the orig- The reconstructed flume, penstock and inal Crickets, including Buddy Holly, mill dam remain as a visible reminder of ▶ Live Music ▶ Bingo costumes worn by the hottest Iowa waterpower days before electricity. $3 per ▶ Raffles & Contests ▶ Poker Run bands in the 1950s, ‘60s and ‘70s, and person. ▶ Petting Zoo ▶ Fishing Clinic much more. When: Open Tuesday through Saturday ▶ Car Show ▶ Hayrack Rides When: Open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. through Saturday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Guided tours available. Dance at the Community Center Featuring Live Music Sunday. Where: N Street and Wylie Drive, Neligh, Due to possible COVID-19 related concerns, stay up to date Where: 91 Lake St., Arnolds Park, Neb. on any possible postponements or cancellations. Visit Iowa. More info: 402-887-4303 or visitnebraska. www.hubbardne.com/hoot-owl-days/ or go to More info: 712-332-6540 or com/neligh/neligh-mills-state-historic-site iowarocknroll.com “Hubbard Hoot Owl Days” on Facebook. Calliope Village What: A collection of early homes and W.H. Over State Museum stores provides an interesting walking tour What: This museum memorializes the of Sioux County’s first seat of government. work of William H. Over, a naturalist of the The village was established in 1860 and Northern Plains from 1913 to 1925. Discover existed through 1911. The village includes South Dakota’s natural history and heritage, the first Sioux County Courthouse, Scott including early Lakota Reservation art School, the old Hawarden Post Office, and and artifacts, as well as pioneer firearms, the Walton House, which displays farm tools #WE ARE CVA and pioneer memorabilia. historical costumes and photographs. Embracing the Cooperative Spirit When: Open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday- When: Call for hours. Saturday. Where: Iowa Highway 10 and 19th Street, to Deliver to our Members Where: 1110 University St., Vermillion, S.D. Hawarden, Iowa. More info: 712-551-4433 More info: 605-659-6151 or https://www. 1498 G Ave. · S. Sioux City, NE · 402-494-5165 whovermuseum.org/ S26 | 2020 EDITION 101 THINGS TO DO IN SIOUXLAND SUMMER SIOUXLAND HISTORY GUIDE TO CASINOS We Bring Vegas Style Fun To YOU!!!

JIM LEE, SIOUX CITY JOURNAL Where Friends Meet Sanford Museum and Planetarium What: The Sanford facility has exhibits and activities on archaeology, astronomy, natural history and more, with a focus on Northwest Iowa and the Great Plains. When: Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday; and noon to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Where: 117 E. Willow St., Cherokee, Iowa. Covered Patio Area w/ Big Screen TV’s More info: 712-225-3922 or sanfordmuseum.org (Smoking Allowed On Patio) Beer Garden w/ Horse Shoes & Bag Toss • Lots of Games! • Pool • Darts • Dice • Jenga • Connect 4 ENJOY OUR SMOKE FREE ESTABLISHMENT Plymouth County Angel DeCora Memorial 103 N. Hwy 105, NortH sioux city • 605-232-9126 Historical Museum Museum and Research What: Listed on the National Register of Center Historic Places, the former school has a variety of displays ranging from old-time What: The center is named in honor of farm equipment to a collection of county Angel DeCora, the first Winnebago woman literature and historical objects. The to attend college. The museum shares museum also contains a Genealogy Room information about the Winnebago Tribe with many files and volumes and a large and its land, which has a rich cultural and musical instrument collection donated by historical heritage. The history of the area Carol Parkinson, who led the founding of reflects the separate cultures of American the Plymouth County Historical Museum Indians and European settlers and their Association in 1965. interactions. 610 E. College Drive, Winnebago, When: Open 1 to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday, or Where: by appointment. Neb. Open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Friday. Where: 335 First Ave. SW, Le Mars, Iowa. When: 712-546-7002 or More info: 402-257-5587 or winnebagotribe. More info: com 200 Main St. Walthill, NE 402-846-5545 plymouthcountymuseum.webstarts.com 101 THINGS TO DO IN SIOUXLAND 2020 EDITION | S27 SIOUXLAND HISTORY

TIM GALLAGHER, SIOUX CITY JOURNAL Grand Eugene “Pee Wee” Ferris, of Meadow Washta, Iowa, stands with a 1928 John Deere tractor at Heritage the Grand Meadows Heritage Center Festival near Washta. What: The museum was established more JUSTIN WAN, SIOUX CITY JOURNAL Hands on than two decades ago Exhibits Peirce Mansion and has expanded signiﬁcantly to include What: John Peirce’s elegant home has been a part of Sioux City’s history for more than 120 years. Completed in family collections 1893, the Victorian-era home is constructed with South Dakota quartzite making it a unique example of Richard- and many local sonian Romanesque architecture. Peirce Mansion is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The mansion artifacts. Museum provides a one-of-a-kind venue for weddings, receptions, graduations, corporate gatherings, family reunions, private items are organized parties or photo shoots. in groupings, When: By appointment. including vintage farm equipment and tools, Where: 2901 Jackson St, Sioux City. household furnishings, More info: 712-279-6174 or siouxcitymuseum.org/peirce-mansion Native American Live artifacts, natural Birds history, railroad of Prey memorabilia, a chapel, musical instruments, Antelope County Museum and Museum Machinery Building toys, school classroom and a general store. Church What: Collection of early machinery and yesteryear tools occupy this building, erected in 1979. Included is an 1880 When: Available for What: The Antelope County Historical Society maintains wheat, oats and barley reaper, an 1882 Milwaukee small tours by appointment. three facilities: the main museum housed in the former grain binder, an 1880 corn planter, an 1890 drop side half- September Grand county jail, a reproduction log cabin and Pioneer Church. Nature apron manure spreader, an 1890 walking cultivator and Meadow Heritage Programs Pioneer exhibits including machinery, tools, early county many more. Festival and October history and an extensive document and photograph Haunted House to be When: By appointment. collection. $3 for adults, children free. determined. Where: 1 mile east of Homer, Neb., on Blyburg Road. Where: 410 L St., Neligh, Neb. Where: 6306 D Ave., Dorothy Pecaut When: Year-round, 1 to 5 p.m. Winter hours Wednesday- More info: 402-987-3516 or https://visitnebraska.com/ Washta, Iowa. Nature Center Friday; summer hours Tuesday-Saturday. homer/museum-machinery-building More info: 712- 4500 Sioux River Rd. More info: 402-887-5010 or antelopecountymuseum.org 229-0500 or grand Sioux City, IA meadowheritage.com 712-258-0838 www.woodburyparks.org S28 | 2020 EDITION 101 THINGS TO DO IN SIOUXLAND SIOUXLAND HISTORY

Graves Library Museum What: This 1915 library was one of the most luxurious libraries in the area when it was built by Philo Graves. It was established as Graves Public Library as a memorial to his son Jay. The museum hosts the Russ Marshall antique wrench collection. Where: 206 W. Third St., Wakeﬁeld, Neb. When: Open 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, or by appointment. PROVIDED More info: 402-369-0449 or wakeﬁeldheritage.org Gardner Cabin Historic Site What: The cabin was built by Rowland Gardner in 1856. In 1857, a band of Wahpekute Dakota Sioux, Heritage Museum of under the leadership of Inkpadutah, killed 34 settlers and abducted many others. Most of the Gardner family Thurston County was killed in what came to be known as the Spirit Lake What: Stroll through this 1905 prairie home. Massacre, one of Iowa’s most widely known historical events. The carnage was likely a reprisal for a series Where: 500 Ivan St., Pender, Neb. of atrocities committed against Inkpadutah’s clan When: Open 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Monday and Friday; near Sioux City. The restored cabin contains furnish- also open Wednesday May-October. ings from the frontier life of the period. Also on the grounds are a gravesite and a monument to the set- More info: 402-922-0289 or visitnebraska.com/ tlers killed during the uprising. pender/heritage-museum-thurston-county When: Open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Sun- day, Memorial Day through Labor Day. Honoring-the-Clans Sculpture Where: 74 Monument Drive, Arnolds Park, Iowa. Garden and Cultural Plaza More info: 712-336-6352 or iowaculture.gov/history/ sites/abbie-gardner-sharp-cabin What: Experience the heritage of the Winnebago Tribe. Twelve statues, each representing one of the tribe’s clans, are arranged in a large circle at the heart of the tribe’s Ho-Chunk Village. When: Year-round. Where: 509 Ho-Chunk Plaza N., Winnebago, Neb. More info: 402-878-2192

Monona County Veterans Memorial Museum What: The museum was the vision of two local TIM GALLAGHER, SIOUX CITY JOURNAL FILE men, newspaper editor William Wonder, who , SIOUX CITY JOURNAL conceived the idea, and friend Duane Miller, JIM LEE who came on board to assist with the project. Wakefield Train Depot Museum Iowa Great Lakes Maritime Neither are veterans themselves, but felt that Museum the nation was losing sight of the importance What: Built in 1925, this Chicago and Northwestern Rail- of our veterans and their contributions to this road passenger depot was once a hub of the community. It What: The history of boating on the Iowa Great Lakes country. The museum is a solemn reminder of has been restored to its original grandeur and hosts Wake- is the focus of the museum. View rare artifacts and the sacrifices made for the freedoms we enjoy field-area memorabilia from the late 1800s to the present experience the lore of the lakes area through restored every day, and often take for granted in our day. Exhibits include a 1920s Vollmer player piano, telegraph boats, early photographs and many other displays. equipment and railroad items. busy, day-to-day lives. When: Call for hours. When: Call for hours. When: Year-round. Where: 243 W. Broadway St., Arnolds Park, Iowa. Where: 101 E. First St., Wakefield, Neb. Where: Open 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. weekends. More info: 712-332-2183 or arnoldspark.com/ More info: 712-423-3780 More info: 402-369-0449 or wakefieldheritage.org maritime-museum 101 THINGS TO DO IN SIOUXLAND 2020 EDITION | S29 THEATER & THE ARTS SUMMER GUIDE TO PONCA & LYONS

Lyons, NE Lyons has an abundance of outdoor recreational activities for everyone to enjoy. Residents and visitors enjoy camping, swimming, and fishing. The fnb-ne.com community also enjoys their unique out-door movie theater and the local art gallery. TIM HYNDS, SIOUX CITY JOURNAL FIND US IN The Sioux City Art Center in Sioux City is shown Thursday, April 12, 2018. LYONS • UEHLING • HOOPER Places of Interest Brink Park OAKLAND • FREMONT • HARTINGTON Island Park Campground Burlington Park CERESCO • TEKAMAH Lyons Community Center Lyons Water Park and Pool Vangarde Arts (800) 773-2265 What: The Vangarde is a space devoted to Ponca, NE connecting the creative Proud to Serve Siouxland community with the Ponca is a great destination with business community many outdoor activities for families planning day trips or weekend in all your Banking Needs! through unique and getaways. Residents and visitors inviting social activities. enjoy camping and the scenic Relaxed ﬁne art galleries locations with spectacular views along the Missouri River. and a concert-quality performance space play Places of Interest host to events that include Ponca State Park Rivertime Resort Ponca Jackson Newcastle art exhibits, music, comedy Adams House Museum and open mic nights. Cook Blacksmith Shop Museum 800-576-8084 TIM HYNDS, SIOUX CITY JOURNAL Events in and When: Programs are around Ponca: www.bankofdc.com scheduled throughout the 2020 Dixon County Fair (Concord, Sioux City Art Center year. Hours vary. NE): July 29 – Aug. 2 What: The Sioux City Art Center houses a three-story Where: 416 Pierce St, glass atrium and ﬁve galleries to showcase traveling Sioux City. and permanent exhibits. The center offers art classes More info: 712-251-6432 or for preschoolers through senior citizens, and an an- www.vangardearts.com nual outdoor arts festival, ArtSplash on Labor Day Weekend. The Atrium Gift Gallery offers a wide selection of one-of-a kind handcrafted items in all price ranges. When: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday; 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday; and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Where: 225 Nebraska St., Sioux City. More info: 712-279-6272 or siouxcityartcenter.org S30 | 2020 EDITION 101 THINGS TO DO IN SIOUXLAND THEATER & THE ARTS

Pearson Lakes Art Center What: The center offers foreign and classic ﬁlm series, and permanent and traveling exhibitions featuring local, regional and national artists. Every year the center holds a Juried Fine Arts Show called “Art in the Park.” Many regional artists will display and sell their work in Bill West Memorial Park adjacent to the center. Potters, professional puppet shows, weavers, painters, sculptors, silversmiths and others take part. Admission is free on Thursdays. When: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday; 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday. June through August only, also 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday and noon to 3 p.m. Sunday. Where: 2201 Highway 71, Okoboji, Iowa.

JUSTIN WAN, SIOUX CITY JOURNAL More info: 712-332-7013 or lakesart.org A collection of artwork by Cynthia Whynott is seen displayed at Pearson Lakes Art Center in Okoboji, Iowa.

postponed until further notice. Residents of Jefferson and the SUMMER surrounding communities also flock to excitement at Park Jefferson GUIDE TO International Speedway where a summer of races is scheduled. JEFFERSON Visit www.parkjeff.com to see Custom sales Specializing in Ford Super Duties Jefferson is located just off mile the full race schedule and or Contact: Ben, Scott, or Sue Honomichl mark 9 off Interstate 29 and sits cancellations/postponements. Office: 605-966-5747 on a section of land between www.customsalesjefferson.com the Big Sioux River and the Box 173, Jefferson, SD 57038 Missouri River in southeast South 24 Hour Towing, Selling Pickup Boxes & Bumpers Dakota. Residents enjoy their local shops & dining, and sports and Places of Interest recreation at Tower Park. Jefferson is known for its annual Buds Bar & Grill Days of ’59 celebration celebrated Tower Park each year in July. Good Food, good games, Park Jefferson International Due to implications with COVID-19, with good friends! Speedway this year’s event has been Call (605) 966-5809 VISIT US Jefferson Community Center 101 THINGS TO DO IN SIOUXLAND 2020 EDITION | S31 THEATER & THE ARTS

Cherokee Community Sioux City Theater Community What: Professional level performances at an Theatre all-volunteer, self-supporting organization that What: produces high-quality dramas, comedies and Sioux City musicals on a year-round basis. Community Theatre presents several main Where: 530 W. Bluff St., Cherokee, Iowa. stage productions When: Schedules vary, but generally three and youth shows productions spanning fall through spring. each season and has workshops. More info: 712-225-4440 or cherokeectonline.org When: Plays are shown year-round; the main stage season runs from Le Mars Community Theatre September through July. at the Postal Playhouse Where: 1401 Riverside What: Performing arts, including dramas, Blvd., Sioux City. comedies and musicals. More info: 712-233- Where: 105 First St. NE, Le Mars, Iowa. 2788 or scctheatre.org When: Schedules vary for each four-show season. More info: 712-546-5788 or JUSTIN WAN, SIOUX CITY JOURNAL lemarscommtheatre.org The cast of the Sioux City Community Theatre’s production of “Calendar Girls” gather for a rehearsal. SUMMER GUIDE TO WINERIES

Get a Taste of Valiant Vineyards & Distillery “Wine Country” South Dakotas First and Oldest Winery • Wine Tasting • Live Music Thursdays • Saturdays • Sundays • Bison Entree Meals Served with Live Music Stop by our Booth at the Sioux City Farmers Market on Saturdays this Summer!

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Sioux City Rosemary Clausen Center for Conservatory Performing Arts of Music What: Community theater and musical arts. What: The Sioux City Where: 519 E. Maple St., Holstein, Iowa. Conservatory of Music is When: Events are scheduled between September a nonproﬁt music center and April. that offers lessons in guitar, voice, bass gui- More info: 712-368-4849 or tar, percussion, piano, rosemaryclausencenter.com violin, cello, brass and woodwinds. The conservatory has a profes- Northwest Iowa Symphony sional recording studio and hosts weekly music Orchestra clubs, which include: What: The Orchestra, which performs at Dordt crash, strum, jazz, rock, University, combines the talents of musicians folk, voice & ukulele. from Northwest Iowa and Southeast South Dakota. Membership includes adults of all ages When: Year-round. as well as gifted music students from middle Where: 1309 Pierce St., school through college. Sioux City. Where: 498 Fourth Ave. N.E., Sioux Center, Iowa. 712-574-1751 More info: , SIOUX CITY JOURNAL Fall, winter and spring. or siouxcity JUSTIN WAN When: From left, drum teacher Doug Davis, student Colby Faldmo of North Sioux City, Ron Emory, founder conservatory.com 712-722-6230 or niso.dordt.edu of Sioux City Conservatory of Music, and student Sean Middleton of Sioux City, rehearse AC/DC’s More info: “Thunderstruck” for a fundraising show.

Pender, NE Places of Interest SUMMER Twin Creeks Golf Club Blue Ox RV Park Pender Community Center Pender Lanes (Bowling) GUIDE TO Pender Swimming Pool (Now Open) Welsh’s Pizzeri PENDER Events in and around Pender: June 21: Father’s Day Drive-By Parade Proud Supporter of Pender & Thurston Communities 1:00 – 4:00 pm, Hosted by Legacy Garden / Prairie Breeze Assisted Living

July 10: Wine at the Window 5:00 – 6:00 pm, Hosted by Legacy Garden / Prairie Breeze Assisted Living Happy hour event: Grab your favorite drink, a lawn chair, and meet the resident at their windows. 605 W. Lemmon Hwy 87A, July 26 – Aug. 2: Dakota-Thurston County Fair Thurston, NE 68062 (South Sioux City, NE) 402-385-3025 NE-9, Pender,er NE 68047 Visit www.dakotathurstonfaironline.com for a full event list. www.nutrien.com (402) 385-2376 Stay updated online for potential postponements/cancellations 101 THINGS TO DO IN SIOUXLAND 2020 EDITION | S33 THEATER & THE ARTS

New Stage Players What: The amateur theatrical troupe in South Sioux City — the city’s only — hosts performances for the community and features the Penguin Proj- ect, which allows individuals with developmental disabilities and special needs the opportunity to participate in musical theater. When: Throughout the year. Where: 3201 Dakota Ave., South Sioux City More info: newstageplayers. com

Left: Christine Wolf, vice president of New Stage Players, left, and president Kristy Tremayne are shown Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020, at the theater company’s performance space in South Sioux City, Nebraska. TIM HYNDS, SIOUX CITY JOURNAL

LAMB Arts Regional Theatre What: LAMB is a self-supporting, professional theater. It is one of a handful of professional non-equity theater companies in the country. Shows run for ﬁve weeks with an average of 16 performances of each production. When: Performances run throughout the year, from fall through the next summer. SIOUX CITY JOURNAL Where: 417 Market St., Sioux TIM GALLAGHER, City. Okoboji Summer Theatre More info: 712-255-9536 or What: Community theater and children’s theater lambtheatre.com programming including comedy, drama and musicals Left: Any seat at Lamb Arts in association with Stephens College. Regional Theatre would have Where: 2001 Highway 71, Okoboji, Iowa. given you a good view of Diana and Russ Wooley in the recent When: Shows are scheduled from early June production of “On Golden Pond.” through the end of August. PROVIDED More info: 712-332-7773 or okobojisummertheatre.org S34 | 2020 EDITION 101 THINGS TO DO IN SIOUXLAND THEATER & THE ARTS

The Akron Opera House What: The Akron Opera House, currently being restored to its turn-of-the-century glory, is one of Iowa’s remaining historical gems. Built in 1905, the Opera House held its ﬁrst performance, “The Homeseekers,” in February 1906. Over the next 100 years, an array of live performances played at the Opera House — Chautauquas, theater, Lyceum speeches, medicine shows and opera. Akron was on the Pembina rail line, which brought traveling troupes of actors, musicians and politicians to rural communities. Community members could see famous people and taste the culture of such large cities as Kansas City, Chicago and Minneapolis. The Opera House has TIM GALLAGHER, SIOUX CITY JOURNAL LEX JACOBSON/COURTESY SCSO six to seven shows per year. Marc Koeck, playing Tony, and Alexis Semevolos, playing Maria, are shown in a “West Side Story” dress rehearsal with the Sioux City Symphony Orchestra at the Orpheum When: Events are held in fall and spring. Theatre in 2018. Where: 151 Reed St., Akron, Iowa. Sioux City Symphony Orchestra More info: 712-568-2614 or akronoperahouse.org What: Under the baton of music director and conductor Ryan Haskins, the symphony’s programs include formal concerts, family concerts, school-day concerts, in-school educational programs and three youth orchestras. When: The Symphony hosts a number of concerts throughout the year. The formal concert series runs fall to spring. Where: Most concerts are at the Orpheum Theatre, 528 Pierce St., Sioux City. More info: 712-277-2111 or siouxcitysymphony.org

JOURNAL FILE PHOTO Grandview Park Bandshell What: Every summer Sunday night, the Sioux City Municipal Band performs free concerts. The band plays show tunes, classics and marches. At the end of the concert, they have a singalong to favorites like “God Bless America.’’ A different soloist is featured about every week. When: 7:30 p.m. Sundays. Where: Grandview Park Bandshell, 24th Street and Grandview Boulevard, Sioux City. 101 THINGS TO DO IN SIOUXLAND 2020 EDITION | S35 SUMMER GUIDE TO DAYCARE & PRESCHOOLS

School hygiene tips help prevent germs from them when their noses school, especially if they being transported home, become runny. Tissues have a fever. Kids should not Children are in close contact where they can affect other should be promptly return to school until they are with others at schools members of the family. discarded after use. fever- or symptom-free. and daycare facilities, • Hand washing is essential • Parents should ensure • Toys and community where germs can be easily to good hygiene. Children that fingernails are clean, as supplies should be washed transmitted. Children may should wash their hands with under the fingernails can be a or disinfected regularly to kill not be as conscientious as soap and water after using breeding ground for bacteria. germs. Cleaning classroom adults in regard to the health the bathroom, before eating Clipping fingernails and furniture regularly also risks associated with poor and after playing outdoors. regular hand washing can can help establish healthy hygiene. These tips can keep • Children can bring along remove a number of germs. educational environments. students stay healthy and their own tissues and use • Keep ill children home from S36 | 2020 EDITION 101 THINGS TO DO IN SIOUXLAND SUMMER SIOUXLAND GREENS

Floyd Golf Course, GUIDE TO 2810 Ordway Ave., Sioux City. SIOUX CENTER Phone 712-274-1059. MISSOULA Children’s Theater The Frog Prince August 3 – 8 • $35 K-7th Grand Camp Dates August 3 – 8 • Time 10am – 2:30pm, M-F Performances: August 7 @ 6:30 pm• August8@2pm Te Paske Theater • Tickets: $5 Sandy Hollow Campground Park Hours: 7am – 10:30pm • Park Pass $5/day or $20/annual pass There are 37 camping spots with electrical hookups (30 and 20 amp), nine full hookup spots and two spots with water and electric. There are four water hydrants placed around the campground and a sewer dump station. A comfort station is available with sinks, stools and showers.

JIM LEE, SIOUX CITY JOURNAL Floyd Park Golf Course is pictured May 3, 2017.

If you live in Siouxland, there’s a near-certain chance you live within close range of a public golf course. Metro Sioux City courses, in fact, have earned top honors from industry publications, including best value plaudits from Golf Digest. Here are some of the public courses in the area, with addresses and contact information.

Covington Links Golf Course, 497 Golf Road, South Sioux City. Phone 402-494-9841. Deer Run Golf Course, 801 First Ave., Hinton, Iowa. Phone 712-947-4653. Floyd Golf Course, 2810 Ordway Ave., Sioux City. Phone 712-274-1059. Green Valley Golf Course, 4300 Donner Ave., Sioux City. Phone 712-252-2025. Hidden Acres Golf Course, 5 S. Hidden Acres Drive, Sioux City. Phone 712-239-9942. Landsmeer Golf Club, 902 Seventh St. N.E., Orange City, Iowa. Phone 712-737-3429. Old Dane Golf Club, 466 Highway 35, Dakota City. Phone 402-987-1100. South Ridge Golf Club and Dome, 618 W. 29th St., South Sioux City. Phone 402-404-8887. Sun Valley Golf Course, 2101 Military Road, Sioux City. Phone 712-258-9770. Two Rivers Golf Club, 600 Stevens Point Drive, Dakota Dunes. Phone 605-232-3241. Whispering Creek Golf Club, 6500 Whispering Creek Drive, Sioux City. Phone 712-276-3678. Willow Creek Golf Course, 935 Park Lane, Le Mars, Iowa. Phone 712-546-6849. 101 THINGS TO DO IN SIOUXLAND 2020 EDITION | S37 SIOUXLAND GREENS

Two Rivers Golf Club, 600 Stevens Point Drive, Dakota Dunes. Phone 605-232-3241.

BARRY POE, SIOUX CITY JOURNAL Landsmeer Golf Club, 902 Seventh St. N.E., Orange City, Iowa. Phone 712-737-3429 Landsmeer Golf Club opened to the public on Aug. 1, 1995 and measures 6,456 yards from the back tees.

Whispering Creek , SIOUX CITY JOURNAL JUSTIN WAN Golf Club, 6500 Adam Chandler puts back the ﬂ ag stick after Adam Fields hits the ball during Interstate Amateur at Two Rivers Golf Club in Whispering Creek North Sioux City, S.D. on Saturday, June 4, 2016. Drive, Sioux City. Phone 712-276-3678.

TIM HYNDS, SIOUX CITY JOURNAL Green Valley Golf Sioux City East golfer Ethan Spier chips onto the ﬁ rst green Course, 4300 while playing in a Heelan quadrangle golf meet played Donner Ave., Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019, at Whispering Creek Golf Club in Sioux City. Phone Sioux City. 712-252-2025.

Covington Links Golf Course, 497 Golf Road, South Sioux City. Phone 402-494-9841.

JOURNAL PHOTO BY DAVE DREESZEN Maurice Redmond prepares to tee off at the ﬁ rst hole at JUSTIN WAN, SIOUX CITY JOURNAL Covington Links Golf Course. S38 | 2020 EDITION 101 THINGS TO DO IN SIOUXLAND SUMMER OUTDOOR FUN Adams Homestead GUIDE TO and Nature Preserve What: The 1,500-acre HULL nature area, which was given to the state of South June 24 – 26 Dakota by Mary and City Wide Garage Sales Maude Adams, features the natural beauty of the region, some of the most beautiful territory in the July 9 state. There are historic Music in the Park buildings, hiking, biking, Car Show cross-country skiing and Corn Hole Tournament running trails and wildlife Westside Park observation blinds. Sponsored by First Reformed Church When: Open year-round. Where: 272 Westshore Hull Aquatic Center Drive, North Sioux City. Westside Park More info: 605-232- Parking, picnic area and recreational activities available 0873 or https://gfp. Monday – Saturday1-8pm sd.gov/parks/detail/adams-homestead-and-na- JIM LEE, Farmers Mutual Insurance SIOUX CITY ture-preserve/ Association JOURNAL Proudly serving Area Farm and Stone State Park Ponca State Park Homeowners for 133 years. What: View more than 1,000 acres of What: Ponca State Park boasts a number wooded Loess Hills and see vistas of three of outdoor opportunities, including a golf states from many scenic overlooks. The park course and education center, which features has picnic areas, camping, cabins and Stone interpretive displays of natural and cultural Lodge, which is available for rental. Addi- history along the river, as well as meeting tionally, some of the best equestrian trails rooms. The park has 14 cabins, 73 electrical in the state are found here, and hiking trails campsites and more than 50 primitive camp- abound. sites. Weekend activity offerings include swimming, horseback riding and archery. 1010 Main St. Hull, Iowa | (712) 439-1722 When: Trails open year round, camping www.fmiahull.com available May to October. When: Year-round. Where: 5001 Talbot Road, Sioux City. Where: 88090 Spur 26 E., Ponca, Neb. More info: 712-255-4698 or iowadnr.gov/ More info: 402-755-2284 or outdoorne- Redesigned! Need a places-to-go/state-parks braska.gov/ponca Golf Cart? We have just the Klasey Park Albertsen’s Bridgeview one for you. What: Klasey Park is home to Voss Fields Park and South Sioux City Legion Baseball. Voss Fields host multiple district and state tour- What: The idea of 50 ﬂags representing all naments each summer. The park also has of the states was conceived out of patriotic New Yamaha Golf Carts • Used All Makes pride to honor servicemen and women Trades Welcome • Service two shelters for rent, a basketball court, playground equipment and green space. during Operation Desert Storm. Sixth Street and Dakota Avenue, Where: 11th Street and 1st Avenue, South Where: The Station Sioux City. South Sioux City. 702 Main St. Hull, IA • 712-439-1020 visitsouthsiouxcity.com/ar- More info: https://www.southsiouxchamber. More info: thestationinhull.com org/area-parks/ ea-parks 101 THINGS TO DO IN SIOUXLAND 2020 EDITION | S39 OUTDOOR FUN

Woodbury County Dorothy Pecaut primitive parks Nature Center Shagbark Hills Area: Native grass stands What: Hike a trail and let prairie and timber are the highlights of the park, grasses tickle your chin. Explore a half-mile south of Correctionville. The bur oak forests with 150-year- 379-acre site includes approximately 20 old giants. Climb the ridges and acres of farm ground and a small farm imagine what Lewis and Clark pond. The area is named after the native might have seen. The center has stand of shagbark hickory timber, an un- 14,000 square feet of classroom, usual find in this northern range of these exhibit and office space, with areas trees. dedicated to the region’s history Oak Ridge Conservation Area: More and native species. Live native than 2,000 acres of public land in the hills reptile, fish and raptor exhibits, as adjacent to the Little Sioux River Valley well as a bird-viewing area, outdoor make up the park. The area has three ac- amphitheater, butterfly and cesses between Oto and Smithland. This wildflower gardens, and numerous natural undeveloped area is available for trails also are featured. hiking and public hunting. When: 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday- Curtin Timber: The 210-acre site four Saturday and 1 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday. miles southeast of Anthon is a public Where: 4500 Sioux River Road, wildlife area featuring hiking and hunting. Sioux City. Owego Wetlands Complex: The complex More info: 712-258-0838 or is an undeveloped 1,330-acre natural area woodburyparks.org with wetlands, prairie, hunting and bird JUSTIN WAN, SIOUX CITY JOURNAL watching six miles northwest of Hornick.

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JIM LEE, SIOUX CITY JOURNAL Grandview Park TY RUSHING, SIOUX CITY JOURNAL Chloe Bird races Alyssa Peterson to the top of the climbing net at Sioux City’s Chris Larsen Park. What: Award-winning music pavilion dedicated in 1935 features a rose garden and a natural amphitheater with a band shell. Home to Saturday in the Park and Chris Larsen Park summer Sunday evening concerts by the Municipal Band. What: The park on the Missouri River waterfront features a public boat ramp, outdoor pavilion, scenic trail, and children’s play area. Hikers enjoy the three-mile trail that begins in the park. It hugs the Missouri and turns to follow the Where: 24th Street and Grandview Boulevard, Sioux City. Big Sioux River into Riverside Park. Follow Riverfront Trail for two miles through Chris Larsen Park to access Floyd Trail. Users can hike, bike or skate on this four-mile trail overlooking the Floyd River and linking the Missouri River waterfront to Leeds. Where: 1280 Larsen Park Road, Sioux City. More info: 712-279-6126

Fowler Forest Preserve Big Sioux Park Niobrara State Park What: Fowler Forest Preserve is a What: Big Sioux Park provides What: Tourists will find a variety of 160-acre area of hills and valleys fishing, primitive camping, canoeing, activities, including hunting, fishing, covered by native Iowa timber. The and boating access opportunities camping and hiking at this Nebraska area features a beautiful picnic area on the Big Sioux River. This 33-acre park. The park features furnished, with a large open shelter, pressurized park has undergone a recent habitat air-conditioned cabins and modern water, a restroom and playground. A transformation due to several major campsites, a swimming pool and white-rock foot trail winds through the floods. Once primarily a river edge organized trail rides. The J. Alan woods with rest stops along the way. grassland, natural succession is Cramer Interpretive Center highlights JIM LEE, SIOUX CITY JOURNAL transforming Big Sioux Park into a people and places that played roles in Facilities open May 1 through When: forest area with maples, cottonwoods, the history of the area, including the Latham Park Oct. 31. and willows. history of the Ponca Tribe. What: The park in Sioux City’s Morningside neighbor- 3176 Iowa 141, Smithland, hood occupies nearly an acre. The space is home to Where: 14241 Hwy 12, Akron, Iowa. Year-round. Iowa. Where: When: flowering plants, a fountain, quiet sitting areas and More info: 712-947-4270 Where: 89261 522 Ave., Niobrara, Neb. wildlife. More info: woodburyparks.org/ fowler-forest-preserve More info: 402-857-3373 or Where: 1915 S. Lemon St., Sioux City. outdoornebraska.gov/niobrara More info: 712-276-6016 or lathampark.com 101 THINGS TO DO IN SIOUXLAND 2020 EDITION | S41 OUTDOOR FUN SUMMER GUIDE CORRECTIONVILLE

Little Sioux Park Located 2 miles southwest of Correctionville, Iowa on Hwy 31, this 609-acre area provides a wide variety of recreational opportunities for the public. The 10-acre lake has angling opportunities for large-mouth bass, bluegill and channel catfish. There is a designated swimming beach area and hiking trails. Two campgrounds, Bellamy and Riverside, offer 95 sites with electricity, water, modern restrooms and showers. Playground equipment is located near the campground. Four camping cabins are available for rental as well.Approximately 50 non-electrical campsites are located on the west side of the lake with access to modern restrooms and showers. The Union Bridge Trail connects the park to the town of Correctionville with a ten-foot-wide concrete path that winds through scenic areas and crossing the Little Sioux River with a spectacular bridge. Park facilities (cabins) are open and pressurized water systems are available May 1 through October 31.

JIM LEE, SIOUX CITY JOURNAL Leif Erikson Park Correctionville Swimming Pool What: Swimming, tennis, baseball diamond and green space are available for public use. The park also 819 8th St.• 712-342-4227 features a 9-hole disc golf course and a boundless playground serves the needs of children with special Open: needs. Sun – Fri 1-5pm & 6-9pm Where: 1100 31st St., Sioux City. Sat 12-6 More info: 712-279-6109 4th of July Fireworks Fontanelle • Greenfield Horseshoe Bend Recreation Area at Copeland Park @ dark Massena • Anita What: The 180-acre site includes a picnic area, shelter house Correctionville and modern restrooms. It’s a great spot for winter sports, hiking, canoeing, geocaching, horseback riding and ﬁshing. 504 Driftwood Correctionville, IA 51016 When: Year-round. JOY Locally Owned, Where: 1924 240th St., Milford, Iowa. locally Active, More info: 712-338-4786 AUTO SUPPLY & Proud to be your Bank. Decatur Bend “Where NASCAR fans get their parts” What: The 5.4-acre park is an excellent waterfowl and eagle-viewing site in the spring and fall. The area is popular for 712-372-4589 FNB Bank ﬁshing, canoeing, and camping. 307 5th Street, Correctionville When: Year-round. 712-372-4421 Where: 243rd Street and Cherry Avenue, Onawa, Iowa. fnbcorrectionville.com • Member of FDIC S42 | 2020 EDITION 101 THINGS TO DO IN SIOUXLAND OUTDOOR FUN

TIM HYNDS, SIOUX CITY JOURNAL Browns Lake/Bigelow Park What: Browns Lake, a 36-acre park, offers a boat ramp, sand beach, bath house with showers, ﬁshing docks and a nearby hunting area. The camping area has 40 sites with electrical outlets, hot showers, restrooms and dump station facilities and 10 non- electrical sites. When: Facilities available May 1 through Oct. 31. Where: 722 Bigelow Park, Salix, Iowa. More info: 712-946-7114 or woodburyparks.org/ TIM HYNDS, SIOUX CITY JOURNAL browns-lake-bigelow-park

Scenic Park What: Park features 135 sites, recreational vehicle hookups, electric, sewer, wireless Internet, cable TV, pull-through sites, river access, shade, pool, tenting, staff on site, walking and running trails, play equipment, tennis and ﬁshing. When: Year-round. Where: 801 Riverview Drive, South Sioux City. More info: 402-494-7531

Cottonwood Cove Park Dickinson County What: This 4.5-acre park on the banks of the Missouri River Nature Center features a public boat ramp, camping, shelter and play equipment. What: The Dickinson County Nature Where: 14th and Hickory streets, Dakota City. Center features interactive exhibits TIM HYNDS, SIOUX CITY JOURNAL including an indoor beehive and walk-through bat cave, live animals, Crystal Cove Park Dog Creek Park Mill Creek Park a wildlife web camera and public What: This park in the southwest corner of South programs. Its location in Kenue Park What: A rural park featuring views What: Mill Creek is a family activity hub Sioux City covers 60 acres with a lake, 1.5-mile bike/ of O’Brien County. This park features in O’Brien County. It offers camping, also has an 18-hole disc golf course, hike trail, nature trails, fishing and a shelter for rent. camping, swimming, a beach area, cabins, hiking, biking, a swimming mowed trails and geocaching. The park is home to more than 200 species of birds and wildlife. The lake is stocked three times yearly hiking trails and a fishing jetty. beach and a handicapped-accessible When: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday- fishing platform. The park is also known with fish for summer and winter ice fishing. Crystal 4900 Warbler Avenue, Saturday between Memorial Day and Where: for bird and wildlife watching. Cove also features a disc golf course. Sutherland, Iowa. Labor Day. Campground is open May 1 Where: West 39th Street and Timberline Drive, South Campground is open May 1 When: Where: 22785 Nature Center Road, When: through Oct. 1. Park is open year-round. Sioux City. through September 30. Park is open Okoboji, Iowa www.southsiouxchamber.org/area-parks/ year-round. Where: 5680 460th St., Paullina, Iowa. More info: 712-336-6352 or More info: dickinsoncountyconservationboard.com More info: 712-295-7200 More info: 712-295-7200 101 THINGS TO DO IN SIOUXLAND 2020 EDITION | S43 SUMMER GUIDE TO LE MARS

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TIM HYNDS, SIOUX CITY JOURNAL Lewis and Clark Lake What: Lewis and Clark Lake is a 32,000-acre, 25-mile- long body of water created by the formation of Gavins Point Dam across the Missouri River in Yankton, South Dakota. There are several public areas and campground areas near the lake. The lake area is a popular destination throughout the summer for boaters, anglers and campers. When: Year-round. Where: 43349 Highway 52, Yankton, S.D. More info: 605-668-2985 or lewisandclarkpark.com TY RUSHING, SIOUX CITY JOURNAL Hillview Park What: Hillview is the hub of outdoor recreation opportunities in Plymouth County. The 275-acre Hillview Recreation Area has open grasslands, reconstructed prairie, woodlands, and wildlife habitat. Year-round outdoor activities include camping, picnicking, ﬁshing, swimming, hiking, horseback riding, canoeing, and cross-country skiing. Hunting is also permitted in the fall and early winter. Hillview is also the home of the county’s resident elk herd. When: Open year-round. Where: 25601 C60, Hinton, Iowa. More info: 712-947-4270

Iowa Great Lakes Trail Monona County Peters Park What: The Iowa Great Lakes Trail Arboretum What: The 73-acre park is also known winds through the Iowa Great Lakes as the Rodney Pits Rec Area. The What: The arboretum and 11-acre site region, offering outdoor activities abandoned gravel pits were developed JUSTIN WAN, SIOUX CITY JOURNAL from its popular blue lakes and sandy is the site for environmental education for recreation and fishing. Twenty-five beaches to quiet natural spaces. The programs in the county. The center electrical pads, handicapped-acces- Bacon Creek Park multi-use trail provides visitors a safe displays a large variety of trees and sible campsite, vault toilets, open place to bike, walk, in-line skate, run shrubs, a butterfly pond/garden area shelter house with electric, drinking What: This park, a rolling wooded area just shy of 240 and cross-country ski. The spine of and an open shelter house. water, boat ramp and dump station acres, features a 30-acre lake for fishing, canoeing and the system is a 14-mile, 10-foot-wide When: 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Fri- are available. The park also features kayaking, a 2.8-mile hiking and nature trail and picnic hard-surface trail. day. a basketball court, swim beach and areas. The park trails are surfaced and wind through playground. cool wooded glens where wildflowers abound and Where: The trail winds through rural, Where: 318 E. Iowa Ave., Onawa, Iowa. wildlife can be observed. community and nature areas near When: Year-round. Spirit Lake, Okoboji, West Okoboji, Ar- More info: 712-433-2400 Where: 5015 E. Correctionville Road, Sioux City. Where: Along Oak Avenue east of nolds Park, Milford and Lake Park. Rodney, Iowa. More info: 712-279-6109 101 THINGS TO DO IN SIOUXLAND 2020 EDITION | S45 OUTDOOR FUN Silver Sioux Recreation Area What: The 160-acre recreational park was previously a dairy farm owned by the Roy Little family and has become Cherokee County’s most developed recreation area. Amenities include fishing, hunting, campground with modern and primitive campsites. When: Lodge open year-round; campground from May 1 through Nov. 1. Where: 5954 Silver Sioux Road, Quimby, Iowa. Martin Access Park What: The park comprises 300 acres of river valley habitat in northeastern Cherokee County. The area contains three primitive camping areas and open shelters, plus opportunities for horseback riding, hiking, canoeing and fishing. When: Some facilities are available year-round. Where: 4578 Martin Access Road, Larrabee, Iowa. Moorehead Pioneer Park What: The 258-acre park in the northwest corner of Ida Grove provides a firsthand view of what life was like in settlement days. The stagecoach barn still stands nearby. The multipurpose Pleasant Valley Trail makes a four-mile circle in the city of Ida Grove, crosses the Maple River and extends one mile into the park. A 12-acre lake is stocked JIM LEE, SIOUX CITY JOURNAL with largemouth bass, bluegill, crappie and channel catfish. Picnic shelters, restrooms, a large playground and facilities Snyder Bend Park for winter activities are also available. What: Snyder Bend Park, a 35-acre park, offers camping, picnicking, fishing, swimming, boating and hiking. Facilities When: Park is open year-round. include an open shelter, sand beach, pressurized water, boat ramp and restroom facilities. The park has cabins, 12 non-modern camping sites and 28 sites with electrical outlets and dump station facilities. Where: Highway 175 and Jasper Avenue, Ida Grove, Iowa. When: Facilities available May 1 through Oct. 31. Bruce Schomaker Recreation Area Where: 2924 Snyder Bend Road, Salix, Iowa. What: Fishing, hunting and camping are available at More info: 712-946-5622 or woodburyparks.org/snyder-bend-park this park. It also includes a picnic shelter, a fire ring, bird watching, hiking and a native prairie. When: 7 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. daily. Some facilities are closed Prairie Heritage Center in winter. Where: 4.5 miles north of Boyden, Iowa, on L-14. What: The center, near the corners of Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay and O’Brien counties, is a central location Mulberry Bend Overlook that offers a conference room for What: A scenic overlook that offers a spectacular view of large meetings, gatherings or a class. the Missouri River. Where: 4931 Yellow Ave., Peterson, Where: Nebraska Highway 15, just south of the Vermillion- Iowa. Newcastle Bridge. When: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday- More info: 605-665-0209 or nps.gov/mnrr Friday; 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday; 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday from May through October. Graves Park More info: 712-295-7200 or What: Graves Park has three ballfields that are the site prairieheritagecenter.org of several annual tournaments, plus trails, playground equipment and a basketball court. TIM GALLAGHER, SIOUX CITY JOURNAL Where: First and Walnut streets, Wakefield, Neb. S46 | 2020 EDITION 101 THINGS TO DO IN SIOUXLAND OUTDOOR FUN

Big Sioux Recreation Area Hole in the Rock What: This 270-acre area south of Hawar- Recreation Area and Big den contains 90 acres of water for fishing, no-wake boating activities and a swimming Elk Park beach. Picnic shelters are available on a What: Camping areas and 21 miles of trails first-come, first-served basis, along with for horseback riding and ATVs. Hunting and picnic tables, and fire rings. Hunting is fishing allowed with tribal permits. permitted during regular hunting season outside of city limits; the site also provides Where: 906 County Road 36, Macy, Neb. birdwatching opportunities. This area is pop- More info: 402-837-5391 ular during the winter months for ice fishing, snowshoeing and other winter activities. When: 7 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. daily. Some facil- Lewis & Clark Wayside ities are closed in winter. What: Located on the bluffs of the Missouri Where: 84 West 10th St., Hawarden, Iowa. River, about three miles from where the Corps of Discovery had its longest encamp- More info: 712-552-1047 ment, and about four miles from where members of the expedition caught more than 1,300 fish in one day. This outlook Emerson City Park commemorates the historic discovery and What: Camping, including camper hookups. provides a breathtaking view of the Missouri This small town is the only town in Nebraska River. that is in three counties simultaneously. Where: 200 River Road, Dakota City. , SIOUX CITY JOURNAL Where: Main and Fifth streets, Emerson, Neb. More info: 402-987-3448 JUSTIN WAN More info: 402-695-2662 Little Sioux Park What: Camping, fishing, hiking, picnicking and swimming are all activities to be en- joyed at the park. This 609-acre park includes a 10-acre lake and has two miles of riverfront access to the Little Sioux River. Facilities include cabins, five open shelters, sand swimming beach, modern shower and bath houses, pressurized water, a boat LOESS ramp and concessions. Hiking trails offer views of trees, shrubs and marshland. Picnic areas overlook the river. There are extensive camping facilities, with 95 modern sites with electrical outlets, hot showers, laundry facilities and a dump station. HILLS When: May 1 through Oct. 31. Where: 1746 O’Brien Ave., Correctionville, Iowa. NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAY More info: 712-372-4984 Shaped by Nature Southwood Conservation Area What: Southwood Conservation Area consists of 623 acres of open grassland and timbered areas. Two ponds are stocked with bluegill, channel catfish and largemouth bass. On-site facilities include campsites, For more information: sites, picnic areas, hiking trails, equestrian trails and native grass demonstration plots. www.visitloesshills.org Hunting is allowed Oct. 15 through May 15. (888) 623-4232 When: Facilities open May 1 through Oct. 31. Where: 3399 330th St., Smithland, Iowa. More info: 712-889-2215 or http://woodburyparks.org/southwood-conservation-area/ Image © 2011 Kenneth G. West Jr., all rights reserved, www.ioscapes.com SUBMITTED 101 THINGS TO DO IN SIOUXLAND 2020 EDITION | S47 SUMMER GUIDE TO W 7TH ST. AND HAMILTON BLVD MERCHANTS SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL M E Nothing Complements A Beautiful Bride GOOD SELECTION OF Quite Like The Perfect Bouquet! R Offering A Wide Selection Of Bridal Bouquets, C CARGO VANS, WORK Wedding Ceremony Flowers And Centerpieces H TRUCKS & MORE!! A Step in A Thyme Florals, Inc. N T S ! Get the Freedom you Deserve! Low Mileage! Most under 10,000 • Large selection of ambulatory miles with factory warranty left. We Are Open scooters Save thousands over new! Place Your Even Though Our • We also sell scooter lifts to fit your vehicle Order Show Room Is Closed. 23rd & Hamilton Blvd., Today! Delivery and Curbside Full Line of Medical Equipment Supplies Sioux City, IA www.americanhomehealth-siouxcity.com Pick Up Available Call Glenn 214 W. 7th (712) 253-4383 (712) 252-0515 Sioux City, IA Hours 8AM -8PM 3230 Stone Park Blvd, (712) 277-2273 Check out our Website www.hamiltontouchless.com (Mon - Sat) Www.astepinthymeflorals.com (800) 217-2275 S48 | 2020 EDITION 101 THINGS TO DO IN SIOUXLAND

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