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5 Welcome to Boone County 25 Central Iowa Expo 6 Madrid, Iowa 26 Pufferbilly Days™ 6 High Trestle Trail 29 Seven Oaks Recreation 8 Iowa Arboretum 31 Boone Speedway 9 Swede Point Park 33 Boone County Fair 9 Madrid History Center 34 Iowa Municipal Band 10 Boone, Iowa 34 Boone County Hospital 11 Boone County Economic 36 Boone County Historical Society 12 Calendar of Events 37 One Room School Houses 15 Snus Hill Winery 38 Kate Shelley Park & Museum 15 Boone Valley Brewing 38 Mamie Doud Eisenhower Birthplace 17 Ledges State Park 41 Ogden, Iowa 18 Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad 42 Don Williams Park 21 Area Maps 4 WELCOME TO BOONE COUNTY BOONE COUNTY is an amazing place. It contains Where to find Boone some of the richest soil in the world and its farmers regularly produce more food per acre than anywhere County tourism information else. At the same time, a deep valley cuts through its We’ve made finding your way around Boone middle, leaving to its east and west a wide swath of County easy. From our detailed 2020 Boone natural beauty, flora, and fauna that exists in a level of County Visitors Guide and Family Fun brochures, diversity found nowhere else in the state. Many people to our website at www.visitboonecounty.com flock to our county to enjoy a peaceful float down the and large Family Fun signs scattered around the county at various attractions. Our friendly service river, or a scenic bike ride across the High Trestle Trail provided at at our home office at 903 Story Bridge. Others come for a memorable trip on the Boone Street in downtown Boone. Of course, we’re and Scenic Valley Railroad. Still, others to camp, fish, only a phone call away (515) 432-3342 and hike or walk through our amazing (there’s that word we’d love to help you plan your trip. again!) collection of historical museums. Along the way, they enjoy a wide array of homegrown restaurants and unique local shopping. We hope you’ll make us a part of your next trip. We think you’ll agree that Boone County is an amazing place! 5 Gateway to the trestle. Madrid MADRID (pronounced (MAD-rid) is an energetic, growing community in the southeast corner of Boone County. The continued development of the High Trestle Trail, which cuts through its center along the downtown’s south side attracts tens of thousands of people each year. This 25-mile trail has received international recognition for its centerpiece, the High Trestle Trail Bridge, which sits just over two miles to Madrid’s west and at 130’ high, spans the valley at one-half mile long! Dalander Park is a favorite spot to park, offload the bikes and head down the trail in either direction. Plenty of food and beverages are available from many local establishments situated a stone’s throw from the trail. Didn’t bring a bike? Don’t worry, they’ve got bike rentals covered too! Madrid Labor Day Celebration runs from Friday-Monday Labor Day Weekend and the Christmas Extravaganza is the first Saturday of December.
The paved recreational trail opened April 30, 2011, and has had countless pedestrians bask in the beauty that is the thirteen-story Ledges State Park TO HWY 30 Where bridge that overlooks the Des Moines River Valley. The 25-mile trail to find goes from Ankeny to the south, through the cities of Slater & Madrid LUTHER before ending in Woodward, Iowa to the west. The focal point to E57 the High the High Trestle Trail is the bridge itself which features cribbing on the deck directly above the water that is lined with Blue LED lights. P each Trestle Trail This serves to illuminate the deck as well as mirror the water flowing Av e below. The lights are made to be turned on and off for events and TO AMES
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Swede 320th St Point supporting the bridge are all gently down-lit to cast an aura of Park 325th St MADRID SLATER light onto the valley floor. Entering into the bridge, two 36 feet tall Grant’s Woods High Trestle Trail Park QM Ln 210 monoliths stand on either side that form an enormous V. More than TO I-35 QF Ln 210 16,000 custom-glazed ceramic tiles were created in the RDG Art SHELDAHL BRIDGE Studio and made specifically to look like coal. These tiles were placed TO DES MOINES WOODWARD TO ANKENY
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1 accessible bridge in Iowa by the Iowa Bicycle Coalition several times, and was named by the BBC as one of the worlds eight most amazing footbridges. Come see this amazing attraction in Boone County! 6 | | 515-230-6712 515-720-5237
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Iowa Arboretum
For more information call 515.795.3216 or visit the Arboretum’s website at iowaarboretum.org.
Founded in 1968, the IOWA ARBORETUM AND GARDENS has become Iowa’s premier public garden. Located near Madrid, the 40 acres of beautifully landscaped gardens and grounds features plants, both native and introduced to Iowa. Visitors walking the circular trail system can see the Arboretum’s major collections of trees, shrubs and flowers along with significant collections of dwarf conifers, hostas and daylilies. TheChildren’s Garden will entertain the youngest of guests with a secret tunnel, one-room schoolhouse playhouse and gardens. Across from the main campus, visitors can stroll along extensive trails in a native Iowa woodland and prairie. Modern facilities are available for hosting meetings, retreats, parties and weddings. Find unique home and garden décor at the Arboretum’s gift shop. Special events, educational workshops and plant sales are offered throughout the year. Guided tours are available for individuals of all ages (call for a reservation). 8 Swede Point Park This little known piece of heaven is located in southern Boone County, just a mile north of state Highway 210 near the Des Moines River Valley. SWEDE POINT gets its name from the Swedish settlers who located their families near this area in 1846. The park features 24 electric camping sites with new gravel pads and two non-electric camping areas. A modern bathroom and showering facility, two hiking trails, picnicking and updated playground equipment, basketball court, sand volleyball and an enclosed shelter house (reservations required). The area terrain is a mix of prairie, streams, and oak-hickory woodlands and savannas. You will find a large array of wildlife here from deer and coyotes to owls and hummingbirds. The Des Moines River is just a short but challenging hike down into the deep valley, but well worth the effort. At the river you might find bald eagles, raccoon, pelicans, and more. If you are looking for a quiet get away, look no further than Swede Point Park. Madrid History Museum THE MADRID HISTORY MUSEUM showcases the development of the community from the first years of settlement by a group of Swedish settlers (then known as Swede Point), to the coming of the railroad and the coal mining industry. The Museum is also known for the extensive Keigley doll collection and Genealogy Center. Visit the Museum website for a virtual tour at www.madridmuseum.com. Open every Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to noon, and Mondays 9:30 a.m. to noon, and by appointment by calling (515) 795-3249.
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Heart of the County. Boone
Founded in 1866, the city of Boone was originally named Montana. By 1871 it had been renamed BOONE after Capt. Nathanial Boone, youngest son of Daniel Boone, who led Company H of the Dragoons across what became the state of Iowa back in 1835. Not too far away, another The city remains intrinsically tied to its railroad small town called Boonesboro had popped up. heritage with many displays reflecting this history, Eventually it became a part of its larger neighbor. as well as a major attraction, the Boone & It was the railroad that led to the incorporation Scenic Valley Railroad operating tourist of this community, and was a major player in its excursions throughout the year into the nearby growth for the first century of its existence. Boone Des Moines River Valley. Boone is also host to also laid claim to a rich coal mining operation one of the state’s largest community festivals, for the better part of the early twentieth century. appropriately named “Pufferbilly Days™” Due to these two industries, Boone quickly grew after the little steam engines that were used in to a community of 12,000 people by 1920 with coal mines. With tons of neat specialty shops, a bustling mainstreet topped by two domineering and plenty of places to eat, drink or enjoy time (at the time) bank buildings, First National Bank with your family, Boone is a fantastic destination (now US Bank), and Boone National Bank. located in the heart of Boone County.
10 Boone County Economic Growth The Boone County Economic Growth Corporation is year-round. The city of Boone was recently named, the the private-public partnership between Boone County, best small-town in America by Realtor.com and the “best and the cities of Boone, Madrid and Ogden, along with a up and coming” housing market in Iowa by Insurify. Boone number of private businesses supporting its development and Ogden are experiencing their most dramatic growth in efforts. In 2018 BCEGC announced the certification of new housing starts in years while the city of Madrid’s Tiger the Boone Industrial Park – Phase II site, a strategically Run development will offer up to forty-five new single-home located industrial development near the I-35 and I-80 lots by the end of 2021. Each of the communities are being corridor, just a few minutes north of US Highway 30 in wired for gigabit-speed internet with many areas already Boone, Iowa. This greenfield site is truly shovel-ready for online. Boone County communities boast great public and light or heavy industrial development and is fed by short line private schools pre-K through 12 and the city of Boone is rail provided by the BSVRR, and Union Pacific Railroad’s the site of a Des Moines Area Community College campus transcontinental freight service. The property is within one serving more than 3,000 students and housing all of the mile of four-lane U.S. Highway 30 which connects directly college system’s athletic programs. Boone County sits to U.S. Interstate 35 only seventeen minutes to the east. immediately west of a major research institution, Iowa State The city of Boone is Boone County’s primary hub for University, and little more than one-half hour north of commercial and industrial development with three distinct the Des Moines metro with a laborshed measured at parks offering various options for development. Everything over 420,000. from a large manufacturing site, to a corporate office complex, Boone County is truly a great place to live, play and build to smaller commercial or light industrial needs. Boone a business. For more information about development County boasts an incredibly lush and diverse habitat along opportunities contact Kurt Phillips, Executive Director, the Des Moines river valley, which provides a high quality of at 515-298-1253 or [email protected]. place with its numerous opportunities for outdoor recreation JANUARY APRIL 1 4, 11, 18, 25 First Day Hike at Ledges Sunset BBQ Train at Boone State Park & Scenic Valley Railroad 11 4 Snowshoe Hike at Easter Bunny Train at Boone Grants Woods & Scenic Valley Railroad 18 18 Snowshoe Hike at Iowa Spring Symposium Arboretum, 1-3 pm at Iowa Arboretum, 8-3 pm 24 25 Spud Night at Iowa Arboretum, Motorcar Day at Boone 4-7 pm & Scenic Valley Railroad FEBRUARY 25 Run for the Trees/Arbor Day 8 at Iowa Arboretum, 8-10 am Youth Ice Fishing Derby – at Don Williams Lake MAY 7, 8, 14, 15 1 Valentine Train at Boone Garden Social & Auction & Scenic Valley Railroad at Iowa Arboretum, 5-9 pm 10 1-3 Moonlight Snowshoe Camping Kick-Off Weekend Night Hike at Don Williams 2 15 Madrid City Wide Garage Snowshoe Hike at Sale at Madrid Iowa Arboretum,1-3 pm 9 21 Flight Breakfast at Farnham Soup Supper at Aviation in Boone Iowa Arboretum, 4-7 pm 9 29 Moonlight Canoe Float Sacred Heart School Gala at Don Williams Lake at Cobblestone, 5:30 pm 22-25 MARCH Boone River Valley Festival 5 23 Spring Ag Omelet Breakfast Opening Day of Daily Train at Boone Fairgrounds Operations/Regular Season 7, 14, 21, 28 at Boone & Scenic Valley Sunset BBQ Train at Boone Railroad & Scenic Valley Railroad 23 19-22 Youth Fishing Derby Buckskinner Trade Fair at Don Williams at Boone Fairgrounds 27 27 Boone Municipal Band, Italian Night at 7:30 pm Iowa Arboretum, 4-7 pm 30 Electric Day Event at Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad
12 JUNE 6-10 19-20 & 25-27 Wildlife Camp Day out with Thomas at Boone 3 at Ledges State Park & Scenic Valley Railroad Boone Municipal Band, 7:30 pm 11 20 Iowa Municipal Band Festival ArbFeast at Iowa Arboretum, 6 at McHose Park, 11 am-7 pm 1-4 pm Ogden Citywide Garage Sale 12 6 Tom Crooks Memorial OCTOBER Boone News Republican Auto Show at Boone & 3, 10, 17 Citywide Garage Sale Scenic Valley Railroad Pumpkin Express Train at at Boone Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad 14-16 6 Junior Naturalists Day Camp 4 Moonlight Canoe Float at Don Williams Oktoberfest at Don Williams Lake in Downtown Ogden 16-19 7 Boone County Fair 10 Classic Car Show at Ledges Trick-or-Treat, 5-7 pm Iowa Arboretum, 12-2 pm 17-18 Ledges Christmas in July 17 13 Arbooween at Iowa Joni Ernst Roast-N-Ride 25 Arboretum, 1-3 pm at Central Iowa Expo Huge Sidewalk Book Sale at The Book Shoppe, 7-3 pm. 17 10 ArBooScare at Iowa Boone Municipal Band AUGUST Arboretum, 6-8:30 pm at McHose Park, 7:30 pm 1 28 16-18 Moonlight Canoe Float Trick or Treat/Trunk or Treat Junior Naturalists Day Camp at Don Williams Lake in Downtown Boone at Don Williams 6-16 17 Convention & Visitors Bureau NOVEMBER Boone Municipal Band, at Iowa State Fair 5 7:30 pm Harvest Ag Omelet Breakfast 31 at Boone Fairgrounds 23-25 Boone Antique Rod-Custom High Adventurers Day Camp Car Show at Downtown Boone 7 at Don Williams Motorcar Day at Boone & 24 SEPTEMBER Scenic Valley Railroad Boone Municipal Band, 7:30 pm 1-3 27-29 26-28 Farm Progress Show Santa Express Train at Boone Ogden Fun Days at Central Iowa Expo & Scenic Valley Railroad in Downtown Ogden 4-7 Labor Day Celebration DECEMBER JULY in Downtown Madrid 3 1 Holiday Lighted Parade 5 in Downtown Boone Boone Municipal Band Moonlight Canoe Float at McHose Park, 7:30 pm at Don Williams Lake 4-6, 11-13, 18-20 4 Santa Express Train at Boone 7-12 & Scenic Valley Railroad Boone Municipal Band – IMCA Super Nationals Patriotic Concert at at Boone Speedway 5 McHose Park, 7:30 pm Christmas Extravaganza 11-13 in Downtown Madrid 4 Pufferbilly Days in Boone Moonlight Canoe Float 5 at Don Williams Lake Ogden Christmas on Main Check www.visitboonecounty.com for additional events 13 City of Boone 923 8th Street • Boone, IA • 515-432-4211 • M - F 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
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Boone Valley Brewing Our story starts as more of a notion than a true mission – a simple wish to try brewing beer. The beer that came from a brewing kit was pretty successful, but not nearly enough of a challenge for Rick Srigley. This little side project grew into a true passion for brewing. Many hours were spent in the garage with family, friends, and neighbors testing skills and “tweaking” beers. Always looking for an honest opinion to help him develop his beers, Rick entered competitions in Iowa, Colorado, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, winning several awards along the way. The growing success and desire to share the beer led him and his family to open the BOONE VALLEY BREWING TAPROOM in early 2012 with a 1bbl brewing system. In April of 2015, the BVB team expanded its facility to a 20bbl brewing system and moved main production across the street. BVB’s bottles and kegs are distributed all over central Iowa and Cedar Falls/Waterloo area. Boone Valley Brewery remains dedicated to crafting quality beers and building genuine relationships. Thanks for dropping into the valley!
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AMERICAN INN & SUITES CENTRAL IOWA EXPO HOLLY’S PORTABLE PRO INC 1215 So Story St 1827 217th Street 701 Story Street 1880 Opal Lane (515) 432-4322 (515) 433-6900 (515) 432-8606 (515) 231-6581 www.americaninn-boone.com www.centraliowaexpo.com www.hollysinboone.com www.portableproiowa.com AMES CONVENTION CENTRAL IOWA IMPACT HONEY CREEK GOLF CLUB RE/MAX JEN BURKAMPER & VISITORS BUREAU 2520 Eastgate Drive 1323 Noble Lynx Dr 610 Prairie Avenue 1601 Golden Aspen Dr, Ste 110 (515) 432-3212 (515) 432-6162 (515) 708-1045 (515) 232-4032 www.iowaranges.com www.golfhoneycreekiowa.com www.unlockingthedoor.com www.visitames.com COBBLESTONE INN & SUITES HY-VEE RE/MAX BEACON REALTY BANK OF THE WEST 1900 Lakewood Drive 1111 - 8th Street 205 W. Walnut 717 8th Street staycobblestone.com/ia/boone (515) 432-6065 (515) 275-4742 (515) 432-1220 www.hy-vee.com www.remaxbeaconrealty.com www.bankofthewest.com COLE SCHOOL 843 R Avenue IOWA ARBORETUM INC SAM’S CLUB BAYMONT INN & SUITES (515) 298-2212 1875 Peach Avenue 305 Airport Road 1745 SE Marshall St www.boonehistorymuseums.org (515) 795-3216 (515) 233-9750 (515) 432-8168 www.iowaarboretum.org www.samsclub.com www.baymontinns.com COLORADO GRILL 1514 So Marshall St IOWA NATIONAL GUARD SCOOTER’S COFFEE BILL GEBHART PROJECTS, INC. (515) 433-7020 700 Snedden Drive 327 Story Street 2018 Linn Street www.thecoloradogrill.com (515) 432-8833 (515) 421-9199 (417) 263-0066 www.iowanationalguard.com scooterscoffee.com www.billgebhartprojects.com DES MOINES YMCA CAMP 1192 - 166th Dr JIMMY’S BAR-B-QUE PIT SEVEN OAKS RECREATION THE BOOK SHOPPE INC. (515) 432-7558 717 Story Street 1086 222nd Drive 817 Story St y-camp.org (515) 433-1227 (515) 432-9457 (515) 432-2556 www.jimmysbbqpit.com www.sevenoaksrec.com www.thebookshoppe.net DESTINY HOMES 750 SE Alice Road, Waukee LEDGES STATE PARK STORY STREET INN, THE BOONE & SCENIC VALLEY (319) 533-5713 1519 - 250th Street 906 9th Street RAILROAD destinyhomesusa.com (515) 432-1852 (612) 251-3233 225 10th Street www.iowadnr.gov [email protected] (515) 432-4249 DMACC-BOONE CAMPUS www.bsvrr.com 1125 Hancock Drive LUCKY PIG PUB & GRILL SNUS HILL WINERY (515) 432-7203 113 W. Walnut Street – Ogden 2183 320th Street BOONE COUNTY FAIR BOARD www.dmacc.edu/boone (515) 275-9946 (515) 795-3535 1601 Industrial Park Road www.facebook.com/LuckyPig.Ogden www.snushillwine.com (515) 432-5899 DUTCH OVEN BAKERY www.boonecountyfairia.com 605 Story Street MADE TO GAZE SUNSTREAM RETREAT CENTER (515) 432-9567 325 W. Walnut Street – Ogden 1130 Juneberry Road BOONE HISTORY CENTER www.dutchovenbakeryiowa.com (515) 230-6815 (515) 275-3078 602 Story St madetogaze.com www.sunstreamretreat.org (515) 432-1907 FAREWAY GROCERY STORE www.boonecountyhistory.org 1711 Hawkeye Drive MADRID AREA CHAMBER SUPER 8 OF BOONE (515) 432-7519 PO Box 133 1715 South Story St BOONE NEWS-REPUBLICAN/ www.fareway.com 515-795-2775 (515) 432-8890 SHOPPING NEWS madridiachamber.com/mac www.super8.com 2136 Mamie Eisenhower Ave FARNHAM AVIATION (515) 432-1234 424 Snedden Drive MCDONALD’S TRAILSIDE RENTALS LLC www.newsrepublican.com (515) 432-1018 1227 S. Marshall Street 326 W 2nd Street www.farnhamaviation.com (515) 212-8421 (515) 230-6712 BOONE PIZZA RANCH www.mcdonalds.com www.trailsiderentals-madrid.com 1703 So Story Street FARM PROGRESS COMPANIES (515) 432-2222 255 38th Ave Suite P MCFARLAND EYE CENTER UNITED BANK OF IOWA pizzaranch.com/locations/ia/ (630) 462-2900 & EYE WEAR 1609 Hawkeye Drive boone/1703-s-story-avenue www.farmprogress.com 718 Story Street (515) 432-2028 (515) 432-2020 www.unitedbk.bank BOONE SPEEDWAY FLAT TIRE LOUNGE www.mcfarlandclinic.com 3163 Ute Avenue 304 S. Madison US BANK (515) 987-1220 (515) 795-4174 MEMBERS 1ST COMMUNITY 724 Story Street www.raceboone.com www.flattirelounge.com CREDIT UNION (515) 432-7611 1021 So Marshall St www.usbank.com BOONE VALLEY BREWING H & R BLOCK INC (515) 432-1062 816 7th Street 814 Story St www.members1st.com VISION BANK – BOONE & OGDEN (515) 432-1232 (515) 432-8743 1704 Marshall Street www.boonevalleybrewing.com www.hrblock.com NEW MOON MERCHANTILE, THE (515) 433-4499 325 W. Walnut, Ogden visionbank.com CEDAR POINTE GOLF COURSE HIRTA PUBLIC TRANSIT (515) 275-2264 601 So Cedar Street 2824 104th Street [email protected] WALMART (515) 432-6002 (515) 309-9282 1515 SE Marshall Street www.cedarpointegolfcourse.com www.hirtapublictransit.com OGDEN LEGACY (515) 432-2416 (515) 275-4529 walmart.com www.ogdeniowa.net 16 #exploreboonecounty
Ledges State Park
Camping reservations are important and can be made online Park Reservation System at iowastateparks.reserveamerica.com or by calling (877) 427.-2757.
Consistently voted one of Iowa’s Top Five most-beloved state parks, LEDGES STATE PARK is a hikers dream. With miles of paths that take you high above the sandstone cliffs, to an overlook above the Des Moines River, into pristine backwoods, around hidden lakes, along small streams, there are endless activities to explore. While hiking or picnicking, marvel at one of the most unique geological wonders anywhere in Iowa, the Ledges Canyon. Opportunities exist to participate in special events, interpretive programs, or guided hikes as well. The Ledges campground offers 96 sites with amenties ranging from full hook-up to hike-in camping. Showers, modern restrooms, a playground, and youth group campsite all add to one of central Iowa’s best campgrounds. 17 #exploreboonecounty
For more information about the museum, train rides, fares, schedules and preservation efforts, visit www.bsvrr.com or call 1.800.626.0319. Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad and the James H. Andrew Railroad Museum Each year, thousands of people from across the state, the nation, and around the world make the trek to Boone, Iowa to ride the rails of the Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad, “The Scenic Line.” The line, known for its 156’ Bass Point Creek High Bridge (offering a breathtaking view of the Des Moines River Valley), its Chinese steam locomotive, dinner trains, and special events such as Day Out With Thomas and the Santa Express, exists today due to the need to move coal out of the Des Moines River Valley. Operating daily from Memorial Day Weekend through October 31, plus special events throughout the year (including Day Out With Thomas, Santa Express, Pumpkin, and other special trains), we truly do offer something for everyone. 18 WE’RE HEREALL YEAR - AT TAX TIME, OR ANY TIME.
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13 Restaurant Guide
Adobe Lounge La Carreta Subway 915 W. Mamie Eisenhower Avenue, 1215 S. Story Street, Boone 1704 S. Story Street, Boone Boone (515) 432-5100 (515) 432-6236 (515) 432-2774 L & M/Northern Lights Pizza 403 Annex Road, Madrid Asian Buffet 320 W. Mamie Eisenhower, Boone (515) 795-4433 804 Story Street, Boone (515) 433-7888 422 Story Street, Boone (515) 432-1765 (515) 432-8044 McDonald’s Belucci’s Pizza 1227 S Marshall Street, Boone Taco John’s 824 Story Street, Boone (515) 212-8421 415 Story Street, Boone (515) 432-3612 O’Brien Family McDonald’s is (515) 432-7600 a family-owned McDonald’s Blue Lights Coffee House & Bakery that owns and operate 23 The Colorado Grill 305 Annex Road, Madrid McDonald”s restaurants in 1514 S. Marshall Street, Boone (515) 795-3445 Iowa (515) 433-7020 Great friends, great food, Burger King New China Restaurant great fun describes this 1720 S. Story Street, Boone 716 Story Street, Boone locally owned grill and (515) 432-1805 (515) 432-8089 bar. Opened in 1997 The Colorado Grill serves steaks, pasta, Casey’s Papa Murphy’s salads, burgers & many of todays 102 W. Veterans Drive, Ogden 528 Story Street, Boone favorite dishes. (515) 275-4545 (515) 432-1086 The Filling Station 1127 Story Street, Boone Pit Stop Smoothie 129 S. Water Street, Madrid (515) 432-2022 320 S. Kennedy Avenue, Madrid (515) 460-5193 114 Mamie Eisenhower Avenue, Boone (515) 460-4822 (515) 432-1840 The Lucky Pig Pub & Grill Pizza Hut 113 W. Walnut Street, Ogden 117 N. Kennedy Avenue, Madrid 1608 S. Story Street, Boone (515) 275-9946 (515) 795-2624 (515) 432-5000 Voted Iowas Best Pork 1303 SE Marshall Street Tenderloin Sandwich! (515) 432-1557 Pizza Ranch Full service restaurant 1703 S Story Street, Boone & bar. A unique small Don Willimas Club House (515) 432-2222 town dining experience. & Restaurant Open Monday-Saturday 610 H Avenue, Ogden Pancho Villa 11 am - 10 pm (515) 353-9225 605 S. Kennedy Avenue, Madrid (515) 795-2027 Tiger Bowl 205 Annex Road, Madrid DQ Grill & Chill Restaurant 720 8th Street, Boone 1304 S. Story Street, Boone (515) 795-2695 (515) 432-3144 (515) 432-6645 Toby K’s Lounge Red Rooster 1735 Mamie Eisenhower, Boone Flat Tire Lounge 702 Allen Street, Boone 304 S. Madison Street, Madrid (515) 432-2081 (515) 212-8548 (515) 795-4174 (May- September) Town & Country Café Saints Avenue Café 213 W. 2nd Street, Madrid Hy-Vee Market Grille 1312 S. Story Street, Boone 1111 8th Street, Boone (515) 795-3855 (515) 432-7399 (515) 432-6065 Van Hemert’s Dutch Scooter’s Coffee Ice Cream Daddy Oven Bakery 327 Story Street, Boone 605 Story Steet, Boone 145 S. State Street, Madrid (515) 421-9199 (281) 460-9899 (515) 432-9567 Sisters in Cheese Jimmy’s BBQ Water’s Edge 203 S. State, Madrid 341 W. Walnut Street, Ogden 717 Story Street, Boone (515) 795-5160 (515) 433-1227 (515) 275-4434 Smoothie Sentral Whatcha Smokin BBQ JoJo’s Coffee Depot 714 Arden Street, Boone 1328 S Marshall, Boone 403 Iowa Avenue, Luther (515) 291-6468 (515) 236-9016 (515) 257-7490 Whistle Stop Café 1102 Story Street, Boone (515) 432-9422 20 ATTRACTIONS LODGING &
Rose Rd 1 Boone & Scenic Valley CAMPGROUNDS Ave S Railroad & James H. Andrew 1 American Inn Railroad Museum 2 Baymont Inn & Suites MADRID 2 Boone County History Center 3 Boone County Fairgrounds Peterson Pkwy
Jonathan Dr Maple Ridge Dr 3 Boone Speedway 4 Cobblestone Inn & Suites Swede Point Dr 4 Cedar Pointe Golf Course 5 YMCA Camp Fairview Dr Kingman Blvd 5 Central Iowa Expo 6 Don Williams Recreation – Newton Rd W 22nd St
N Kennedy Ave N Kennedy
6 Central Iowa Impact Ogden N Locust St W 22nd St E 22nd St N Market St Market N Gerald St N Main St
Annex Rd 7 7 Grigsby Ct Cole Schoolhouse Sunstream Retreat W 21st St St Water N E 21st St 8
8 334th Rd W North St St Union N E North St
Farm Progress Show Super 8 N State St Little St 330TH ST 9 Hickory Grove Schoolhouse 9 Swede Point Park – Madrid
N Walnut St N Walnut Linden Ln
N Dalander St Cyclone Ln W First St E First St
N County Line Rd 10 High Trestle Trail Bridge 10 Story Street Inn N Locust St
W Second St W Second St E Second St S Sycamore St E Second St
S Dalander St
11 S Madison St S Union St Honey Creek Golf Course 7 S State St
S Market St High Trestle Trail
S Walnut St S Walnut W Third St E Third St E Third St S Green St 12 Iowa Arboretum – Madrid High Trestle Trail S Madison ST S Cedar St Cedar S 4 13 Kate Shelley Memorial W Fourth St 9 High Bridge W Fifth St E Fifth St
S Walnut St S Walnut
QW Ln 14 W Sixth St
Kate Shelly Railroad S Market St E Sixth St S Milwaukee St Milwaukee S
S State St S Water St Water S
Museum & Park Taylor Ln W Seventh St
S Kennedy Ave S Kennedy
S Madison St Madison S S Green St Green S 15 Ledges State Park W Eighth St E Eighth St St Washington S
S Union St Park View Ln
16 E Ninth St Mamie Doud Eisenhower S Sycamore St
Raven Ln
Brodie LN Birthplace Maverick LN 17 Seven Oaks Recreation Commerce Dr
S Main St Southern Prairie Dr
H Ave H
210th St 210thRESTAURANTS St & DRINKS OTHER AMENITIES
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RiceAve 1 Boone Valley Brewing 1 Boone Visitor Center & 2 Chamber of Commerce
G Ave G Colorado Grill 340th St 340th St OGDEN 3 Dutch Oven Bakery 2 Boone County Hospital 3 W Vine St 4 Flat Tire Lounge – Madrid Boone Police Department W Chestnut St 5 Jimmy’s BBQ 4 Boone Municipal Airport- W Chestnut St Farnham Aviation W Cherry St E Cherry St 6 Pizza Ranch 5 Herman Park & Pavillion – NW 7th St 7th NW 7 Snus Hill Winery – Madrid W Elm St E Elm St Boone
N 1st St 8 NW 3rd St McDonalds
NW 8th St NE 2nd St 2nd NE NW 2nd St E Maple St 6 Little League Park – Boone 9 NW 6th St Lucky Pig Pub & Grill – Ogden 7 NW 5th St 5th NW W Sycamore St E Sycamore St McHose Park – Boone
NW 4th St 4th NW 10 Scooter’s Coffee
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10 NE 3rd St 8 Memorial Park – Boone W Locust St E Locust St W Locust St NE 4th St Pl 9 Dalander Park – Madrid W Walnut St 12 12 9 SHOPPING
E Walnut St 10 Ogden City Park – Ogden SE 3rd St 3rd SE SW 2nd St SW 3rd St E Mulberry St 1 Boone Hardware
SW 5th St SW 4th St 11 W Mulberry St Peterson Dr Remax, Jen Burkamper 216th Dr 2 Fareway Grocery SE Duke St St 6th SE 12 Remax, Beacon Realty 3 Holly’s
SW 6th St W Oak St E Oak St E Oak St 13
SW 7th St Destiny Homes SW 8th St 8th SW
SE 4th St 4 Hy-Vee
SW 9th St 14 Boone E41 DMACC
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Hornberg Dr SE 2nd St 5 Members 1st Credit Union 219th St SW 7th St Pl E Division St W Division St – ATM
6 The Book Shoppe Bulldog Blvd 7 Trailside Rental – Madrid
SW 4th St W Veterans Dr E Veterans Dr 8 United Bank – ATM
Haws Cir 9 US Bank – ATM
Haws Dr 10 Vision Bank – ATM 11 Walmart Super Center
G Ave G 12 The New Moon Mercantile
H Ave H 13 Sam’s Club
20 21 L Ave
Leaf Rd P Ave P
Nature Rd 188th Rd 24th St Ave Q
Monarch Dr
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W 22nd St 22nd St 190th St
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Carroll St Crawford St Crawford
Cedar St Av 18th St 18th St
Marion St
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W 16th St 16th St Clinton St 193rd St ma St Mallard Boone St Benton St
W 15th St Ta
Marshall St 195th St
14th St Ave Quartz
Nebraska St
Macaw Ln Macaw Harrison St St Monona Story St
Cedar St Curtis St Curtis
Linn St
Clinton St 198th Rd 12th St St Champa Division St 1 11th St Meridian St
Marion St
Argo St
S Ave S Williams ST 10th St 10th St State St State W 10th St
Hanley St Heinrich Dr Coal Rd Coal L Ave Pl Lamb 3 9th St
Mink Ln W 8th St 8th St 8th St Curtis St Industrial Park Rd 200th St Short St 16
7th St Arden St Keeler St 7th St
Allen St W 6th St Wood St Wood 6th St
Harrison St Cedar St Cedar
State St Carroll St Greene St
Fremont St
Jefferson St Clay St Main St 5th St 5th St
Ringold St
Webster St Webster W 4th St
Washington St Washington
Runyen St Runyen Tama St Tama Benton St Mamie Eisnehower Ave W 3rd St Ext W Mamie Eisenhower Ave Knezevich Rd W 2nd St Ext W 2nd St 3rd St 10 Boone St ma St
W 1st St Ext W 1st St 2nd St Ave R
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Ta Linn St Linn Wood St Clinton St Benton St Greene St
Lamb Ln 13 6 Monona St Jackson St Jackson
Marshall St Crawford St St Brainard
Franklin St Delaware St Delaware Underhill St Mamie Eisenhower Ave College St 1st St 1st St 2 205th St Union St Union St
Clay St
East St
S Plum St S Webster St Webster S
S Main St Garst Ave
Aurora St S State St Aldrich Ave SW Ringold St S Clinton St
Sunrise St
South St S Cedar St Prairie Ave Morningside St
S Linn St S Greene St Greene S S Marion St Marion S SE Linn St
S Boone St Linwood Dr Linwood
S Division St 210th St
S Main St Ashwood Ct Lincoln Ave
W Park Ave 5 St Delaware S S Montana St Montana S W Park Ave Park Ave S Marshall St Country Club Dr S Jackson St 4 4
S Story St Story S 14 Hancock Dr McHose Dr
Montana Rd CP L Roger Snedden Dr 5 217th Ln Crestwood Dr
216th Dr Parkway Dr Laurel Ln 1 Technology Dr
Francis Mason Dr 8
Lotus Pl Eastgate Dr Kate Shelley Dr Southview Ct 7 Cir Doran
218th Pl 2 Five Mile Dr 6 6 8 2 e 10 Hawkeye Dr 8 Av S
S Linn St Linn S 2 11 SE Marshall St
3 Crown Flair Dr Kate Shelley Dr Shelley Kate 4
Nightingale Pl 222nd PlNoble Hills Pl
223rd Pl
Lakewood Dr
224th Ln ATTRACTIONS LODGING & CAMPGROUNDS 1 Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad & 10 High Trestle Trail Bridge 1 American Inn 227th Pl
L Ave James H. Andrew Railroad Museum 11 Honey Creek Golf Course 2 Baymont Inn & Suites
Pullman Pl 2 Boone County History Center 12 Iowa Arboretum – Madrid 3 Boone County Fairgrounds S Story St 3 Boone Speedway 13 4 Moingona Rd Kate Shelley Memorial High Bridge Cobblestone Inn230th & Suites St 230th St 4 Cedar Pointe Golf Course 14 Kate Shelly Railroad MuseumNoble Lynx Dr 5 YMCA Camp Moingona Rd Mockingbird Ln 5 Central Iowa Expo & Park 6 Don Williams Recreation – Ogden
McCall Rd 6 Central Iowa Impact Ledges State Park 7 QuillAve 15 Oriole Rd Sunstream Retreat 7 Cole Schoolhouse 16 Mamie Doud Eisenhower Birthplace231st Rd 8 Super 8
nd St Peony Ln 32 8 Farm Progress Show 17 Seven Oaks Recreation 9 Swede Point Park – Madrid 9 Hickory Grove Schoolhouse 10 22 Story Street Inn
L Ave
Leaf Rd P Ave P
Nature Rd 188th Rd 24th St Ave Q
Monarch Dr
23rd St L Ave
Leaf Rd W 22ndAve P St 22nd St
Nature Rd 190th St 188th Rd 24th St Ave Q
Monarch Dr 23rd St 21st St W 22nd St 22nd St 190th St
21st St
20th St 20th St 8 1 e 19th St
Carroll St Crawford St Crawford
Cedar St Av 18th St 18th St e 19th St Carroll St
Marion St 3
Hanley St Crawford St Crawford
Cedar St W 16th St 16th St Clinton St 193rd St ma St Mallard Boone St Av Benton St 18th St
W 15th St Ta
Marshall St 18th St 195th St
14th St Ave Quartz
Nebraska St
Macaw Ln Macaw Harrison St St Monona Story St
Cedar St Curtis St Curtis
Linn St
Clinton St
Marion St
12th St St Champa 198th Rd Hanley St Division St 1 11th St Meridian St
Marion St
Argo St
S Ave S Williams ST 10th St 10th St State St State W 10th St W 16th St 16th St BOONE Clinton St
Hanley St Heinrich Dr Coal Rd Coal 193rd St L Ave Pl Lamb 9th St ma St Boone St Mallard 3 Benton St
Mink Ln W 8th St 8th St 8th St Curtis St Industrial Park Rd 200th St
Short St 16 W 15th St Ta
7th St Arden St Keeler St 7th St
Allen St
W 6th St Marshall St Quartz Ave Quartz
Wood St Wood 195th St 6th St
Harrison St Cedar St Cedar
State St Carroll St Greene St
Fremont St
Jefferson St Clay St Main St 5th St 5th St
Ringold St
Webster St Webster W 4th St
Washington St Washington 14th St
Runyen St Runyen Tama St Tama Benton St Mamie Eisnehower Ave Story St W 3rd St Ext W Mamie Eisenhower Ave Nebraska St
Knezevich Rd Macaw Ln Macaw W 2nd St Ext W 2nd St 3rd St 10 Harrison St St Monona
Cedar St Boone St ma St
W 1st St Ext W 1st St 2nd St Ave R
MaizeAve
Linn St
Ta Linn St Linn Wood St St Curtis Clinton St Benton St Greene St
Lamb Ln 13 6 Monona St Jackson St Jackson
Marshall St Crawford St St Brainard
Franklin St Delaware St Delaware Underhill St Mamie Eisenhower Ave College St 1st St 1st St 2 205th St Union St
Union St Clinton St
Clay St Champa St Champa East St 12th St
S Plum St S Webster St Webster S
S Main St Garst Ave Division St
Aurora St 198th Rd S State St Aldrich Ave SW Ringold St S Clinton St
Sunrise St
South St S Cedar St
Morningside St Prairie Ave 11th St Meridian St
S Linn St S Greene St Greene S
Marion St S Marion St Marion S SE Linn St Argo St
S Boone St Linwood Dr Linwood
S Division St 210th St
S Ave S S Main St Ashwood Ct LincolnWilliams ST Ave
W Park Ave 5 St Delaware S 10th St 10th St
S Montana St Montana S W Park Ave State St State Park Ave S Marshall St W 10th St Country Club Dr S Jackson St 4
4 Hanley St Heinrich Dr
1 Coal Rd Coal
Lamb Pl Lamb 9th St L Ave St Story S 14 Hancock Dr 10 McHose Dr 6 Montana Rd CP L Roger Snedden Dr 5 9 4 Industrial Park Rd Mink Ln W 8th St 8th St 8th St Curtis St 217th Ln Crestwood Dr 200th St
Short St 1 216th Dr Parkway Dr 5 Laurel Ln 1 3 Allen St Technology Dr Arden St 7th St Keeler St 7th St Francis Mason Dr 8
Lotus Pl Eastgate Dr Kate Shelley Dr Southview Ct Doran Cir Doran W 6th St 1 Wood St Wood 7 3 2 218th Pl 2 Five Mile Dr 6 6th St 6th St Harrison St
e Cedar St Cedar
6 8 2 Greene St 10 Hawkeye Dr Carroll St 3 Av
State St 8
Fremont St S
Jefferson St Clay St Main St 5th St 5th St S Linn St Linn S 2
Ringold St
Webster St Webster W 4th St
11 SE Marshall St Tama St Tama
Washington St Washington Runyen St Runyen Benton St W Mamie Eisenhower Ave 3 Crown Flair Dr Mamie Eisenhower Ave
W 3rd St Ext Dr Shelley Kate
4 Knezevich Rd Story St Story
Nightingale Pl 222nd PlNoble Hills Pl
W 2nd St Ext 3rd St Boone St W 2nd St223rd Pl
Lakewood Dr ma St
W 1st St Ext W 1st St 2nd St Ave R Linn St Linn
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Wood St Clinton St Benton St Greene St Lamb Ln 227th Pl Monona St
1 St Jackson
Boone Valley Brewing 1 10 1 Marshall St Crawford St St Brainard
Franklin St Boone Hardware Vision Bank – ATM Boone Visitor Center & Chamber of Commerce Delaware St Delaware Underhill St L Ave College St Mamie Eisenhower Ave 2 Colorado Grill 1st2 FarewaySt Grocery 11 Walmart Super Center 1st2 Boone St County Hospital 205th St
Pullman Pl S Story St 3 Dutch Oven Bakery 3 Holly’s 12 The New Moon Mercantile 3 Boone Police Department 10 Ogden City Park – Ogden 4 Flat Tire Lounge – Madrid 4 Hy-Vee 13 Sam’s Club 4 Moingona Rd 230th St 230th St UnionBoone Municipal St Airport- Union11 Remax, St Jen Burkamper Noble Lynx Dr Clay St 5 Jimmy’s BBQ 5 Members 1st Credit Union – ATM Farnham Aviation 12 Remax, Beacon Realty Moingona Rd Mockingbird Ln 6 Pizza Ranch 6 The Book Shoppe 5 Herman Park & Pavillion – Boone 13
East St Destiny Homes
S Plum St
QuillAve McCall Rd St Webster S 7 7 S Main St Snus Hill Winery – Madrid 6 Oriole Rd Trailside Rental – Madrid Little League Park – Boone 14GarstDMACC Ave 231st Rd 8 McDonalds 8 United Bank – ATM 7 McHose Park – Boone nd St Peony Ln 32 9 9 Aurora St S State St Lucky Pig Pub & Grill – Ogden US Bank – ATM 8 Memorial Park – Boone Aldrich Ave SW Ringold St 10 S Clinton St Scooter’s Coffee 9 Dalander Park – Madrid 23 Sunrise St South St S Cedar St
Morningside St
S Linn St Prairie Ave
S Greene St Greene S S Marion St Marion S
S Division St
S Boone St SE Linn St Linwood Dr Linwood 210th St
S Main St Ashwood Ct
Lincoln Ave S Montana St Montana S
W Park Ave W Park Ave Park Ave St Delaware S S Marshall St Country Club Dr S Jackson St
Hancock Dr McHose Dr CP L Roger Snedden Dr
Montana Rd
217th Ln Crestwood Dr
216th Dr Parkway Dr Laurel Ln
Francis Mason Dr Technology Dr
Lotus Pl Eastgate Dr
Kate Shelley Dr Southview Ct Doran Cir Doran
218th Pl Five Mile Dr e Hawkeye Dr Av
S S Linn St Linn S
SE Marshall St Kate Shelley Dr Shelley Kate Crown Flair Dr
Nightingale Pl 222nd PlNoble Hills Pl
223rd Pl
Lakewood Dr
224th Ln 227th Pl
L Ave
Pullman Pl
S Story St
Moingona Rd 230th St 230th St Noble Lynx Dr Moingona Rd Mockingbird Ln
McCall Rd QuillAve Oriole Rd 231st Rd nd St Peony Ln 32 Boxholm Pilot Mound
162nd Ln Fraser 166th Dr Hawkeye 5 Ln BOONE 6 COUNTY 7 Ave R
13200th St
208th St Boone
Juneberry Rd Ogden 5 7 217th Rd Beaver Ave J 8 9
17 Noble Lynx Dr 231st Rd Ames 232nd St 11 14 11 13 15
Luther
Peach Ave Berkley
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7 320th St 322nd Ln 9
QM Ave
10 Violet Ave Slater
QF Ln Madrid Sheldahl
ATTRACTIONS RESTAURANTS & DRINKS 8 United Bank – ATM OTHER AMENITIES 1 Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad & 1 Boone Valley Brewing 9 US Bank – ATM 1 Boone Visitor Center & James H. Andrew Railroad Museum 2 Colorado Grill 10 Vision Bank – ATM Chamber of Commerce 2 Boone County History Center 3 Dutch Oven Bakery 11 Walmart Super Center 2 Boone County Hospital 3 Boone Speedway 4 Flat Tire Lounge – Madrid 12 The New Moon Mercantile 3 Boone Police Department 4 Cedar Pointe Golf Course 5 Jimmy’s BBQ 13 Sam’s Club 4 Boone Municipal Airport 5 Central Iowa Expo 6 Pizza Ranch Farnham Aviation LODGING & CAMPGROUNDS 6 Central Iowa Impact 7 Snus Hill Winery – Madrid 5 Herman Park & Pavillion – Boone 1 American Inn 7 Cole Schoolhouse 8 McDonalds 6 Little League Park – Boone 2 Baymont Inn & Suites 8 Farm Progress Show 9 Lucky Pig Pub & Grill – Ogden 7 McHose Park – Boone 3 Boone County Fairgrounds 9 Hickory Grove Schoolhouse 10 Scooter’s Coffee 8 Memorial Park – Boone 4 Cobblestone Inn & Suites 10 High Trestle Trail Bridge 9 Dalander Park – Madrid SHOPPING 5 YMCA Camp 11 Honey Creek Golf Course 10 Ogden City Park – Ogden 1 Boone Hardware 6 Don Williams Recreation – Ogden 12 Iowa Arboretum – Madrid 11 Remax, Jen Burkamper 2 Fareway Grocery 7 Sunstream Retreat 13 Kate Shelley Memorial High Bridge 12 Remax, Beacon Realty 3 Holly’s 8 Super 8 14 Kate Shelly Railroad Museum & Park 13 Destiny Homes 4 Hy-Vee 9 Swede Point Park – Madrid 15 Ledges State Park 14 DMACC 5 Members 1st Credit Union – ATM 10 Story Street Inn 16 Mamie Doud Eisenhower Birthplace 15 6 The Book Shoppe 17 Seven Oaks Recreation 7 Trailside Rental – Madrid
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Central Iowa Expo One of the nation’s newest and largest outdoor event venues, the Central Iowa Expo was constructed in 2008 as a host site for the biennial home of the Farm Progress Show, held the Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday before Labor Day in every even-numbered year. The Expo is laid out like a miniature city with a network of roads and utilities available across the site that make hosting almost any sized event a breeze to plan and operate. The site has hosted concerts, like Luke Bryan’s Farm Tour and Lazerfest, ag equipment and automobile auctions, technology demonstrations and company meetings and retreats. The Expo’s Administration Building is perfect for gatherings that need to be held indoors, or as a compliment to the outdoor event, and features space for meetings that can seat up to 160 people. It also includes a small conference room for breakout sessions, and boasts a full kitchen to allow event planners to coordinate their own meals or host a catered event.
Go to www.CentralIowaExpo.com for a list of upcoming events.
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Pufferbilly Days™
Give the Boone County Chamber of Commerce a call for more information at 515.432.3342, or visit www.pufferbillydays.com.
Huge crowds, great weather, community, entertainment, and events are what PUFFERBILLY DAYS™ is all about! In 2020, Pufferbilly Days™ will celebrate its 44th year. Pufferbilly Days™ has established itself as one of Iowa’s largest community festivals. Held each year the weekend after Labor Day, the 2020 festival kicks off Friday, September 11 and goes through Sunday, September 13. The festival features the trademark parade up Story Street, live music Friday and Saturday night, a classic car show, mud volleyball tournament, kids activities, arts and crafts show, bingo, BBQ contest, a football tailgate party and so much more! What’s a Pufferbilly you may ask? Pufferbilly Days™ got its name from Boone’s railroad heritage. Puffing Billy’s were small steam train engines that were commonly used around coal mines. The city of Boone was platted by the railroad in 1865 and retains its strong ties to the railroad tourism and transportation industry. Be sure to mark your calendars and plan to join us in downtown Boone for yet another unforgettable Pufferbilly Days™. See you in September! 26
MAMIE DOUD EISENHOWER BIRTHPLACE
Mamie Geneva Doud, wife of Dwight David Eisenhower, 34th President of the United States, was born in Boone on November 14, 1896. She was the second of four daughters to Elivera Carlson and John Sheldon Doud. The one story frame house has been restored to reflect the 1890s and contains a wide variety of family heirlooms. The site also includes a restored summer kitchen and carriage house with antique automobiles. In 1952 “Ike” was elected President and re-elected again in 1956. The Eisenhowers visited relatives in Boone often. Mamie’s last visit here was in 1977.
709 Carroll Street, Boone, Iowa Open June1 - October 31 Tuesday-Saturday 10 am-5 pm Sunday 1:30 pm-5 pm ADMISSION Adults $5 • Youth $2 • 6 & under free #exploreboonecounty
Seven Oaks Recreation
Complete and detailed information regarding everything at Seven Oaks may be found at SevenOaksRec.com or follow us on Facebook.
Located 4 miles west of Boone on U.S. Highway 30, Scenic river floats on the Des Moines River will SEVEN OAKS RECREATION offers outdoor take you under the longest and highest double-track activities during the spring, summer, fall railway bridge in the world. and winter months. Seven Oaks features a snow The Lodge at Seven Oaks and Seven Oaks tubing park, and 11 ski and snowboard trails ranging Conference Center seats up to 400 guests and is from beginner to expert that are serviced by two triple equipped with a fast food restaurant and Coal Creek chair lifts and two surface lifts. Ski and snowboard Lounge. This popular facility is used during the non-ski equipment is available for rent in a wide variety of sizes. months for numerous weddings, receptions, parties, and Free beginner ski and snowboard lessons or private meetings. Seven Oaks will host the 9th Gladiator lessons may be purchased. Weekly specials are offered. Assault Challenge which is a mud/obstacle course From May through October, Seven Oaks visitors that is designed to test participants endurance, speed, may take a full service canoe, kayak or river tube float agility, strength and mental stamina. or make a reservation for their group to play paintball. 29
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Boone Speedway
BOONE SPEEDWAY will again be the place for Called “America’s Racin’ Vacation,” drivers and race fans racing in 2020. Dubbed “Iowa’s Action Track,” the from all over the country and Canada make the annual trek 3/8-mile high-banked dirt oval will draw race fans from all to Boone for the week-long event. They fill the numerous over the region for its weekly racing programs and from area hotels and camp grounds. The convenience of camping all over the country for special events. at the track is also a popular option. Those spots are avail- The home of the IMCA (International Motor Contest able by visiting www.raceboone.com or www.IMCA.com Association) Super Nationals, more than 900 race teams Prior to Super Nationals, weekly racing – Saturday nights converged on the facility for six days of racing action in from April through August – will highlight the racing 2019. The 2020 event kicks off Labor Day, Monday, calendar for most of the season. Modifieds, Stock Cars, September 7 and runs through September 12. Hobby Stocks and Northern SportMods return to battle Modified, Stock Car, Late Model, Hobby Stock, Northern in weekly action this season. Added to the weekly program SportMod, Southern SportMod and Sport Compact will be IMCA sanctioned RaceSaver Sprint Cars. The champions will be crowned throughout the week during weekly program will start the middle of April. the season-ending special event. Other special events on the schedule include the annual IMCA’s premier event has found a permanent home visit by the Deery Brothers Summer Series for IMCA at Boone Speedway and has been held there for more than Late Models on Memorial Day and the annual Eve of 25 years after making stops in Vinton, Independence, Destruction, held on the July 4th holiday. West Liberty, Mason City and Knoxville in its early days. More information is available by visiting www.raceboone.com. 31
#exploreboonecounty For more information check out our website www.boonecountyfairia.com, or follow us on Facebook or Twitter.
Nothing says summer fun better than the County Fair! Join us July 16-19 at the BOONE COUNTY FAIR. Four great days packed with fun, food and a Boone County Fair fair-tastic good time! From traditional favorites such as food on a stick to the 4-H and FFA livestock shows and exhibits to new and exciting carnival thrills and grand- stand shows you won’t want to miss a minute of the fun! Daytime fun will include free kids shows, pedal tractor pulls, talent shows, as well as dozens of exhibitors inside and out. From crafters to commercial exhibitors we have it all. When the fair is all over, don’t worry there is still plenty to do at the Boone County Fairgrounds. From craft shows and auctions to fundraiser events and horse shows the fairgrounds is host to a number of events throughout the year. We have also recently expanded our campgrounds and full hook-ups are now available! No matter what type of fun you’re looking for, from fair-tastic foods and attractions to weekend craft shows and relaxing camping, you can find it all at the Boone County Fairgrounds!
33 #exploreboonecounty THE BOONE MUNICIPAL BAND has hosted Iowa Municipal Band Festival for the past several years on the 2nd Saturday in July in Boone, Iowa, at the beautiful Herman Park Pavilion. Eight community bands from across the state and Midwest will perform at Strike up the Band the Pavilion on Saturday, July 11, 2020. The performances begin at 11:00 a.m. with each band playing a forty-five minute concert to a very appreciative audience. This event is FREE to the public! The Boone Municipal Band also performs every Wednesday at the Herman Park Pavilion from the Wednesday after Memorial Day through mid-July. They also will be performing a patriotic concert and at the Iowa Municipal Band Festival on July 4. There is an ice cream social offered by community churches at each concert. Come and enjoy some good music, good food, and good company at the Herman Park Pavilion on Wednesday evenings. All concerts start at 7:30 pm.
For more information about Boone County Hospital, log on to www.boonehospital.com. Boone County Hospital BOONE COUNTY HOSPITAL (BCH) offers a wide BCFM in Ogden, and the Madrid Family Practice Clinic array of services, state-of-the-art technology, and caring staff in Madrid. BCH offers a wide array of services including for all of your healthcare needs. Whether you live in Boone Home Care/Public Health Services, F. William Beckwith County or are visiting the community, it’s nice to know you Adult Day Services, 3D mammography, the Family Birth can receive quality care when you need it. Center, Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehab, a Diabetes Center, BCH owns and operates the Boone County Family a Pain Center, Rehabilitation Services in Boone and Ogden, Medicine North Walk-in Clinic. The clinic is a Wound and Hyperbaric Center, and Foot and Ankle available for individuals that need medical care, but don’t Surgery/General Surgery. feel their illness or injury is serious enough to be seen in the A program called Healthcare Heroes allows Emergency Room. The clinic is located at 120 South Story grateful patients, visitors or family members to recognize the Street and is open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., outstanding services they received while at Boone County Saturday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Hospital or to recognize an employee who went above and BCH also owns and operates Boone County Family beyond. For more information, log on to the BCH website Medicine (BCFM) North and BCFM South, both in Boone, and click on “Say Thank You” on the home page. 34 INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS. PERSONALIZED SERVICE. 717 8th Street (515) 432-1220 www.bankofthewest.com
For more information check out our website www.boonehistorymuseums.org Boone County Historical Society Where brave deeds & heroes meet Take a look at the intriguing stories of Boone County as The BOONE CO. HISTORICAL SOCIETY is you journey back to central Iowa’s bygone era set in the scenic bus-tour friendly with a lower level community room available river valley. The central holdings of the Boone County for group tours, reunions, social events, and business meetings, historical collection are maintained in a 1907 Masonic and is available year-round. The lower level offers a completely Temple that sets the stage for your discovery of the past. The furnished and modern commercial kitchen equipped to serve History Center is a perfect stop for visitors of all ages who up to 130 guests. come to delight in stories about fascinating characters such Hours are Tuesday through Thursday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; as Kate Shelley, Mamie Eisenhower, and Carl Fritz Henning. Friday & Saturday 10 a.m-4 p.m. Admission to the museum Observe the handwritten journals and is $5 for adults, $3 for youth, and FREE entry for children photographs of the first and longest serving caretaker ages 6 and under. of Ledges State Park, consider first American industries that The Boone History Center Lower Level also offers a were developed at the turn of the 20th Century, realize the wonderful rental facility for private parties, graduations, importance of natural resources in Boone’s Des Moines river weddings, showers, and anniversary events. Please call valley, and the bustling beginnings of downtown Boone. 515-432-1907.
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19TH CENTURY Every Two Miles a Schoolhouse
COLE SCHOOL HICKORY GROVE The Little Brick Schoolhouse SCHOOL on the Prairie Slates and Schoolmates Cole School operated from 1888-1933 Hickory Grove School was originally built in 1889 in and is located northeast of Boone on R Avenue. This school is the northeastern corner of Yell Township. A visit allows notable due to the unique brickwork of this historic structure youngsters to sit in desks once occupied by students, and for that supports three layers of brick. The school was adopted guests of all ages to remember a time that echoes a simpler era by the De Shon Chapter of the Daughters of the American that can feel both comforting and primitive. Historical maps, Revolution (DAR) who completely and accurately restored the world globes, teaching tools, school primers, encyclopedias site. The restoration process at Cole School included extensive and a variety of country school artifacts amplify a masonry work with complete tuck pointing, a whole new floor collection that spans from 1889 to 1956. The Where brave deeds & heroes meet to replace the floor lost to time and elements, great cleaning (due museum now sits on the site of the Battin Chapel, which to sheep once housed inside of Cole School for some time) and contains a well-preserved railroad depot in addition to the chapel and school. Boone History Museums and the Battin new blackboards which came from a local high school. School Heritage Association jointly sponsor the museum located desks were acquired from local auctions, and a variety of books, at the juncture of old Highway 30 (E41) and J Avenue school related artifacts, a potbelly stove and teacher supplies between Ogden and Boone. are all part of the Cole School collection. The Country School Association of American has recognized the facility on their national registry of rural school houses. DAR maintains the site and visits to Cole School can be arranged by contacting DAR Member: Marilyn Tagesen at 515.490.2207.
Would you like to receive the Boone County Tourism Quarterly Newsletter? Sign up on www.VisitBooneCounty.com under newsletters tab. 37 #exploreboonecounty Kate Shelley July 6, 1881, is a date that lapped beneath her, forever rooted in Boone she advanced to save the Memorial High Bridge County’s history. As the lives of those in danger in shadow of midnight an oncoming train. Kate encroached on the land- Shelley’s bravery made scape of the river valley of her instantly famous from Moingona, Iowa, and a California to New York ferocious storm raged in where her story played out the vicinity of the Shelley in national headlines. The Homestead, 15-year- medals she received for old Kate Shelley was heroism are on display at the considering the fates of Boone Co. Historical others. Society, along with the Dressed in a simple prairie lantern she carried that dress, Kate Shelley left the night. Other mementos and safety of her home in the accolades of her heroic act “If you must go, do what you can.” pelting rain. Crawling across can be viewed at the Park the Des Moines River Bridge and Museum. under thundering skies and over frothing black waters “Mamie Eisenhower is fondly expected to touch off a social renaissance and to lend a new warmth to the affairs of the presidency.” Mamie Doud Eisenhower —TIME MAGAZINE, JANUARY 19, 1953 fortune in the meat packing industry, Doud moved his family to Colorado where they eventually settled in Birthplace Denver. However, Mamie never lost contact with her Mamie Geneva Doud was born on November 14, 1896, mother’s Boone family, the Carlsons. Throughout the at 718 Carroll St. in Boone. Mamie was the second of 1940s to the 1960s, the Eisenhower family regularly four daughters born to Elvera Mathilde (Carlson) and visited Boone. After Ike’s death in 1969, the Eisenhower John Sheldon Doud. She grew up to become the wife of family frequently visited Boone. Mamie continued to the 34th president of the United States, Dwight David return to Boone, making her last trip in 1977, two Eisenhower. years before her own death. While Mamie was still an infant, the Douds moved Over the years, the Birthplace was inhabited by from Boone to Cedar Rapids. In 1905, after making a many families, at one time housing three individual apartments that meant extremely close quarters for residents. By 1970, the Eisenhower Birthplace home was set for demolition and local citizens were quick to sound the alarm. The Friends of the Mamie Doud Eisenhower Birthplace raised thousands of dollars to obtain the home, and the land was donated for the relocation of The Birthplace in 1975 to a location across the street. Following five years of restoration, the Mamie Doud Eisenhower Birthplace opened on June 22, 1980. 38 ➽ 10,000 sq. ft. conference center with full kitchen. ➽ Great for meetings from 15 to 120 people. Kate Shelley ➽ 102-acre site perfect for trade Memorial High Bridge shows, concerts, auctions, or any Book the Expo large outdoor event. for Your Next Event
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AMERICAN 1215 S Story St. BOONE INN & SUITES 515.432.4322
Single King Rooms • Double Queen Rooms • Free Local Calls Free Wi-Fi • Continental Breakfas • Laundry • Swimming Pool Lounge & Restaurant adjacent • AARP, AAA, Military Discounts BOONE Giſts & COUNTY Home HISTORICAL SOCIETY Decor Central Iowa’s Premier History Museum 325 W. Walnut St. Ogden, IA 515-275-2264 #exploreboonecounty
Make it Yours. Ogden OGDEN is an attractive and friendly community founded in 1866, with the slogan “Our Town, Make it Yours”. It is the quintessential “mainstreet” community, located on a stretch of the historic Lincoln Highway. The community boasts several annual celebrations and festivals, award-winning restaurants and more. Ogden Fun Days is held annually the third weekend in June and Oktoberfest is held each year the first Sunday in October. Just six miles south of Don Williams County Park, Ogden is also a short drive from Seven Oaks Recreation, Sunstream Retreat Center, the historic Hickory Grove School and Battin Chapel, and the legendary Kate Shelley Memorial High Bridge. Ogden Legacy is working to help local businesses expand and grow. Today, virtually anything you need from medical services to groceries and from hardware to flowers, can be found in downtown Ogden.
41 Don Williams PARK
The rolling hills and valley of this 600-acre park contain a full-service campground with 150 campsites, (many including electric and hydrants), three luxury cabins, a 150 acre lake, swimming beach, hiking trails, fishing dock, nine-hole golf course and more. Located in the northwest reaches of the county, just six miles north of Ogden, Iowa, it is a recreational oasis that draws outdoor enthusiasts from near and far. Campsites are booked on a first-come, first-serve basis so keep this in mind when traveling to Boone County.
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