River Valley

Wed
06
Nov

Main Street Lansing hires Jackie Cooper as new executive director


Main Street Lansing welcomes new executive director ... Main Street Lansing has hired Jackie Cooper as its new executive director and everyone is invited to meet her at an Open House event this Thursday, November 7. Pictured above, left to right, are former Main Street Lansing Executive Director and current Board Member Andrew Boddicker, Board Member Maryann Baldwin, new Executive Director Jackie Cooper, Board President Chris Troendle, and Board Member Curtis Snitker. Photo by Julie Berg-Raymond.

Community members are invited to meet new director and learn more about MSL at an Open House this Thursday, November 7 at The Works in Lansing

by Julie Berg-Raymond

Main Street Lansing (MSL) has hired a new executive director; and although she wasn’t born and raised there, a person could be forgiven for thinking she was. “Lansing has always been my second home,” she says.

Jackie Cooper grew up in rural Fayette and currently lives in the Churchtown area with her husband, Jalen - who was born and raised in Lansing - and their three children, all under five years old. She and her husband both fish and hunt (bow and shotgun), and they both love the Mississippi River. In a recent Main Street Lansing newsletter, Cooper introduced herself, saying, “My family and I spent countless summer days enjoying the beauty of the river and the warmth of the Lansing community.”

Wed
06
Nov

Intermittent road closures on Hwy. 26 north of Black Hawk Bridge this week

Those who drive Iowa 26 in Lansing will need to be aware that work continues on the new Mississippi River Bridge and changes in traffic patterns on the Iowa side of the bridge are taking place. Beginning Monday, November 4, weather permitting, the bridge contractor started moving heavy equipment to the Iowa side of the Mississippi River for the next phase of construction.

Drivers have been most recently able to drive through the work zone on Iowa 26 between Hale and Henry Streets in Lansing with assistance of temporary traffic signals that had been installed. As of Monday, November 4, crews removed those traffic signals and traffic will now be directed by flaggers between the Black Hawk Bridge and Henry Street between the hours of 7 a.m. and 5 p.m., so the contractor can bring in the heavy equipment.

Wed
06
Nov

Driftless Area Education and Visitors Center to host Driftless Birding Day

The Driftless Area Education and Visitors Center will host a Driftless Birding Day Saturday, November 9. The Driftless Birding Day will include a guest speaker, exhibits, and self-guided field trips to area birding hotspots.

At 10:30 a.m. that day, Stephen Winter, Wildlife Biologist for the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife Refuge, will be giving a presentation on canvasback ducks.

The self-guided field trips will include the Brownsville, MN overlook, Stoddard, WI overlook, New Albin’s Army Road, Red Oak Road near Harpers Ferry, and the Ferryville, WI overlook. Self-guided field trips are available any time during the weekend. Maps and directions to each site will be available from 8a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday the week prior to the Driftless Birding Day at the Driftless Area Education and Visitors Center.

Wed
30
Oct

Trick-or-Treat Downtown Extravaganza in Lansing scheduled for October 31

Main Street Lansing will be sponsoring a Trick-or-Treat Downtown Extravaganza the evening of Halloween, Thursday, October 31, from 4-7 p.m. Local youth are invited to trick-or-treat through the downtown businesses in Lansing. There will also be games, hot dogs and hot chocolate available for free at the downtown plaza.
 

Wed
30
Oct

Allamakee County Veterans Museum will celebrate Veterans Day with documentary film showing and other events November 8, 9 and 11


Lansing WW I Welcome Home Parade Arch in 1919 ...

Historic Plaque listing all WW I casualties from Allamakee County ...

The Allamakee County Veterans Museum, located at 105 Allamakee Street in Waukon, will commemorate the anniversary of the end of World War I which occurred November 11, 1918. The anniversary was originally called Armistice Day and celebrated each year November 11. In 1954, the day was renamed Veterans Day to recognize the service of veterans in all wars and in peace time.

November 11, 1918 the “Armistice” or agreement ending WW I was signed in France between the Allied Powers and Germany. The day was first officially celebrated in the United States of America in 1924.

A documentary about the events leading to American involvement in the war and the German surrender will be shown at the Veterans Museum Friday, November 8 at 2 p.m., again Saturday, November 9 at 10 a.m., and again Monday, November 11 at 6:30 p.m.

Wed
30
Oct

Lansing City Council approves changes to lighting of new bridge amid budget concerns, and approves hiring of new police officer

by Joshua Sharpe

During its regular meeting Monday, October 21, the Lansing City Council approved an amended lighting design for the new bridge being constructed at Lansing. The new design calls for multi-color, changeable lights - not “blinking” - at every panel point along the south side of the bridge, for a total cost of $143,625.

During discussion prior to the vote, council member Steve Murray clarified that the lights can be lit as all-white; or they can be lit in color, to correspond with and highlight various fundraising or other events.

Wed
23
Oct

Effigy Mounds National Monument celebrating its 75th Anniversary this Saturday with featured presentation, reception, tours, Super Moon Hike

Effigy Mounds National Monument will be hosting a 75th Anniversary Commemoration event this Saturday, October 26, beginning at 10 a.m. The public is invited to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the establishment of Effigy Mounds National Monument with the signing of the executive order by Harry S. Truman, which took place October 25, 1949.

Effigy Mounds National Monument was preserved thanks to the hard work of many Iowans. It began with 1,000 acres donated by the State of Iowa for its establishment.

The day will begin with an honoring of the flags of the 19 affiliated tribal nations followed by short speeches and a keynote talk by Dale Henning, Ph.D.  Henning will share his remembrances of times before and after the monument’s establishment.

Wed
23
Oct

Trick-or-Treat Downtown Extravaganza in Lansing scheduled for October 31

Main Street Lansing will be sponsoring a Trick-or-Treat Downtown Extravaganza the evening of Halloween, Thursday, October 31, from 4-7 p.m. Local youth are invited to trick-or-treat through the downtown businesses in Lansing. There will also be games, hot dogs and hot chocolate available for free at the downtown plaza.

Wed
23
Oct

Driftless Area Education and Visitors Center to host Driftless Birding Day

The Driftless Area Education and Visitors Center will host a Driftless Birding Day Saturday, November 9. The Driftless Birding Day will include a guest speaker, exhibits, and self-guided field trips to area birding hotspots.

At 10:30 a.m. that day, Stephen Winter, Wildlife Biologist for the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife Refuge, will be giving a presentation on canvasback ducks.

The self-guided field trips will include the Brownsville, MN overlook, Stoddard, WI overlook, New Albin’s Army Road, Red Oak Road near Harpers Ferry, and the Ferryville, WI overlook. Self-guided field trips are available any time during the weekend. Maps and directions to each site will be available from 8a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday the week prior to the Driftless Birding Day at the Driftless Area Education and Visitors Center.

Wed
16
Oct

Harpers Ferry Area Heritage Society breaking ground Saturday on Harpers Ferry Museum ...

A groundbreaking ceremony for the Harpers Ferry Museum (a sketched replica of which is pictured in the image at right) has been scheduled for Saturday, October 19 at 10:30 a.m. at Martelle Heritage Park, located at the corner of Vine Street and North 2nd Street in Harpers Ferry. Everyone is invited to attend the groundbreaking ceremony, which is being hosted and conducted by the Harpers Ferry Area Heritage Society.

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