Events And Activities
Join us and Create your Ghost Book Character - Friday, October 17
Have a favorite book character? Try drawing them into a ghost! Help us decorate the library with your ghosts just in time for Halloween! ... Amazing Iowa author Michelle Sprout Murray to be at the Blairstown Library
Author Michelle Sprout Murray will be sharing her new book through the months of September, October, and November. Her book entitled, Amazing Iowa, was published by Reedy Press.Whether you’re a na... Boundary Waters Canoe Area Youth Trek Registration - Dec. 1
SAVE THE DATE for the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Youth Trek.Registration Opens December 1st! Trip: July 23rd - 30th, 2026Mandatory training: July 19thRegister at www.mycountyparks.com/County...
It's a Teen Silent Book Club! Tuesday, October 14
Do the little brothers and sisters get on your nerves? Okay, do the BIG brothers and sisters get on your nerves? Is the dog annoying? Maybe the cat's purring is a bit too loud! Join us when the S... Hannen Lake Chili Cook-off October 11th
The Hannen Lake Chili Cook-off, will be held on October 11th, 12-2:30 pm at Hannen Lake Park - White Oak ShelterBring your best chili to enter into the contest, or come and enjoy all the delicious chi...
Iowa Gold Star Military Museum Presents Armed Forces 250th Birthday Celebration
On behalf of our good friends at the Iowa Gold Star Military Museum on Camp Dodge, Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs (IDVA) extends their invitation to attend the Armed Forces 250th Birthday Cele... Wesley Mobile Food Pantry this Saturday, September 20
If you live in Benton County and make more than $12,000 a year on your own, you are above poverty level. If you live in a household of eight and your household makes above $41,000 a year, you are abov...
Nature at Night October 6th
Benton County Conservation will preent Nature at Night on October 6th, 7 pm at the Benton County Nature Center.Bats, owls, racoons, oh my! Join our Naturalists for a short program about nocturnal...
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Sandhill Crane & Prairie Chicken Bus Tour March 26th-28th, 2026
The Sandhill Crane & Prairie Chicken Bus Tour will be held on March 26th-28th, 2026, to North Platte, Nebraska.Each spring, more than 500,000 sandhill cranes gather in the Platte River valley...