🌷Ports of Discovery April Guide🌷
Events:
🎨 “All Eyes on Us” High School Senior Artist Showcase, The Left Bank, McGregor | Friday, April 4, 5-7 p.m.
🤠Traders Jubilee, Backwoods Event Center, McGregor | Friday-Sunday, April 4-6, 4-7 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday
🏴McGregor Historical Society Scottish Fest, Downtown McGregor | Saturday, April 5, 2-8 p.m. (click link for full schedule)
🥞Community Breakfast, Turner Pointe Assisted Living, McGregor | Monday, April 7, 9 a.m. (RSVP to 563-873-3527 or lkoozer@greatrivercare.com)
🐣Peppy Pals/Mendon Hustlers 4-H Club Easter Egg Hunt, Clayton County Fairgrounds, National | Saturday, April 12, 10 a.m.
🎶Acoustic Music Jam, McGregor’s Convention, Conference & Community Center (former Methodist Church) | Monday, April 14, 6-8 p.m.
💃Smith and Bulldog Gala, Backwoods Event Center, McGregor | Saturday, April 18, 6:30-11 p.m.
🐰Great River Care Center and Turner Pointe Assisted Living Easter Egg Hunt, Turner Park, McGregor | Saturday, April 19, 10:30 a.m.
🪧North Clayton Community Garage Sales sponsored by the Times-Register newspaper, Monona, Marquette and McGregor | Thursday-Saturday, April 24-26
🤝Volunteer Recruitment Fair sponsored by McGregor-Marquette Chamber of Commerce, Marquette Community Center | Friday, April 25, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
Ongoing Events:
☕Pocket City Fellowship, McGregor’s Convention, Conference and Community Center (former Methodist Church) | Mondays from 8 a.m.-noon
🧶Adult and Kids Crochet Groups, McGregor Public Library | Mondays from 2:30-3:30 p.m. for adults and 3:30-4:30 p.m. for kids
📚Preschool Story Time, McGregor Public Library | Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m.
⭐SPARK! Nature Program, Driftless Area Wetlands Centre, Marquette | Third Tuesdays from 10-11:30 a.m.
📝Writer’s Group, McGregor Public Library | Tuesdays from 3-4:30 p.m.
🎀Crafting with Kindness, The Left Bank Shop and Gallery, McGregor | Second Tuesdays from 5-7 p.m.
🐢Wetland Explorers – Nature Tots, Driftless Area Wetlands Centre, Marquette | Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m.
🎲Game Group, McGregor Public Library | Thursdays at 3 p.m.
Other Things to Do:
🪻Discover which woodland wildflowers are blooming during a hike at Pikes Peak State Park, Effigy Mounds National Monument or Yellow River State Forest
📸Take a selfie with Pinky the Elephant after playing the slots or live table games at Casino Queen Marquette
🎣Ready to fish? Head to Marquette’s handicap fishing pier downstream from the marina near the confluence of Bloody Run Creek and the Mississippi River OR venture to Bloody Run County Park to see if the trout are biting
🏛️Explore downtown McGregor’s National Register-listed commercial historic district
🚵♂️Hop on your bike for a trek around the new Marquette Recreational Trail System
📰Research McGregor/Marquette history/genealogy from your phone or computer thanks to the McGregor Historical Museum’s digitization of the North Iowa Times newspaper – https://claytoncounty.advantage-preservation.com/
🏓April is National Pickleball Month – Grab your equipment and play at Winter’s Park in Marquette’s Timber Ridge Subdivision
📺Tune in to Iowa PBS’s Iowa Life at 6:30 p.m. on April 8 (on 10:30 a.m. rebroadcast on April 13) to learn about Spook Cave near McGregor
Eat/Drink:
🐟Stock up on fish, meats, cheese and other local goods at McGregor’s newest business, Jayco Fish
🧋Caffeinate with a drink from By the Spoonful’s new April latte and spritzer menu
🍳Enjoy a home-cooked breakfast or lunch at Marquette Bar and Cafe and Maggie’s Diner
🍷Driftless White is back on the shelves at Eagles Landing Winery in Marquette – Grab a glass or bottle of that or your other favorite wine(s). And don’t forget to bring your furry friend, as Travel Iowa recently listed Eagles Landing on its top 10 of pet-friendly wineries and breweries!
🍤Get your seafood fix with the Friday night fish and shrimp buffet at Backwoods Bar and Grill, McGregor
🍸Grab a drink at Pocket City Pub in McGregor – Fridays are martini nights, with two specialty flavors, and $1 from each goes to a local cause!
🍔Savor a delicious sandwich, burger, wrap, salad or entree with one of the house-brewed beers at Old Man River Restaurant and Brewery, McGregor
🫖Partake in a traditional English afternoon tea at McGregor SpecialTea Shoppe
Shopping:
🖼️View and purchase the work of regional artists at The Left Bank, McGregor
📖Discover books you won’t see on Amazon at Rivertown Fine Books, McGregor
😹Show off your sense of humor with stickers, apparel, pens, magnets, housewares and more from Paper Moon, McGregor
👚Spring into a new wardrobe at Navy Rose & Co. and Free Spirit Boutique in McGregor
🏺Snag vintage treasures at Past 100 Years in McGregor
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