🌱 Heavy Metal Playground and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• McGregor Fall Art Festival
• Heavy Metal Playground

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: A couple of afternoon showers, with a high of 72 and low of 63 degrees.
• Wednesday: Periods of rain, some heavy, temps: high: 68, low: 61.
• Thursday: Periods of rain and a t-storm, with a high of 67 and low of 46 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in McGregor

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday October 11
• McGregor Fall Art Festival →
  Triangle Park, McGregor
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday October 3
• Heavy Metal Playground →
  McGregor's Landing (First Street Parking Lot), McGregor
  3:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 29
• JH Football vs. Tripoli
  Jack Dittmer Field , Elkader, IA
  4:15 pm
Thursday October 1
• Homecoming Parade
  Central Comm School District Elkader, IA 52043
  5:30 pm
Friday October 2
• 9th Annual Driftless Flyathlon →
  Yellow River State Forest - Paint Creek Unit, 729 State Forest Road, Harpers Ferry
  4:00 pm
• V Football vs Cedar Ridge Christian (Homecoming)
  Jack Dittmer Field , Elkader, IA
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• Art in the Park →
  Founders' Park, 302 S. Main Street, Elkader
• Wild Driftless Adventure Race →
  Elkader IA
• Flea Market Under the Bridge →
  Under the Bridge, Marquette
  9:00 am
• BYOB (Bring Your Own Book) →
  130 N Main St, Elkader
  10:00 am
Sunday October 4
• Book Talk with Dr. William Green: "This is the Route of My Forefathers: The 1837 Ioway Map"
  Effigy Mounds National Park, 151 Hwy 76, Harpers Ferry
  1:00 pm
Thursday October 8
• Yellow River State Forest Fall Field Day →
  723 State Forest Rd, Harpers Ferry
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Trinity Health posted a job opening for Housekeeping - Elkader in Monona. Apply here.

🗞 Nearby News

Waukon

• Radio Iowa High School Football Poll 9/28/26 (radioiowa.com)

West Union

• Three People Arrested After Report of Underage Party in Fayette County (kctn.com)
• Two-Vehicle Accident Leads to Charges in Fayette County (kctn.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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