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🌱 How much adventure can McGregor’s tiny ‘Pocket City’ really hold?
McGregor, Iowa Patch AM: a 3 min readMorning McGregor! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How much adventure can McGregor’s tiny ‘Pocket City’ really hold?
Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Saturday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 66 and low of 50 degrees.
- Sunday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 67, low: 43.
- Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 65 and low of 45 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Iowa's ‘Pocket City' squeezes between 400-foot bluffs and hides a circus in its past (wheninyourstate.com) — McGregor takes center stage here as a compact river town packed with history, scenic overlooks, and easy day-trip adventures for locals and visitors alike. From Pikes Peak State Park and Effigy Mounds to the McGregor Historical Museum, Ringling brothers roots, and Andrew Clemens’ sand art, the story highlights how much there is to explore right in and around town. 
📸 Around McGregor
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★ Featured events ★
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McGregor Fall Art Festival →
Triangle Park, McGregor
10:00 am
Sunday October 11
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📣 McGregor Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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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 -
Wild Driftless Adventure Race →
707 S High St, Elkader
1:00 pm -
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 -
Yellow River State Forest Fall Field Day →
723 State Forest Rd, Harpers Ferry
9:00 am -
Regional Arts Forum: Elkader →
Elkader IA
1:00 pm -
Friends of the Elkader Public Library Meeting →
130 N Main St, Elkader
4:00 pm -
Witches Night Out-Witches Shopping and Spells Popping! →
Main Street, Elkader
4:00 pm -
Library Board of Trustees Meeting →
130 N Main St, Elkader
5:00 pm -
The Lowest Pair →
133 S Main St, Elkader
4:00 pm -
Monthly Book Discussion →
130 N Main St, Elkader
4:00 pm
Saturday October 3
Sunday October 4
Thursday October 8
Tuesday October 13
Sunday October 18
Tuesday October 20
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Trinity Health posted a job opening for Paramedic PRN in Elkader. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News
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- Grassley presents adoption award to Iowa nonprofit My G.E.A.R. Outreach (desmoinessun.com)
- KMCH Bring Me My Lunch Day 4 Winner – Russ Reth – Mix 94.7 KMCH (kmch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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