• Motor Mill Tours

    Motor Mill Tours
    Motor Mill Elkader, United States

    Motor Mill Open Weekends Stories in Stone   Open Noon-5pm Every Weekend Memorial Day Weekend through Labor Day Weekend. Fall: Open every other weekend until the second weekend in October.   Guided tours will be offered from noon-5pm Tour includes the historic 1860’s mill, related buildings, and town site. Group tours available by appointment.

  • Older, Wiser, Livelier “A Mississippi River Adventure on the Maiden Voyage”

    Elkader, Iowa

    OWLS-Poster-Aug-2023-Boat (3) Older, Wiser, Livelier, Souls Tuesday, August 15th “A Mississippi River Adventure on the Maiden Voyage” Shuttle leaves Osborne Park at 11:15 a.m. Early Reservations Required  Osborne’s next Older, Wiser, Livelier, Souls program will be on Tuesday, August 15th. This month’s program is “A Mississippi River Adventure on the Maiden Voyage” Join the O.W.L.S. […]

  • Motor Mill Tours

    Motor Mill Tours
    Motor Mill Elkader, United States

    Motor Mill Open Weekends Stories in Stone   Open Noon-5pm Every Weekend Memorial Day Weekend through Labor Day Weekend. Fall: Open every other weekend until the second weekend in October.   Guided tours will be offered from noon-5pm Tour includes the historic 1860’s mill, related buildings, and town site. Group tours available by appointment.

  • Motor Mill Tours

    Motor Mill Tours
    Motor Mill Elkader, United States

    Motor Mill Open Weekends Stories in Stone   Open Noon-5pm Every Weekend Memorial Day Weekend through Labor Day Weekend. Fall: Open every other weekend until the second weekend in October.   Guided tours will be offered from noon-5pm Tour includes the historic 1860’s mill, related buildings, and town site. Group tours available by appointment.

  • Monarch Release Party

    Osborne Nature Center 29862 Osborne Road, Elkader, IA, United States

    Monarchs 2023 PR Monarch Release Party Friday, September 1st 5:30 pm Osborne Conservation Center Every year in September, the Monarch butterfly begins its long migration south to Mexico. To help document this migration, Clayton County Conservation will collect, tag, and release monarch butterflies at Osborne Park. Join us for this fun adventure Friday, September 1st […]

  • Motor Mill Tours

    Motor Mill Tours
    Motor Mill Elkader, United States

    Motor Mill Open Weekends Stories in Stone   Open Noon-5pm Every Weekend Memorial Day Weekend through Labor Day Weekend. Fall: Open every other weekend until the second weekend in October.   Guided tours will be offered from noon-5pm Tour includes the historic 1860’s mill, related buildings, and town site. Group tours available by appointment.

  • Older, Wiser, Livelier, Souls “Delaware County Historical Museum-Lenox College”

    Osborne Nature Center 29862 Osborne Road, Elkader, IA, United States

    Older, Wiser, Livelier, Souls “Delaware County Historical Museum-Lenox College” Thursday, September 21st Reservations Required The next Older, Wiser, Livelier, Souls program will be on Thursday, September 21st. This year’s theme is “Iowa, Then and Now”, and the destination will be a visit to the Delaware County Historical Museum in Hopkinton, Iowa. Participants should meet at […]

  • National Public Lands Day – Osborne Park’s tallgrass prairies

    Osborne Park Pond Shelter Elkader, Iowa

    Come celebrate National Public Lands Day with a tour of Osborne Park's tallgrass prairies! This walk of about 1.5 miles will tour through reconstructed prairies ranging from just two years old to over a decade, and even a few small remnant parcels. It allows the perfect opportunity to discuss the shifting landscape of prairie conservation, […]

  • Pickin’ on the Prairies

    Pickin’ on the Prairies
    Osborne Nature Center 29862 Osborne Road, Elkader, IA, United States

    Pickin’ on the Prairies Thursdays, 5:00-6:30 PM Oct. 5th – Oct. 26th No Reservations Required Come and join Clayton County Conservation this fall for several volunteer opportunities to help restore natural areas throughout Clayton County! The CCCB will host four prairie seed harvest events at county parks. No identification skills necessary! The meeting locations will […]

  • Pickin’ on the Prairies

    Pickin’ on the Prairies
    Osborne Nature Center 29862 Osborne Road, Elkader, IA, United States

    Pickin’ on the Prairies Thursdays, 5:00-6:30 PM Oct. 5th – Oct. 26th No Reservations Required Come and join Clayton County Conservation this fall for several volunteer opportunities to help restore natural areas throughout Clayton County! The CCCB will host four prairie seed harvest events at county parks. No identification skills necessary! The meeting locations will […]

  • Osborne Heritage Days

    Osborne Heritage Days
    Osborne Nature Center 29862 Osborne Road, Elkader, IA, United States

    48th ANNUAL OSBORNE HERITAGE DAYS OCTOBER 14 & 15   Clayton County Conservation’s 48th Annual Osborne Heritage Days will be held on Saturday and Sunday, October 14th and 15th, from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. each day.  Travel back in time to experience some of the sights, sounds, smells and activities of early pioneers during […]

  • CONTEST PARTICIPANTS SOUGHT FOR Heritage Days

    Osborne Nature Center 29862 Osborne Road, Elkader, IA, United States

    CONTEST PARTICIPANTS SOUGHT FOR Heritage Days   Osborne is seeking entries for a variety of contests during this year’s Annual Osborne Heritage Days celebration.  So come out to show your skill, creativity, and spirit.  Heritage Days will be held on Saturday and Sunday, October 14th and 15th, from 10:00a.m. until 4:00p.m. each day.  Events are […]