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Parks and Rec -
"The City of Lake Mills Parks and Recreation Department is to offer and serve leisure time opportunities for all people in the Lake Mills community area."
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Director: Gretchen Kingland |
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Office Address: Second floor of City Hall, 105 W Main St
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Office Phone: (641) 592-5211
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Office Email: lmparks@wctatel.net
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Attached Forms for baseball and softball events
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A new Zero-Depth Aquatic Center Completed in 2002. |
*Water Slide: Zero-Depth Interactive Toys |
*Diving Boards, Fun Brellas |
*Red Cross "Learn to Swim" program |
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Parks: |
*Four city parks/playgrounds
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*Tennis and Volleyball Courts
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*Softball/baseball fields
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*Thorpe Park - The Lake Catherine Cabin |
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*Entertainment and Congregate meals for Senior Citizens held at the Truman Helgeson Civic Center
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Sporting events: |
*Excellent high school football, baseball, softball, volleyball and wrestling events held almost year-round |
*College or pro sporting events available within a 2-hour or less driving distance |
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Rice Lake Golf and Country Club |
Named Iowa's Number One 18 Hole Golf Course in 1999 |
43080 Golf Avenue |
Lake Mills, Iowa 50450 |
Website: www.ricelakegolfandcountryclub.com
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Pro Shop: 641-592-8022 |
Turnberry's Restaurant 641-592-8024 |
Clubhouse and Restaurant: 641-592-8024 |
Tuesday - Ladies Day, 8-11 a.m. and 4:30-6:30 p.m. |
Wednesday mornings - Senior League, men and ladies |
Thursday - Men's Day, noon to 7 p.m. |
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Rice Lake and Rice Lake State Park |
Just minutes away from Lake Mills
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*Boating, waterskiing, fishing, including ice fishing
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Hunting, Fishing, Trapping, Hiking, Camping, and other outdoor activities |
The rural areas around Lake Mills abound with a multitude of recreational opportunities. For information on licenses, regulations, season dates, locations, and other vital information, please contact the following offices:
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Rice Lake Game Management Unit |
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Website: www.iowadnr.com |
For hunting licenses and seasons, click on wildlife and then to site index. |
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Winnebago County Conservation Board
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Website: www.winnebagoccb.com |
Click Here to learn more about Winnebago County
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Check also The Lake Catherine Cabin at Thorpe Park |
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Worth County Conservation Board
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503 1st Avenue North Avenue |
Northwood, Iowa 50459
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641-324-1524 |
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Hunting, trapping, wildlife photography: |
*Thousands of waterfowl, gamebirds and deer abound in the area. |
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Camping: |
| Leonard Fjelstad Memorial Sports Complex, Lake Mills. For reservations, please call the Lake Mills City Hall at 641-592-3251 |
Happy Time Resort Campground, 526 470th St. Lake Mills. 641-592-CAMP .
www.happytimeresort.com; Email: happytimeresort@wctatel.net |
Silver Lake State Park |
Pilot Knob State Park |
Dahle Park |
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Other Tourism Attractions |
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The Country School Museum and the 1901 Victorian House are projects of the Lake Mills Area Historical Society.
The Country School Museum is located in the 300 block of North Mill Street and depicts a rural country school in the early 1900s. The furnishings are predominately
original to the building. The building is open for tours by appointment and on Sunday afternoons during the summer months. There is also a meeting room in the basement.
1901 Victorian House and Gardens, located at 308 S. Lincoln, This home is being restored to its original grandeur and is open for tours and special meetings, showers,
graduations, weddings and other occasions. Gardens are established around the house.
For more information on both projects, please contact the LMCDC office at 641-592-5253 |
"Promise of America" Norwegian-American Immigrant Family Monument
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The statue, sculpted by the late Clifford J. Carlson, is located on the east edge of Lake Mills in a setting of Iowa prairie land. The monument is dedicated with gratitude to the thousands of immigrants who settled in the prairies of the upper midwest in the 1800's. |
The monumentdepicts an immigrant family of the 1860's who stand together ready to begin a new life. With faith and family to sustain them through the hardships which lay ahead, the immigrants went forward to claim the "Promise of America". WIth strength and determination they founded a great agricultural community. |
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Top of Iowa Wind Farm (Northern Iowa WindPower)
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newer wind farms is located east of Joice in the Lake Mills School
district. The wind farm includes 89 towers extending 320 feet in the
air and can be observed from Interstate 35. For further information
on the wind farm, contact the office at 641-588-3800 or follow a link
to one of their websites: www.zilkha.com
or www.entergy.com. |
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Lake Mills Veteran’s Monument |
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| Located in Arlington Park
206 North Mill
The Lake Mills Area Veterans Monument was dedicated July 2004. The eight walls house the names of over 1,150 veterans.
A special Granite marker honoring the Soldiers killed in action was dedicated in July 2005 along with a flower area and the addition of the five service flags.
The park is on Mill Street, 2 blocks north of Main Street. The park has a gazebo, shade trees and lush grass for a nice cool relaxing time.
This is a must see unforgetable highlight to see while visiting Lake Mills.. |
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Lake Mills downtown event tour.
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