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Introducing: The Mr. Toot Geocaching AdventureMason City is home to the Mr. Toot Geocaching Adventure. Each puzzle in this collection of caches includes a fun fact or story related t...
Family Fun in Mason CityFor decades Mason City has served as a welcoming retreat for visitors of all ages. Adults and children alike have found pleasure in the ...
Mother of “The Music Man”ROSALIE WILLSON: MOTHER OF “THE MUSIC MAN” By Janice Rod, Staff Member at The Music Man Square Rosalie Reiniger was born in Charles City...
Dixie WillsonLucille Reiniger “Dixie” Willson was born in Estherville, Iowa on July 30, 1890. She was the eldest child of John and Rosalie Willson.
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Eleanor Chafin Stockman: An Iowa Champion for Women’s Su... Iowa women were passionately involved in the fight for equality since the mid-1850s. The Iowa Woman Suffrage Association was organized i...
Part 5: Mason City Women and the 19th AmendmentThe final years of the women’s suffrage movement were not easy ones. World War I was raging in Europe, a flu epidemic ravaged the nation...
Part 4: Mason City Women and the 19th Amendment1916 was a major year in Iowa’s suffrage movement efforts, attracting as much negative reaction as at any time. Leader’s like Alice Paul...
Part 3: Mason City Women and the 19th AmendmentThe story of Eleanor Stockman and the pigs has been told many times, but it so unique and speaks so strongly of her determination to ear...
Part 2: Mason City Women and the 19th AmendmentIn 1903, a county suffrage convention was held in Mason City. Eleanor Stockman, wife of a local physician and one of the town’s most act...
Bike Share ProgramNO BIKE? NO WORRIES. Cycle and discover all Mason City has to offer on two wheels Explore meandering recreational trails, mountain bike ...
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