2024 Event Itinerary
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Wednesday, September 25
3 pm            Event Check-in at Quality Inn, Mount Pleasant, IA
6 pm            Meet and Greet dinner at Mi Pueblo Real Bar and Grill    
                     Speaker: Joe Phillips S.E. Polk Community School District
 
Thursday, September 26
8 am            Drivers Meeting at Quality Inn
8:30 am        Depart for Muscatine.
9:30 am        Stop at Wapello United Methodist Church / City Hall
11:15 am      Arrival at the Pearl Button Museum for tour and presentation
Noon           Lunch at the History and Innovation Center
2:00 pm       Depart for Mount Pleasant
2:45 pm       Optional break at the Ardon Creek Winery
4:30 pm       Arrive at the hotel.
5:30-7 pm   Dinner on your own;
7:30 pm       Return to Hotel for Game / Social night and  Red Flag Ice Cream Social
 
Friday, September 27
8 am            Drivers Meeting at Quality Inn
9 am            Depart for Burlington
10 am          Stop for snacks and restrooms. 
10:30           Tour through Lake Geode en route to Burlington
11:30           Arrival at Crapo Park
Noon            Lunch in the Riverfront Pavilion 
1:30 pm       Tour of Memorial Auditorium and History of Burlington
3:00 pm       Depart for the hotel.
4: 00 pm      Optional Break stop in Mediapolis at The Flour Barn Creamery
5:30 pm       Arrive at the hotel.
7:00 pm       St. Alphonsus Church, Mount Pleasant for Banquet 
                     Speaker: Mike McKean, Park Ranger, USACE Mississippi River Reclamation Project
 
Saturday, September 28
8 am            Breakfast in New London
9 am            New London City park, opening Ceremonies and stamping of your certificate.
9:30 am       Stop at Hilltop Amish Store North of Lockridge
11:30 am      Arrive in Brighton, Lunch at the Lake Darling Community Center
1 pm            Closing Ceremony and return to Mount Pleasant