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  • Decorah: One of Iowa's "Great Places"

    Iowa Governor Chet Culver recently recognized Decorah as one if Iowa's designated "Great Places" After a competitive process, Decorah received the honor based upon its position as a "healthy community with great physical attributes, successful business environment, and active citizen participation that brings tourists to a beautiful spot set apart from much of Iowa with its limestone bluffs and scenic river valley."

  • Decorah named "One of America's Great Small Town Getaways" Midwest Living Magazine

  • Canoeing the Upper Iowa River named one of the "Top 100 Adventures in the U.S."National Geographic Adventure Magazine

  • One of "Nine Prettiest Painted Places in the U.S."Paint Quality Institute

  • Luther College named one of the "Four top places to spend a football Weekend in the U.S."USA Weekend

  • Vesterheim Norwegian American Museum named one of "The top ten places in the U.S. to view folk art."USA Today

  • Mountain biking in the Decorah area named one of "52 Great American Weekends under $200."Men's Journal