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First Day Hike

EB Lyons Center 8991 Bellevue Heights, Dubuque, IA, United States

First Day Hike is a program of free, guided hikes offered by the fifty state park systems of the United States each year on New Year's Day. Start your year off right with a guided outdoor hike for all ages. Meet at EB Lyons Center and dress for the weather. Refreshments will follow sponsored by […]

Sunday Program – Wildlife Photography

Wildlife Photography - Dubuque Camera Club presents Wildlife Photography tips and tricks and announcement of Friends of the Mines of Spain/IDNR 2020 photo contest. Free for all ages. EB Lyons Center building and displays will be open also. Sponsored by the Friends of the Mines of Spain

Bald Eagle Watch

See the Friends of the Mines of Spain and the IDNR at the Grand River Center and enjoy free programs with live birds of prey

Icefest at River Museum

River Museum & Aquarium

See the Friends of the Mines of Spain at the Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium for a weekend full of great events. Admission is charged to the museum.

Icefest at River Museum

See the Friends of the Mines of Spain at the Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium for a weekend full of great events. Admission is charged to the museum.

Sunday Program – History of the Rockdale Flood

EB Lyons Center 8991 Bellevue Heights, Dubuque, IA, United States

The centennial storm ripped its way across Madison and Warren Counties in Iowa on it way east, leaving dozens dead in it's wake. When the storm reached Rockdale, a small town nestled in the Catfish Creek Valley, it unleashed it's full fury. When it was all over, nothing but death and destruction was left in […]

Fish Fry Experience with Denny Weiss

EB Lyons Center 8991 Bellevue Heights, Dubuque, IA, United States

Unique Fish of the Mississippi and the Fish Fry Experience by Dennis Weiss. Biology and status of some unique and prehistoric fish of the Mississippi River and how to properly dress and prepare fish. Denny Weiss retired from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources after working 35 years with fisheries research on the Mississippi River. […]

March Gnome on the Roam

Check out our Facebook Page for details on how to find the Gnome in the Mines of Spain. Prizes awarded.

History of State Parks Program at Mines of Spain

In honor of 100 years of Iowa State Parks, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources and Friends of Mines of Spain are pleased to invite the public to learn how the state of Iowa played a key role in the state park movement in America. This program will take place Thursday, February 20 at 6:00 […]