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Annual festival held downtown in early October, celebrating the city's German history with a carnival, food and crafts booths, and a parade. Opening dates for the year can be found on the festival's website.
Housed in a 1851 brick mansion, owned by John Mellencamp, it has two main galleries and Mellencamp prints.
Wetland marsh and woodlands that includes 8 miles of hiking trails, two pioneer cemeteries, and a log cabin. Good birding.