Start your holiday shopping in Guttenberg with shopping and dining specials, refreshments, giveaways, carolers, and more! Join the Downtown Christmas Decoration Committee at the Welcome Center (323 S. River Park Drive) at 11:30 am for a Christmas season blessing, lighting of the Welcome Center tree, and “Sunday only” coupons to local businesses! Guttenberg Merchants Poster

Main Street Elkader presents the Holly Jolly Holiday Celebration! Join us to kick off the holiday season on November 23 at 5:30 pm in Elkader’s Founders Park. Featuring warm refreshments, holiday treats, kids crafts, and live music. Lighting of the Thomas Tree at 6:30pm. Holly Jolly Poster 2018

The Left Bank Shop & Gallery presents Art from the Attic, featuring drawings and paintings by Gertrude Wickersheim Lovig, jewelry by Marsha Bailey, and collage by Gail Larson. An opening reception including music and refreshments will be held Friday, November 9, 6-8pm with artist introductions at 6:30pm. This exhibit will be on display from November 9-December 16.

Sample Saturdays are scheduled for the first Saturday of each month in Guttenberg! Guttenberg businesses including Sodes, Picket Fence Cafe, Promiseland Winery, Divine Current, The Courtyard Cafe, Roots and Blooming Branches will be hosting SAMPLE SATURDAYS the first Saturday of the month! Put it on your calendar now and check it out!

The Guttenberg Farmers Market will hold a Winter Pantry on November 10 and December 8 at Guttenberg’s Marina Visitor Center, 715 S. River Park Drive. Expect to find wonderful holiday gift ideas, including preserves, syrups, fall produce, quilts and fabric art, original jewelry, home decor, baked goods, and much more! For more information, call the Guttenberg Chamber of Commerce at 563-252-2323 or visit the Chamber Facebook page.

Clayton County Womenade would like to thank and acknowledge the generosity of the Upper Mississippi Gaming Corporation Board in awarding our cause a funding grant. The funds will make it possible to help so many more of our neighbors that just need a hand UP, not a hand out. Clayton County Womenade is a non-profit organization of concerned citizens that awards funds requested by designated agencies from Clayton County to help with rent, utilities, transportation, basic needs and other unexpected expenses resulting from illness, injury, divorce, domestic abuse, etc. when other funding sources are unavailable or have been exhausted. There is no overhead, all donations made to the organization go directly to helping those in need. In the four years of existence the organization has awarded almost $30,000 to many requests for help. The organization relies on donations of members and other concerned citizens “paying it forward”. Donations may be made by check payable to Clayton County Womenade at or mailed to Peoples State Bank in Guttenberg, PO Box 430, Guttenberg, IA 52052 or by PayPal by entering womenade@alpinecom.net as the recipient. The organization also receives Amazon Smile points and Thrivent Choice Dollars.  

Upcoming events at the Elkader Opera House November 3, 2018: Elkader Keystone Chorus Fall Show December 9, 2018: A Classic Christmas Fantasy April 13, 2019: It Runs in the Family June 9, 2019: A Year in the Death of Eddie Jester June 21, 2019: The Return: A Tribute to the Beatles

For more information on upcoming Clayton County events, visit our calendar.