Benton County Parks Offer Two Outdoor Worlds
Benton County Iowa blends farm land lakes and Cedar River river parks in a two-world park system. Hannen Lake near Blairstown opened 1960 with a 45 acre lake, beach and fishing. rodgers Park near Vinton opened 1978 with a 35 acre lake. The county lists eight river accesses and Dudgeon Lake Area as a 1257 acre state managed tract for hunting and fishing.
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Benton County
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Hannen Lake
Blairstown
Iowa County Conservation Board
Benton-Iowa
Russ Grime
Shellsburg
Benton County Conservation Board
Glime
Gary Genther
Benton
Rodgers Park
Vinton
Les Engler
Cedar
Iowa County
Dudgeon Lake
Cedar River
Winegar Lake- Tobin
Brandon
Urbana
Wildcat Bluff
Benton City Fry Area
Hoefle-Dulin
Milroy
Dudgeon
Herb Stansbery
Cedar River Parks
Minnie Estema
Winegar Lake-Tobin
Minne Esteme
Milroy’s Access
Benton City-Fry
Steel shot zones for Iowa waterfowl hunting
The allowed steel shot areas include the Upper Mississippi River regions and Freemont and Mills counties in southwestern Iowa plus Sweet Marsh in Bremer County Big Marsh in Butler County Green Island in Jackson County and the Princeton Area in Scott County.
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Iowa
Upper
Mississippi River
Freemont
Mills
Sweet Marsh
Bremer County
Big Marsh
Butler County
Green Island
Jackson County
Princeton
Scott County
Coralville Lake Raised to 683 Feet for Habitat
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans raise Coralville Lake by three feet to expand water surfaces for waterfowl and flood low areas with abundant food. Saylorville Lake and Lake Red Rock on the Des Moines River will rise two feet. Coralville will peak at 683 feet before Dec 15 when it returns to conservation pool.
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Coralville Lake
Lake Red Rock
Saylorville Lake
Johnson County
Saylorville
Des Moines River
Iowa
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Rock Island
County receives grant to acquire land along North Skunk River
Poweshiek County Conservation Board wins state approval for 127 acres as a recreation area near New Sharon, funded by 79500 from wildlife habitat stamp funds. Land lies in river flood plain with river bottom timber marsh and canary grass. Hunters and trappers 16 to 65 must buy a $3 habitat stamp. Half of stamp income funds county projects, half funds state land acquisition and habitat development. Only Eastern Iowa project among nine approved.
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Poweshiek County Conservation Board
North Skunk River
Millgrove
New Sharon
Towa
County Conservation Board
Poweshiek County
Iowa
Oelwein Ducks Unlimited Banquet Sells Out
The third annual Oelwein Ducks Unlimited banquet runs Thursday at the Sportsman Lounge. Dinner is prime rib at 7:30 p.m. Social hour starts 6 p.m. Auction items include 31 guns 42 art prints a hunting dog and more with grand prizes a 16 foot boat and a Canada fly in fishing trip.
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Oelwein
Oelwein Ducks Unlimited
Sportsman
Highway 150
Charles Nicolay
Canada
France launches 168 mph TGV service Paris to Lyon
France begins regular TGV service between Paris and Lyon on September 27. The 285 mile run will be covered 13 times daily in about 2 hours and 40 minutes, marking a major step in high speed rail.
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Paris
UPI
France
Lyon
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