News

Shut down for sand blasting, painting, and repairs - August 1st - 31st

Quarterly board meeting - August 4th

Expected reopen date - September 6th

Closing Day - October 18th

Trick-or-Treat at the Train - October 19th

Cannonball Day 2024

06/28/2025

2025 Opening Day for tours

05/10/2025

Thrivent Sponsored Annual Spring Clean

 Twenty-six volunteers cleared the Cannonball Gardens of all the debris that collected over the closed season.
05/03/2025

Holiday Lighting 2024

Lighting has been placed for the 2024 holiday season.

12/01/2024

Final Day of the 2024 Season

On our final day of the 2024 "open tours" season, 654 visitors attended our "Trick or Treat at the Train" event.

10/20/2024

2nd Annual Trick or Treat at the Train

Trick or Treat and stroll the Cannonball Gardens during our Trick or Treat at the Train event.

10/20/2024

Garden Repair 2024

Restoration of the lower garden wall following damage from fallen tree

09/09/2024

Cannonball Day 2024

06/29/2024

2024 Opening Day for tours

05/11/2024

Thrivent Sponsored Annual Spring Clean

Eighteen volunteers cleared the Cannonball Gardens of all the debris that collected over the closed season.
04/27/2024

2023 Season Closed

10/23/2023

Cannonball Day 2023

06/24/2023

2023 Opening Day for tours

05/13/2023

Thrivent Sponsored Annual Spring Clean

 Twenty-six volunteers cleared the Cannonball Gardens of all the debris that collected over the closed season.
04/22/2023

2022 Season Closed

10/23/2022

Cannonball Day 2022

06/26/2022

Opening Day for tours

05/07/2022

Thrivent Sponsored Annual Spring Clean

 Fifteen volunteers cleared the Cannonball Gardens of all the debris that collected over the closed season.
04/23/2022

2021 Season Closed

10/24/2021

Cannonball Day 2021

06/27/2021

Opening Day for tours

05/08/2021

Thrivent Sponsored Annual Spring Clean

 Nine volunteers cleared the Cannonball Gardens of all the debris that collected over the closed season.
04/24/2021

Cannonball Day 2020 - Canceled due to Covid

06/27/2021

Open Season 2020 - Canceled due to Covid

05/09/2020 - 10/18/2020

Thrivent Sponsored Annual Spring Clean

 Eleven volunteers cleared the Cannonball Gardens of all the debris that collected over the closed season.
04/24/2020

Board Meeting - Canceled due to Covid

04/05/2020

Holiday Decorations 2019

10/01/2019

New tourist brochures issues at Iowa Welcome Centers

03/05/2019

Holiday Cannonball

Holiday Lighting begins Dec 1

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11/27/2018

457's Whistle All Steamed Up

The 457's whistle will once again sound out. Visit the Boone & Scenic Valley RR during October for the thrilling, authentic sounds of the Nathan Six Chime brass whistle.

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09/28/2015

Cannonball Gardens Project Launches

The Cannonball Gardens Project Officially Launched April 8th!

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04/24/2014

Cannonball Educational Terrace Proposed

Erosion at the 457 Rotary Cannonball site requires action.

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02/11/2014

Erosion Jeopardizes the 457

Inspection of the north side of the train shelter reveals erosion eating away at the hillside north slope.

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11/24/2013

We have our own FACEBOOK pages !

Come check us out!!

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09/22/2013

Work Resumes on Boiler Jacket

Mark Suby, Dave Novak from LaCrosse, and Gordon Kammrad work on the 457s Boiler Jacket project during fall, 2011.

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03/24/2012