LEHIGH — Lehigh River Days continues to grow, and this year will be no exception, offering more activities and affordable entertainment for families. “There should be plenty for people to do all weekend long,” said Sadie Andersen, president of the Lehigh River Days Committee, “and ...

The Karl L. King Municipal Band of Fort Dodge will open its 2024 summer season on Sunday evening at the Karl L. King Band Shell in Oleson Park. Concert time is 7:30 p.m., and will be preceded by an ice cream social, served by the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, starting around 6:30 p.m. These ...

“The Blanden Arts Festival is a way to connect the community with local and regional artists by providing a family friendly event that highlights artistic talent, creativity, and imagination,” said Eric Anderson, director of the Blanden Memorial Art Museum. Guests can expect to see a ...

Music, lots of food, historical reenactors and the crowd-pleasing big parade will all be part of this year’s Frontier Days celebration in Fort Dodge. Frontier Days will begin Friday evening and continue through Sunday afternoon. Except for the Saturday morning parade down Central Avenue, ...

There is a crispness in the air that is different here, where tents and campers of all sizes and features gather. In the morning, the smell of coffee brewing on a Coleman stove slowly drifts across the campground. In the evening, small talk seasons the air as friends and family gather round ...

Brice Blair, of Wichita Falls, Texas, is planning a trip to Fort Dodge between May 23-27 to do genealogy research. He is researching the descendants of Charles and Mary Ann Fallon. Charles Fallon left Mooers, New York, in 1866 to move to Fort Dodge with his nine children after his wife ...