501 N. 4th Street, Burlington, IA 52601

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Latest Past Events

Viking Mississippi Docking: July 4, 2023

  Calling All Volunteers! The Viking Mississippi will be docking on Tuesday July 4, 2023. They will be expected to arrive at 10:00 A.M. and depart at 4:30 P.M. They will be visiting the Heritage Center only. As for being the first Viking boat of the season, let’s give these guests what Burlington has to […]

Craig Smith: The Beauty and History of the New Crystal Lake Club

Heritage Center 501 N 4th Street, Burlington

The presentation will share from the recorded history of one of the most unique hunting and social clubs located along the Mississippi River. The New Crystal Lake Club has a rich tradition of conservation, preservation and documentation of the natural resources that were originally created even before the levee system and the drainage ditch era […]

Steve Brower: Aldo Leopold and the Roots of the Land Ethic

Heritage Center 501 N 4th Street, Burlington

Biographers, conservationists, and philosophers are interested in identifying the sources of Leopold’s Land Ethic. Through family history research and interviews with the Leopolds, new information has surfaced, explaining how Aldo started on the path to the Land Ethic at a very early age, even before starting school. This program covers some of the high points […]