Spirit Lake, Iowa – A new, state-of-the-art interactive exhibit will soon be unveiled at the Dickinson County Museum in Spirit Lake.
It’s located in the former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific railroad depot, constructed on the site at which it currently stands, in 1884. Museum Director Cole Clawson says the project represents four years of planning and design.
Clawson says the project represents an extensive amount of research.
And for the first time since the early 1970’s, the sounds and whistles of locomotives can once again be heard in the depot.
Clawson says the new display will officially open to the public at an event scheduled for 3:00 p.m. Sunday, October 26th.
Clawson says they’re extremely grateful to the donors and museum volunteers who helped make the project a reality.
Photo and information courtesy of fellow Community First Broadcasting station KUOO in Spirit Lake.
