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Finding Your NICHE
BY JENN WARREN Regional Focus: Northeast Iowa
W e contacted our Region 2, 3, 7, and 8 Rep-
resentatives, asked a few Facebook friends,
and did a little Google searching to compile
this list of things to do, see, and know about Northeast
Iowa!
Region 2, Alicia Navarette (region2@homeschoo-
. Region 2 has some really interesting places
to visit, including Hawkeye Buffalo Ranch in Fredericks-
burg, where the same family has farmed the land for
over 150 years. Another neat place to visit is Fossil Park in
Floyd County. Clear Lake has a fire museum, fishing, cab-
ins, an art center, and so much more! You could spend a
whole week just there at the lake. )
For those interested in learning all about recreational
vehicles, take a tour at the Winnebago Factory. And in
Mason City you can visit the boyhood home of Meredith
Wilson, author of the musical, The Music Man.
Region3, KristenBorseth (region3@homeschooliowa.
org), said that homeschooling families should visit the
Norwegian-American Museum in Decorah (vesterheim.
org). The Vesterheim museum has 12 historic buildings
in addition to the museum and has been named one of
the top 15 small museums in America. Another place
Kristen recommends visiting is the Driftless Area Edu-
cation Center in Lansing (http://allamakeecountycon-
). The director at the
Driftless Area Education Center told us that there are Alicia Navarette
Region 2
Jill Oppman
Region 7
Kristen Borseth
Region 3
Teresa Ott
Region 8
NICHE Regional Representatives:
Scarlett, Miller, Braxton (l-r) racing their Lego cars at
Creative Learning Labs, Dubuque; March 2018
Submitted by Nicole H.