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      • 6/17/20 - 10/7/20: Monona Farmers Market
      • 7/6/19: Emma Big Bear -- Ho-Chunk life in NE Iowa 150 years ago
      • 6/8/19: Hay Days Festival, Parade & Live Music
      • 5/18/19: "Run the River" 5K Run/Walk
      • 2/9/19: "Taste of Tuscany" Elegant Italian Dining Experience
      • 2/9/19: Free Services of Family Dentistry of Monona
      • 9/20/18 - 9/22/18: Shop-Dine-Play PROMOS + City-wide GARAGE SALES
      • 9/29/18: Manned FALL Goodwill Donations Truck
      • 9/12/18: Crossing Rivers Health's 7th Annual Golf Classic
      • 6/9/18: Hay Days Festival
      • 5/30/18 - 10/3/18: Wed. Farmers Markets (Gateway Park)
      • 5/5/18: Manned SPRING Goodwill Donations Truck
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      • 4/28/18: Spring Vendor Fling (at Community Center)
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      • Business & Tourism Update During COVID-19 Pandemic
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      • QCSS, Inc. Certified by Women's Business Enterprise National Council
      • Casey's General Store Breaks Ground
      • Library Completes $1M in Enhancements
      • Early Bird Discount on 2016 Season Pass!
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      • Monona Chamber Holds Annual Elections
      • Ground Breaking of New Home of Family Dentistry Associates
      • Monona Conducts Bioregional Assessment
      • Two Directors Retire from Monona Chamber
    • Member Blogs >
      • Monona Pharmacy & Gifts: "Offering Convenience to Clayton Co. Residents & Visitors"
      • Knockel's Floor Covering & Sincerely Yours, Interiors by Kay: "Turn Your House into a Home"
      • MJ's Bar & Grill: "Taste the Fresh, Never Frozen Flavor"
      • Suhdron Fabrics: "A True Quilting & Crafting Paradise"
      • Outdoor Creations: "Jump into Spring in Monona with a Perfect Day Trip Destination"
    • Local Business Spotlights >
      • 2021, Jan. (QCSS, Inc. -- Quality Customer Service & Sales)
      • 2020, Dec. (Crossing Rivers Health)
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      • 2019, Nov. (Quillin's Quality Foods)
      • 2019, Sept. (Allen Roofing & Construction)
      • 2019, August (Garden View Place)
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      • 2019, June (R and R Auto)
      • 2019, May (Exit Realty Premiere Properties)
      • 2019, April (Signature Styles Salon by Kristen)
      • 2019, March (MercyOne Elkader Medical Center)
      • 2019, February (Smitty's Oil & Tire)
      • 2019, January (Heying Carpentry / Heying Subdivision)
      • 2018, November (Grau Funeral Homes)
      • 2018, October (FreedomAgency)
      • 2018, September (Hackett's Porta Potty Rental & Service)
      • 2018, August (KCTN/KADR Radio)
      • 2018, July (Froelich Foundation)
      • 2018, June (Nathan Trappe's "ARC" / Wausau Homes of Monona)
      • 2018, May (Croell Redi-Mix, Inc. of Monona)
      • 2018, Apr. (Meyer's Auto Service)
      • 2018, Mar. (NEIT - Northeast Iowa Telephone Co.)
      • 2018, Feb. (Schultz Sign Co.P
      • 2018, Jan. (Brenen's Interior & Exterior Painting)
      • 2017, Dec. (Eagles Landing B&B)
      • 2017, Nov. (Havlicek Trucking, Inc.)
      • 2017, Oct. (Prairie Farms Dairy)
      • 2017, Sept. (VMH Monona Clinic)
      • 2017, July (Superior Building Center)
      • 2017, June (Family Dentistry Assoc. of Monona)
      • 2017, May (Medical Associates Clinic of Monona)
      • 2017, April (Hometown Insurance Agency)
      • 2017, March (M's Machine & Mfg. Co.)
      • 2017, February (Bruns & James Insurance)
      • 2017, January (QCSS, Inc.)
      • 2016, December (Clayton Co. Recycling)
      • 2016, November ( Birdnow Chevrolet -- Monona)
    • COVID-19 >
      • COVID-19 Test Iowa Initiative
      • COVID-19 Assistance (for Individual-Business-Employee from Iowa Dept. of Human Resources)
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      • COVID-19 Treatment at Home
      • COVID-19 How to Sew a Facemask
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  • COMMUNITY
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      • Froelich Foundation -- Tour Guide
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      • Havlicek Trucking, Inc. -- Over-the-road Driver
      • KCTN/KADR -- On-air Reporting - Recording - Boardcasting
      • M's Machine & Mfg. Co., Inc. -- General Employment
      • MJ's Bar & Grill -- FT / PT Cooks & Servers
      • Prairie Farms -- Several Immediate Positions
      • Prairie Farms -- General Positions
      • QCSS, Inc. -- FT (Day) & PT (Day/Eve) Telesales & Servicing Staff
      • Quillin's Monona -- FT / PT Staff
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      • Veterans Memorial Hospital -- Varied Positions
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    • Retail Shopping & Services >
      • 11/25/20 - 12/24/20: Monona Chamber 10th Annual Holiday Shop Hop
      • 9/17/20 - 9/20/20: SHOP-DINE-PLAY MONONA (with City-wide Garage Sales)
      • 2019 WINTER / Holiday Shop Hop Featuring Retail & Specialty Shops, Service Centers, Dining & Entertainment (11/22/19 - 12/24/19)
      • 9/19/19 - 9/22/19: SHOP-DINE-PLAY MONONA (with City-wide Garage Sales)
      • 4/25/19 - 4/28/19: Spring SHOP-DINE-PLAY Promo (with City-wide Garage Sales)
      • 4/27/19: A Spring Gathering of Vendors
      • 2018 WINTER / Holiday Shop Hop Featuring Retail & Specialty Shops, Service Centers, Dining & Entertainment (11/23/18 - 12/24/18)
      • 9/20/18 - 9/23/18: SHOP-DINE-PLAY MONONA
      • 4/26/18 - 4/28/18: SPRING FLING Shopping-Dining Promotion
      • 4/28/18: Spring Vendor Fling (at Community Center)
      • 2017 WINTER / Holiday Shop Hop Featuring Retail & Specialty Shops, Service Centers, Dining & Entertainment (12/2/17 - 12/23/17)
      • 11/24 - 11/25/17 Black Friday & Small Biz Saturday
  • MEMBERS
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    • BUSINESS Members (Alphabetized) >
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    • BUSINESS Members (Categorized) >
      • Advertising / Media / Marketing >
        • Epic Wear of Monona
        • KCTN FM / KADR AM Radio
        • NEIT (Northeast Iowa Telephone Co.)
        • North Iowa Times (Pocket City Publishing)
        • The Outlook Newspaper (a division of Mid-America Publishing & Printing)
        • QCSS, Inc. (Quality Customer Service & Sales)
        • Schultz Sign Co.
        • Supreme Graphics
      • Airport >
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      • Attractions / Tourism >
        • Emma Big Bear Foundation
        • Froelich Tractor Museum
        • Monona Historical Society
        • Murphy Helwig Library
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      • Auto Sales / Services / Recycling >
        • Birdnow Chevrolet
        • Clayton County Recycling
        • Davis Street Auto Wash
        • Joe's Auto Body
        • Meyer's Auto Service
        • NAPA Monona - T&K Cahoon, Inc.
        • R and R Auto LLC
        • Smitty’s Oil & Tire, Inc.
      • Banking & Financial Services >
        • FreedomBank -- Monona
      • Building Supplies (Residential / Commercial) >
        • Croell Redi-Mix, Inc.
        • Fisk Farm & Home Supply & Rental
        • Knockel's Floor Covering
        • Superior Building Centers / Brenton Buildings
        • Wausau Homes Monona
      • Campgrounds (RV / Tent / Cabins) >
        • Spook Cave, Cabins & Campground
      • Catering >
        • Casey's General Store -- Monona
        • Franklin Street Liquor Store
        • Maggie's Diner
        • Subway
        • Quillin's Deli, Spirits & Grocery
      • Churches >
        • Faith Lutheran Church (NALC)
        • Living Faith United Methodist Parish
        • St Patrick Catholic Church (Trinity Cluster)
        • St. Paul Luthern Church (ELCA)
      • Computer Sales / Services; Web Hosting / Website Design >
        • NEIT (Northeast Iowa Telephone Co.)
        • SA Computer Solutions Monona
      • Construction Services (Residential / Commercial / Roads) >
        • Allen Roofing & Construction
        • Brenen's Interior & Exterior Painting
        • Croell Redi-Mix, Inc.
        • Hackett's Porta Potty Rental & Service
        • Heying Subdivision / Heying Carpentry
        • Joe & Matt's Plumbing & HVAC
        • Kurt's Plumbing & Heating
        • Nathan Welch Excavating Inc. & Snow Removal
        • Pat's Electric
        • Superior Building Centers / Brenton Buildings
        • Vorwald Enterprises, Inc.
        • Wausau Homes Monona
      • Contractor Building Services >
        • Allen Roofing & Construction
        • Brenen's Interior & Exterior Painting
        • Croell Redi-Mix, Inc.
        • Hackett's Porta Potty Rental & Service
        • Heying Subdivision / Heying Carpentry
        • Joe & Matt's Plumbing & HVAC
        • Kurt's Plumbing & Heating
        • Nathan Welch Excavating Inc. & Snow Removal
        • Outdoor Creations Landscape, Garden Center, Floral & Gifts
        • Pat's Electric
        • Superior Building Centers / Brenton Buildings
        • Vorwald Enterprises, Inc.
        • Wausau Homes Monona
      • Dentist / Orthodontist >
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      • Dine in / Take Out Food / Refreshments >
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        • Maggie's Diner
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        • St. Olaf Tavern
        • Subway
        • T J’s Pizza of Monona
      • Doctor / Medical Specialist >
        • Crossing Rivers Health
        • Medical Associates Clinic
        • MercyOne Elkader Medical Center (fka Central Community Hospital)
        • Veterans Memorial Hospital
      • Funerals & Funeral/Cremation Services >
        • Grau Funeral Homes, Inc. & Cremation Services
        • Outdoor Creations Landscape, Garden Center, Floral & Gifts
        • Churches (All Demoninations) >
          • Faith Lutheran Church (NALC)
          • Living Faith United Methodist Parish
          • St Patrick Catholic Church (Trinity Cluster)
          • St. Paul Luthern Church (LCA)
      • Garden Center >
        • Fisk Farm & Home Supply & Rental
        • Outdoor Creations Landscape, Garden Center, Floral & Gifts
      • Gas / Grocery / C-Stores >
        • Casey's General Store -- Monona
        • Kwik Star -- Monona
        • Quillin's Deli, Spirits & Grocery
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        • Epic Wear of Monona
        • Fisk Farm & Home Supply & Rental
        • Franklin Street Liquor Store
        • NuCara Pharmacy & Gifts
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        • Quillin's Deli, Spirits & Grocery
        • Schultz Sign Co.
        • Spook Cave Tours, Cabins & Campground (Seasonal Gifts May - Oct.)
        • Suhdron Fabrics ("The Mall")
      • Health & Fitness Facility >
        • Luana Community & Rec Center
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        • Family Dentistry Assoc. of Monona
        • Medical Associates Clinic
        • MercyOne Elkader Medical Center (fka Central Community Hospital)
        • Veterans Memorial Hospital
      • Insurance >
        • Bruns & James Insurance
        • Community Insurance of Iowa (dba Hometown Insurance)
      • Interior Design / Installation >
        • Knockel's Floor Covering
        • Sincerely Yours Interiors
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        • FreedomBank -- Monona
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        • Outdoor Creations Landscape, Garden Center, Floral & Gifts
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        • Quillin's Deli, Spirits & Grocery
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        • QCSS, Inc. (Quality Customer Service & Sales)
        • Schiller Law Office
      • Lodging >
        • Driftless Manor Getaway, Monona, IA
        • Eagles Landing B&B (retired), Marquette, IA
        • Monona Guesthouse, Monona, IA
        • Spook Cave, Cabins & Campground, McGregor (nextdoor to Monona), IA
      • Manufacturing / Production >
        • Clayton County Recycling
        • Commercial Vehicle Group (CVG)
        • M’s Machine & Mfg. Co., Inc.
        • Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc. Cheese Division
      • Museums & Library >
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        • Froelich Tractor Museum
        • Monona Historical Society
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        • T J’s Pizza of Monona
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        • Licensed Massage Therapist (at Signature Styles Salon & Spa by Kristen)
        • Luana Community & Rec Center
        • Medical Associates Clinic
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        • NuCara Pharmacy & Gifts
        • Veterans Memorial Hospital
      • Printing / Publishing / Signage / Graphic Design >
        • Epic Wear of Monona
        • Mid-America Publishing Corp.
        • Pocket City Publishing (North Iowa Times)
        • Schultz Sign Co.
        • Supreme Graphics
      • Professional / Consulting / Family Personal Services >
        • Grau Funeral Homes, Inc. & Cremation Services
        • QCSS, Inc. (Quality Customer Service & Sales)
        • SA Computer Solutions Monona
        • Schiller Law Office
      • Real Estate Sales / Investments >
        • Allen Real Estate Co. & Allen Rentals Co.
        • Exit Realty Premier Properties
        • FreedomAgency -- Monona
        • Heying Subdivision / Heying Carpentry
      • Recreation / Sports >
        • Spook Cave, Cabins & Campground
      • Rentals (Equipment & Supplies) >
        • Fisk Farm & Home Supply and Rental
        • Hacketts Porta Potty Rental & Service
        • Quillin's Deli, Spirits & Grocery
      • Rentals (House or Apartment) >
        • Allen Real Estate Co. & Allen Rentals Co.
      • Rentals (Reception Hall / Meeting Rooms / Party Barn) >
        • Froelich Foundation (Party Barn / Reception Hall)
        • MJ's Bar & Grill
      • Retail Sales / Shopping >
        • Epic Wear of Monona
        • Fisk Farm & Home Supply & Rental
        • Franklin Street Liquor Store
        • Knockel's Floor Covering
        • NAPA Monona - T&K Cahoon, Inc.
        • NuCara Pharmacy & Gifts
        • Outdoor Creations Landscape, Garden Center, Floral & Gifts
        • Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc. Cheese Division
        • Quillin's Deli, Spirits & Grocery
        • Schultz Sign Co.
        • Signature Styles Salon & Spa by Kristen
        • Sincerely Yours Interiors
        • Suhdron Fabrics ("The Mall")
      • Salon / Spa / Barber >
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        • Garden View Place
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        • Allen Roofing & Construction
        • Nathan Welch Excavating Inc. & Snow Removal
        • Outdoor Creations Landscape, Garden Center, Floral & Gifts
        • Vorwald Enterprises, Inc.
      • Towing / Transportation / Trucking >
        • Birdnow Chevrolet
        • Havlicek Trucking, Inc.
        • Joe's Auto Body
        • Smitty’s Oil & Tire, Inc.
      • Utility / Telephonic Services >
        • Alliant Energy
        • Black Hills Energy
        • NEIT (Northeast Iowa Telephone Co.)
      • Veterinarian Clinic / Hospital >
        • Monona Veterinary Hospital PC
      • Wholesale Sales / Stores >
        • Franklin Street Liquor Store
        • Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc. Cheese Division
  • Sale/Lease
    • Real Estate Agents / For Sale by Owner >
      • FOR SALE: Residential, Acreages, Commercial Properties, Listed by Allen Real Estate Co.
      • FOR SALE: Residential, Acreage, Commercial Properties, Listed by Exit Realty Premiere Properties
      • FOR SALE: Residential, Acreage, Commercial Properties, Listed by FreedomAgency
      • FOR SALE: Residential Lots in 1) Gordon Estates; 2) Gordon Subdivision; and, 3) Heying Subdivision
    • Available Business Opportunities >
      • Put Your Biz for Sale or Lease Here: None LIsted at This Time -- Contact MCED
    • Available Commercial / Retail Properties >
      • FOR SALE: 111-113 W. Center St.
      • FOR SALE: 102 S. Main St.
      • FOR RENT: 107 S. Main St.
      • SOLD: 107 N. Page St.
    • Available Rental Housing (Apartments & Single-Family) Properties >
      • OCCUPIED: 3 BR Apartment Downtown on Main St.
      • OCCUPIED: 1 BR Apt. Downtown on W. Center St.
      • OCCUPIED: 2 BR Apt. Downtown on W. Center St.
      • OCCUPLIED: 2 BR Apt. Downtown on W. Center St.
      • OCCUPIED: 3 BR Apt. Downtown on E. Iowa St.
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    • WANTED: Photographers / Videographers

Emma Big Bear Foundation

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82 North Street
P. O. Box 93
Marquette, IA 52158

Phone:    (563) 880-9190
Website:     emmabigbearfoundation.org
Facebook: 
facebook.com/EmmaBigBearFoundation
Email us:     info@emmabigbearfoundation.org

BIG BEAR HISTORY:  Emma Big Bear Holt (Wa' ka' ja' ze Winga), a Ho-Chunk woman born in 1869 near Tomah, Wisconsin of the Bear tribal family, was the daughter of Chief Big Bear and Mary Blue Wing, wife of Henry Holt (Floating in Air) and mother of Bertha Emiline. Big Bear, who walked in silence, kindness and humbleness, was a direct descendant of Ho-Chunk Chief Waukon Decorah, and instilled in her bloodline was the fortitude to be honest, strong in beliefs and to march ahead, never complaining of the hardships she encountered and endured. Outliving her husband and daughter, Big Bear made a living by selling her black ash baskets, beaded jewelry and ginseng, and by accepting food and assistance offered by the caring local people of McGregor and Marquette, Iowa. She didn't wander far from the graves of her ancestors and lived out her days until 1968 as the last in the tradition of the ancestors who inhabited the prehistoric site near the Effigy Mounds sacred space along the Mississippi River in northeast Iowa.

Emma Big Bear Holt c. 1953 on the McGregor, Clayton Co., Iowa Mississippi River waterfront; ​b. 7/5/1879; d. 8/21/1968
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(photo used permission of Joan Liffring-Zug Bourret)

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Established in 2012, EMMA BIG BEAR FOUNDATION (EBBF) is a non-profit organization formed under the "Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque" 501(c)(3) corporate structure and guided under its county affiliate "Clayton County Foundation for the Future".  EBBF's mission is to educate the public and preserve hand-made black ash baskets and beaded jewelry, artifacts such as photos and paintings, research materials, traditions, history, heritage and family stories of Emma Big Bear and her Winnebago (today known as Ho-Chunk) family, some shared directly by her family.  Each year EBBF's board and volunteers hold an educational and celebratory event to give people a chance to discover and remember the great contribution that Emma Big Bear and her Winnebago people gave to our immediate area and Iowa.
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Shown above is Emma Big Bear Holt in her squaw dress and shawl, ceremonial earrings (the longer the earrings, the more noble or important was the wearer) and beaded necklace, and two crossed-over beaded bandolier bags (not Winnebago, but maybe Oneida, stated family members).  All but her dress and shawl were borrowed from Moody's Museum of McGregor, Iowa (went out of business decades ago).  Photo captured by McGregor's Marjory Goergen, c. 1960s.

Prime examples of Emma Big Bear's fine craftsmanship on her black ash baskets.

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Shown above is Emma Big Bear with 8-year old Jim Hendrickson of McGregor, Iowa in about 1950 on the Mississippi River waterfront where Big Bear made her home, living by traditional tribal means.  Living directly across  McGregor's Main Street, Hendrickson and his father delivered wood, fish, and aid to Big Bear to help her sustain a living, especially in the cold of winter with her living in a tin Quonset hut on land temporarily allowed by the city as negotiated by the federal government for her camp.  The great river flood of 1965 completely ruined Big Bear's hut and its location was no longer deemed suitable or safe for Big Bear, so the government requested her to leave and moved her to a house on Marquette's Bench.  Photo was shared by Hendrickson, who today is in his 80s and cherishes his personal memories and river life with friend Emma Big Bear.

Prime examples of Emma Big Bear's finely-crafted pendant, pins and earrings.

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Below is a samples of EBBF's "Emma Big Bear & Winnebago History Day" celebration EBBF holds annually on a Saturday that's close to Emma Big Bear's birthday (July 5) and also coincides with city of Marquette, Iowa's Independence Day town celebration.  There are also several private collections of baskets, jewelry, photographs, Big Bear and Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) research materials, etc. on display in the exhibition hall.   The public is invited to attend, free of charge, to enjoy the historical presentations, demonstrations, and exhibits.

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Please visit our presentation and exhibit hall at our annual July educational program.  Other nearby places that you'll find Emma Big Bear's history told and basket artistry on display are at Marquette's Eagles Landing Winery (the right-most building was Big Bear's last home before she moved to the rest home and soon after died), Marquette Depot Museum and McGregor Historical Museum.  If you have questions, need more information or would like EBBF to authenticate a basket you suspect may be Winnebago or Emma Big Bear-made, ​please reach us at (563) 880-9190 or email above.

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Monona Chamber & Economic Development, Inc.
103 W. Center Street - P. O. Box 191
Monona, IA 52159

(563) 539-8340
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