Resources

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Area Calendars

• ArtHaus
• Decorah Now (*You are here)
• Decorah Park and Recreation
• Decorah Public Library (DPL)
• Inspire(d): Driftless Magazine
• Luther College
• Vesterheim Museum
• Visit Decorah
• Winneshiek Medical Center

Class Locations

• ArtHaus
• Blue Heron Knittery
• Decorah Public Library (DPL)
• Luther College
• Northeast Iowa Community College (NICC)
• Oneota Community Food Co-op
• Seed Savers Exchange (SSE)
• Vesterheim Museum

Community Links

• City of Decorah
• Decorah Area Chamber of Commerce
• Decorah Park and Recreation
• Decorah Public Library ~ Search
• Funders’ Network ~ For Smart Growth and Livable Communities
• Humane Society of NE Iowa ~ Adopt an Animal
• Recreational Trails Map
• Sustainable Decorah
• Visit Decorah
• Winneshiek County Community Foundation ~ Giving in Winneshiek County
• Winn. Co. Recycling Guide

Culture and the Arts

• ArtHaus
• Decorah Public Library (DPL)
• Doing Death Differently ~ Study/Support/Shift
• Dragonfly Books
• Free River Press
• Lingonberry Event Venue
• Local Singing Groups
  • Circle Song
  • Community Singing
  • Decorah Chorale
  • Decorah Youth Choirs 
  • Luren Singers
  • Northern Lights Women’s Choir
• Luther College ~ Dance, Center Stage, Opera, Visual Arts, Theatre, Galleries
• Mainspring
• Nordic Fest
• New Minowa Players
• NE Iowa Artist’s Studio Tour
• Oneota Valley Community Orchestra
• Oneota Film Festival
• Upstart Crow Theatreworks
• Vesterheim Museum
• Winneshiek Music Festival

Economic Development

• Decorah Area Chamber of Commerce
• Decorah Fast Fiber
• Decorah Power: Exploring a Municipal Utility
• Winneshiek County Convention & Visitors Bureau
• Winneshiek County Economic Development

Education

• Decorah Community School District (DCSD)
  • Yoga in the Classroom Videos
• Decorah Now Skills School Network
• Early Childhood and Early Head Start Programs
• Kinderhaus ~ Waldorf-inspired, Outdoor Preschool and Kindergarten
• Luther College
• NE Iowa Community College (NICC)
• NE Iowa Food & Fitness ~ Together, We Grow Healthy Kids
• NE Iowa Montessori School (NEIM)
• Nisse Preschool and Kids Place
• St. Benedict School
• Sunflower Child Development Center
• Safe Routes to School ~ International Movement to Enable and Encourage Students to Safely Walk and Bicycle to and From School

Energy/Environment

• Decorah Power: Exploring a Municipal Utility
• Northeast Iowa Resource Conservation & Development (Northeast Iowa RC & D)
• Sustainable Decorah
• Winneshiek County Conservation Board (WCCB)
• Winneshiek Energy District

Environmental Dashboard

• Air Quality (Decorah Now)
• River Level (Decorah Now)

Faith Communities

• Bahá’í Faith
• Decorah Congregational Church UCC
• Decorah Covenant Church
• Decorah Friends Meeting
• Decorah Lutheran Church
• First Lutheran
• First United Methodist Church
• Good Shepherd Lutheran
• LifeHouse Church
• Ryumonji Zen Monastery
• St. Benedict Catholic Parish
• Stone Ridge Community Church
• Unitarian Universalist Fellowship

Health & Wellness

• Acupuncture Center Decorah ~ Acupuncture, Qigong, Herbal Medicine
• Day Spring Spa ~ Healing Therapies and Spa Services
• Decorah Bicycles ~ Bicycle Rentals/Sales/Service
• Decorah Rolfing ~ Rolfing Structural Integration
• Discover Happy ~ Pilates
• Driftless Integrative Psychiatry ~ Holistic Approaches to Mental Health
• Laura Zielinski Therapy, LLC ~ Mental Health Therapy for Healing and Empowerment
• NE Iowa Food & Fitness ~ Together, We Grow Healthy Kids
• Oneota River Cycles
• T’d Up Fitness ~ Yoga, Indoor Cycling, Sculpt, Barre
• Thunder Rode ~ Therapeutic Horseback Riding
• Trails Map (Interactive)
• Wellington Place & Assisted Living ~ Assisted Living, Skilled Rehabilitation, Long-Term Nursing Care
• The Wellspring ~ Massage, Bodywork, Energy Healing
• Windemere Institute of Healing Arts ~ Wellness Services and Education
• Yoga Room ~ Yoga

Local Food

• Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)
• Iowa Food Hub ~ Connecting Farmers, Families, and Food Grown Close to Home
• ISU Extension and Outreach: Winneshiek County
• Local Co-op Food Producers ~ Bakery, Bulk, Cheese, Grocery, Meat, Produce
• Master Gardeners
• NE Iowa Food & Farm Coalition ~ Building a Local Food System
• NE Iowa Food & Fitness ~ Together, We Grow Healthy Kids
• NE Iowa Fruit Growers
• Northeast Iowa Resource Conservation & Development (Northeast Iowa RC & D)
• Practical Farmer’s of Iowa
• Pollinators Group
• Iowa Regional Food Systems Working Group (RFSWG) ~ Increase the Investment in and Support for Local and Regional Food Businesses
• Seed Savers Exchange (SSE)

Local Media

• Inspire(d): Driftless Magazine
• Decorah Now
• Decorah Newspapers
• DecorahNews.com

• KLNI 88.7/96.3 ~ Minnesota Public Radio: News
• KLNI 89.5 ~ Minnesota Public Radio: Classical
• Hawk Rawk 100.5 FM
• KNEI 103.5 FM ~ Bluff Country
• KVIK 104.7 FM ~ Classic Hits

Organizations Serving the Community

• Center for Sustainable Communities (CSC)
• Decorah Community Food Pantry
• Decorah Community Food Clinic
• Green Iowa AmeriCorps (GIA)
• Iowa Workforce Development ~ Area Help Wanted
• Friends of the Family
• Fruitscaping the Driftless
• Northeast Iowa Community Action Corporation (NEICAC)
• Northeast Iowa Food and Fitness Initiative (Northeast Iowa FFI)
• Northeast Iowa Peace and Justice Center (NEIPJC)
• Northeast Iowa Resource Conservation & Development (Northeast Iowa RC & D)
• Northeast Iowa RSVP (Retired & Senior Volunteer Program)
• Riverview Center
• Upper Explorerland Regional Planning Commission (UERPC)
• Winn. Co. Energy District
• Winn. Co. Farmers Market
  • Decorah Farmers Market Facebook
• Winneshiek County Habitat for Humanity (WCHFH)

Regional Folk Schools

• Eagle Bluff Skills School near Lanesboro, MN
• Driftless Folk School near Viroqua, WI
• North House Folk School in Grand Marias, MN

Support Groups

• Decorah Alcoholics Anonymous (For information visit website, updated May 2020)
• CoDa Study/Step group, Every Sunday 4-4:30PM Co-dependents Anonymous (CoDA), Every Sunday, 4:30-5:30 pm: Northeast Iowa Peace & Justice Center, Inc. 119 Winnebago Street
• NAMI Connections Support Group: Beginning Jan 10, 2023, Every Tuesday, 6:30-8:30 PM, Spectrum Network’s “The Kitchen”, 200 Railroad Street, Decorah, IA.
  Info: 563-422-8852 or email connection.namineiowa@gmail.com
• NAMI Family Support Group: 4th Monday of each month, 7:00-8:30 pm:
  North Fayette Valley Community Coalition Youth Center, Elgin, IA
  Info: 563-293-6264, or email namineiowa@gmail.com

Utilities

• Local Utility Information
• Decorah Power: Exploring a Municipal Utility

Volunteer Opportunities

• Decorah Community Food Pantry
• Great Strides of Northeast Iowa ~ Therapeutic Horseback Riding
• Humane Society of NE Iowa
• Northeast Iowa Community Action Corporation (NEICAC)
• Northeast Iowa Peace and Justice Center (NEIPJC)
• Northeast Iowa RSVP (Retired & Senior Volunteer Program)
• Riverview Center (24-hotline)
• Seed Savers Exchange (SSE)
• Vesterheim Museum
• Volunteer Iowa
• Winneshiek County Habitat for Humanity

Career Links

• I Have a Plan Iowa ~ Find Your Career Path, Who Are You?
• Iowa Workforce Development
• Jobscan ~ Optimize Your Resume Keywords Against Job Description