Friday Last Day to Vote for Fossil and Prairie Park For Silos & Smokestacks People’s Choice Site Of The Year

Floyd and Winneshiek counties are represented among the nominees for a Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area (SSNHA) award.

The SSNHA’s “People’s Choice Site of the Year” celebrates the best in heritage development. Voted on by the public, this special honor is presented to only one deserving SSNHA Heritage Area Site.

The 2026 nominees are:

Fossil & Prairie Park Preserve just west of Rockford

The Vesterheim Norwegian American Museum in Decorah

Waterloo Center for the Arts: Phelps Youth Pavilion

Seed Savers Exchange at Decorah

Mathias Ham Historic Site, Dubuque

Voting runs this Monday (Oct. 19) through Friday (Oct. 23) and will be open to the public at www.silosandsmokestacks.org/peopleschoicevoting. The winner will be announced November 5th during the SSNHA’s Heritage Area Annual Training at Cedar Falls Convention Center and Event Center.

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The mission of Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area is to preserve and tell the story of American agriculture — past, present and future. Visit one of SSNHAs more than 100 heritage area sites throughout Northeast Iowa to learn more about the history of farming or to experience the new and amazing innovations in the agriculture industry. For more information, visit www.silosandsmokestacks.org.