Larry Stone and Marlys Svendsen present 'An Iowa Treasure -- Preservation of Motor Mill on the Turkey River.' Learn about this 6-story limestone mill, built after the Civil War, and the surrounding historic district tucked away along the Turkey River in Clayton County. The speakers explain how the 1899 iron Motor Bridge was destroyed by floods in 1991/2008 but was reconstructed in partnership with FEMA, State and local partners. Larry A. Stone is passionate about Iowa's outdoors. He has explored the state for 40 years, both as outdoor writer/photographer for the Des Moines Register, and as a freelance nature writer and photographer. He's written five books and his work appears in conservation magazines. He is a member of the Clayton County Conservation Board. Larry manages woodlands and prairies on the Stone's farm along the Turkey River near Elkader. Marlys A. Svendsen is equally passionate about Iowa’s historic buildings. She has worked on Iowa City’s historic residential and downtown neighborhoods for 20 years and joined the staff of Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management in 2008. Her skills as a historian and architectural historian are now at work on the Motor Mill Historic District near Elkader.A complete list of available streaming videos can be found at citychannel4.com/video
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