February proclaimed Effigy Mounds National Monument Awareness Month by Board of Supervisors ...

At its Monday, February 6 regular session, the Allamakee County Board of Supervisors signed a resolution proclaiming February 2017 as Effigy Mounds National Monument Awareness Month. The proclamation coincides with the U.S. Mint releasing a new Iowa quarter February 7 which includes a design featuring Effigy Mounds National Monument. Pictured above following the signing of the resolution are, left to right, Allamakee County Economic Development Executive Director Val Reinke, Effigy Mounds National Monument Superintendent Jim Nepstad, and Allamakee County Board of Supervisors members Dan Byrnes and Larry Schellhammer. Standard photo by Joe Moses.