Allamakee County Veterans Museum to host movie showing life in Waukon in the 1940s August 14-15
Town Theatre, circa 1940s ... Submitted photo.
The Allamakee County Veterans Museum will participate in Waukon Corn Days 2026, an event scheduled for this Friday, August 14 and this Saturday August 15.
The movie filmed in downtown Waukon in the 1940s by the Cote family for the Town Theatre (pictured at right) will be played. See what life in Waukon was like in the 1940s. Unfortunately, no video is available of past Corn Day events or parades.
The video will play continually from noon to 3 p.m. Friday, August 14 and also again from 9 a.m. to 12 Noon Saturday, August 15 in the meeting room of the Veterans Museum, located at 105 Allamakee Street in Waukon. The Veterans Museum will also be open for public tours during those timeframes.
The museum is air conditioned. There is no admission charge, and the museum is also accessible for wheelchairs and other assistance devices.
