See bald and golden eagles like never before – face to face!
The National Eagle Center is a tourist must-see and top Minnesota attraction that offers a unique viewing experience that brings visitors to within a few feet of these majestic raptors without any barrier in between. You can learn about eagles while standing right next to them – an unforgettable experience unlike any other!
Located in Wabasha, Minnesota, the National Eagle Center is home to several non-releasable Bald Eagles and a nesting place for hundreds of others who come for the winter.
Whether you wish to see these beautiful creatures up close, observe them in their prime habitat, incorporate their research into your own teachings, or donate to support their mission, they have a way for you to get involved.
Upcoming Events
From Forest to Furniture at Castlerock
On Saturday, Sept 26th and Sunday, Sept 27th from 10am – 4pm, Castlerock Museum in Alma, Wisconsin will hold its annual From Forest to Furniture event. During this two-day event, Todd Fleming, Tim Hartzell, Tom Latane, Paul Nyborg, Derek Olson, and Will Reser will demonstrate woodworking techniques used since the days when woodworkers walked into the woods for their material and began their work on the forest floor. Spectators will be able to visit with the woodworkers as the chips fly.
Todd Fleming, a carpenter and traditional woodworker from Middleton, Wisconsin, will be turning balusters and chair parts on the spring pole lathe. He will be demonstrating turning techniques of turning beads and coves with the skew chisel and turning gouges. Tim Hartzell, a woodcarver from Minnetonka, Minnesota, will demonstrate how to make a pedestal candle stand with a tapered, hand planed hexagonal shaft, three carved feet, and a thirteen-inch diameter top. Tom Latane, a blacksmith and woodworker with a shop in Pepin, Wisconsin, will continue work on a 13th Century style clamp front chest. The pre frame and panel construction involves mortise and tenon joinery as well as parts fitting into grooves, but no floating panels. The top of the arc style lid will start with a piece of riven oak.
Paul Nyborg, an experienced blacksmith and woodworker from Fairchild, Wisconsin, will demo riving boards from logs with wedges and a froe on Saturday. Derek Olson, an award-winning woodworker from La Crosse, Wisconsin, will demonstrate box building with traditional hand cut joinery. Finally, Will Reser, a blacksmith and woodworker from Minneapolis, will be hewing white pine logs into timbers for a small timber frame bent for a shed.
Admission is $8 for adults and $5 for students. Contact the museum at 608-685-4231 or [email protected] for more details.
🎃 Wabasha-Kellogg Halloween Decorating Contest 👻
🎃 Wabasha-Kellogg Halloween Decorating Contest 👻
Calling all ghosts, goblins, witches and creative decorators — it’s time to get the Wabasha & Kellogg Area SPOOKED OUT!
Whether your Halloween style is creepy and crawly, cute and festive, completely over-the-top or downright terrifying, we want to see it!
Enter the Wabasha-Kellogg Halloween Decorating Contest and show us what you can do. There is NO COST TO ENTER, and we’ll have two separate divisions:
🏠 Residential Division
🏢 Business Division
📸 How It Works
Official contest photographs will be taken Friday, October 23 between 5:00–8:00 PM by North Road & Co. Photography, so make sure your lights are on, decorations are glowing and your display is ready for its close-up!
We’ll post the official photos online on Saturday, October 24, 2026 and turn the judging over to the public. Online Facebook voting will determine our 2026 winners!
🏆 Residential Prizes
🥇 1st Place — $100 Gift Card
🥈 2nd Place — $75 Gift Card
🥉 3rd Place — $50 Gift Card
🏆 Business Prize
Grand prize will receive $300 off their 2027 WKCC&CVB membership (which makes their 3 star membership free!)
✨ Registration is FREE!
📍 Open to participating homes and businesses in Wabasha & Kellogg
📸 Official photos: October 23 | 5:00–8:00 PM
Go big. Go spooky. Go funny. Go completely ridiculous. Just give us something worth driving by after dark! 🎃👀
Register your home or business and help us make Wabasha & Kellogg a little more SPOOKTACULAR this Halloween!
Wabasha-Kellogg Halloween Decorating Contest
Taste of Wabasha Returns for an Evening of Community, Food & Eagles
Join Us! Friday, Sept. 18, 5:30-8:00 p.m or join us at 4pm and take a cruise on the Spirit of the Water from 4pm – 6pm before the main event!
Join the National Eagle Center for a fun-filled evening of great food, live music, dancing and riverfront fun at Taste of Wabasha! Sample delicious dishes from local restaurants and food vendors, enjoy drinks and live entertainment, and take part in raffles and an exciting silent auction featuring a variety of unique items, experiences and getaways.
The evening also includes opportunities to meet the National Eagle Center’s Eagle Ambassadors and enjoy the beautiful Mississippi River setting. Guests can make the night even more special with an optional sunset cruise aboard the Spirit of the Water.
It’s a delicious and memorable night out—and a great way to support the National Eagle Center and its Eagle Ambassadors!
Enter the Topiary Contest or Largest Pumpkin or Sunflower Contest
Registration for Topiary Contest & Largest Pumpkin or Sunflower Contest
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