Czech Trail

CZECH TRAIL
303 Main Street
Clutier, IA  52217
319-961-9795

Meetings: Varies. Please contact Gerry Kopriva to be added to the email list or phone tree.

RURAL CZECH PLACES AND THINGS OF INTEREST

CHELSEA AREA

• Circus Paintings
• Catholic Church Steeple
• Scenic Byway
• Lincoln Highway
• Otter Creek Bridge
• Iowa River and her temperamental passions
• Haven One-room School House
• Annual Fall Festival (Sunday before Labor Day)

CLUTIER AREA

• ZCBJ Hall (Last one standing in Iowa tied to original group)
• 1915 Jail
• Museum with Czech books
• Bohemie Plum Festival (1st Saturday in August & Friday before)
• Clutier Hotel
• Pioneer Cemetery love tree
• St. Wenceslaus Church & cemetery w/ chapels
• 110 year old Corpus Christi celebration yearly
• Czech Point Restaurant & Pub

ELBERON AREA

• Methodist Church
• Train Set
• Brothel?
• Elberon Bar & Grill
• The Fire
• Czech Weaving Classes
• Creamery

VINING AREA

• Rocky Mountain Oyster Feed (1st Saturday in February)
• Catholic Church
• CSA Hall (artwork inside)
• Oldest Ford Dealership in Iowa
• Vining Grocery Store
• Rose Garden
• Bohemian Alps
• National Cemetery
• Annual Flea Market (1st Sunday in April)

Other

• river recreations
• nature recreations
• hunting, fishing, boating, skiing
• the Czech trail churches
• Czech friendships through spaces and time
• Czech language arts
• barn quilts on the trail the signifies the Czech colors and patterns in a unique way

FOUNDING LEADERS

• Ardene Cross, Mayor of Clutier, original founder
• Gerry Kopriva, Clutier
• Peter Hoenle, Iowa Valley RC
• Dale Stout, Vining
• Janet Stout, Vining
• Linda Gettle, Elberon City Clerk
• Roger Ochs, Chelsea
• Melissa Balvin, Chelsea City Clerk
• Lindi Roelofse, Tama County Economic Development