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Mercy Medical Center – North Iowa Music.” Several Mason City buildings By the Numbers
has a reputation for quality and a total feature the work of artist Bob White,
dedication to excellence, and Mason who developed and perfected the fused
City Clinic offers access to medical glass technique.
specialists providing a range of services
in one convenient location. With many WE HAVE EDUCATION 641
additional choices in family clinics, 10OPPORTUNITIES FOR = our area code
dentists, chiropractors and more, you EVERYONE.
can feel safe knowing you are in good
hands in North Iowa! From the youngest students to lifelong
learners, North Iowa has many options 43,662
for educational advancement. Voluntary = population of Mason City &
BUSINESS IS BOOMING. free four-year-old preschool programs
7 Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa are available, thanks to partnerships Clear Lake combined
is the county’s largest employer, with the Mason City Community School
but Fortune 500 companies such as District. Students in our public schools
McKesson, Kraft Heinz, Cargill, Principal consistently see high test scores, and 57.6
Financial Group, Smithfield, and parents have several private school
Wells Fargo are also well-established options as well! North Iowa Area = beautiful parkland acres in
as employers of choice. Metalcraft, Community College is ranked in the top East Park
Kingland Systems, and Woodharbor are 10 percent of all community colleges in
local firms with a global impact. Lehigh the nation, and Iowa universities are
Cement operations are a reminder of now offering Master’s degree programs
Mason City’s roots in the cement and in Mason City. 52,344
brick & tile industry. = total $$ John Dillinger stole in
the 1934 robbery of the
LIVE LIKE YOU’RE ON First National Bank
8VACATION.
Clear Lake boasts a beautiful 3,684
acre lake, perfect for boating and
swimming in the summer or ice fishing 457
in the winter. Lime Creek Nature Center = the engine number of the
features miles of hiking trails and historic steam locomotive
outdoor activities. Anglers enjoy year- preserved by
round fishing fun on Clear Lake, Big Friends of the 457
Blue, and along the Winnebago River.
Golfers enjoy hitting the links on several
quality courses around the North Iowa
area. Miles and miles of bike trails 40
connect Mason City and Clear Lake, and = properties listed on the
our streets are lined with “sharrows” to National Register of
remind vehicles to “share” the road.
Historic Places

ART IS EVERYWHERE.
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you’ll bump across the many outdoor 32.5
sculptures that line our streets. The
Charles H. MacNider Art Museum = miles of marked Bike Routes
features an impressive collection of in Mason City
American art, including the dancing
marionettes used in “The Sound of

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