Proud of our past, excited for our future!

About Whittemore




Whittemore is located in the western part of Kossuth County. The town was established in 1878 and is named for a Milwaukee Railroad engineer, Don Whittemore. The town motto is “Proud of our past, excited for our future!”. Whittemore features a municipal swimming pool, Noah’s Park, a community center, a public library, and the county-owned “Siems Park” south of town. New in 2015 and beyond, Whittemore is now home to the Kossuth County "Freedom Rock"!  It can be viewed west of the American Legion Hall at 601 Broad Street.  There are a variety of annual events held in Whittemore. A two-day town celebration on Memorial Day and the following Tuesday includes carnival rides and games, a bingo stand, an old-fashioned Pie & Ice Cream Social, and the American Legion’s “World Famous” grilled hamburgers. Other annual events include a community-sponsored Santa Claus Day, a Chili Cook Off, an Easter Egg Hunt, Halloween trick-or-treating, a Fireman’s Feather Party, and the American Legion’s Chicken BBQ & Sweet Corn Feed featuring “Bossie Bingo”.  Where else but Whittemore!!

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7 Aug

National Purple Heart Day Program Sponsored by Sons of the Legion

Members of Seely-Walsh Post #425 Sons of the Legion host a supper
to remember all in the Military that have been awarded Purple Hearts
during…

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16 Aug

67th Annual St. Joe Knights of Columbus "Mulligan Stew"

 Members of St. Joseph Knights of Columbus make over 500 gallons of their famour
Mulligan Stew which is cooked over an open flame in…
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19 Aug

35th Annual Chicken & Sweet Corn BBQ with Bossie BINGO @ the Legion

  Members of Seely-Walsh Post #425 host a BBQ chicken and sweet corn meal.
Highlight of the evening is Bossie BINGO @ 6:30pm tickets…
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