Weddings, baby showers and memorial services are just a few of the events that have been held at Ponca State Park’s visitor center since it opened in 2003.
There have been high school and family reunions galore.
The center handles groups ranging from 15 to about 300 people. Some wedding dinners have served more than 400. Many events are catered. Some groups prepare their own lunches and dinners in the catering kitchen. Others bring in potluck meals.
Here’s a sampling of organizations that have held meetings, retreats or other events at the center:
>> Army Corps of Engineers
>> Bluebirds Across Nebraska
>> Cenex
>> Dixon County Feedlot
>> Heartland Community Baptist Church of Sioux City, Iowa
>> Hospice of Siouxland
>> Michael Foods of Wakefield, Neb.
>> Missouri River Futures
>> Missouri River History Conference
>> Nature Conservancy, Nebraska chapter
>> Nebraska Alliance for Conservation and Environment Education
>> Nebraska Environmental Trust
>> Nebraska Recreation and Parks Association
>> Ponca High School National Honor Society
>> Sand Creek Post and Beam of Wayne, Neb.
>> Siouxland Ethanol
>> South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Department
>> South Sioux City (Neb.) Schools
>> Siouxland Interstate Metropolitan Planning Council
>> U.S. Geological Survey’s South Dakota Water Science Center
>> University of South Dakota
>> Wells Blue Bunny of Le Mars, Iowa
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