CLINTON, Iowa – A program meant to help beautify this community’s riverfront has entered its ninth year.
Clinton’s Flower and Beautification Initiative was launched in 2016, and was one of the first placemaking efforts led by what is now Grow Clinton.
Recognizing the need to enhance the riverfront, the Clinton Convention and Visitors Bureau brought together volunteers to plant and maintain more than 20 flower planters along the river. The tradition continues with community members once again stepping up to plant and care for the planters.
Volunteers include: Cleaning Up Clinton; Kathy Pennock; Betsy Miller; Kelli Hartman; Mary Nakawatase; Doug and Peggy Rempfer; REM Iowa; Building & Neighborhood Services; Linda and Tony Ramsey; Make-A-Wish; Sedona Staffing; Valerie Hill; Sara Misiewicz; Pathway Living Center; Clinton Printing; Sally Nelson; Gabel Chiropractic; Riverfront Running Gang; Mississippi Turtle Herd; and Core Dermatology.
“Every year, volunteers spend hundreds of their own dollars and countless hours maintaining the pots. These flowers are in nearly every photo of the riverfront over the past decade,” said Sarah Smith, Grow Clinton’s director of placemaking and tourism. “The riverfront looks pristine for our amazing summer of activities like Tailgate N’ Tallboys, Finally Friday, Lumberkings baseball, Showboat Area Theater, Juneteenth, and Fourth of July.”
