Why thousands flock to LeClaire, Iowa’s booming river town, each year

By: Dave Thompson|May 20, 2026

|10 min read

A view of downtown LeClaire. CREDIT LECLAIRE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Sherri Gotter was having a great day as she visited stores along Cody Road. Her shopping trek on a recent warm Saturday had already produced a bag filled with clothes, small gifts and other goodies. And she had a lot more shopping to do. On her second trip to LeClaire, the Chicago woman said the small community…

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Why thousands flock to LeClaire, Iowa’s booming river town, each year

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