Editing Decorah, Iowa (section)

== Parks and recreation ==
Each July, Decorah hosts [[Nordic Fest]], a celebration of Norwegian culture. Decorah is also the home of the [[Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum]], the largest Norwegian museum in the United States.

Natural features include Dunning's Spring,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://environment.luther.edu/outdoor_parks.html|title=Environmental Studies|work=luther.edu|access-date=27 January 2016}}</ref> [[Decorah Ice Cave State Preserve|Ice Cave]], and Siewers Spring. The city is home to several parks built on bluffs, particularly Phelps Park, Palisades Park, and Pulpit Rock. Until 2003, Decorah had a community ski area, the Nor-Ski Runs Ski Area.

Decorah is home to an operating trout hatchery<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iowadnr.gov/fish/programs/hatchery/decorah.html|title=Decorah Fish Hatchery|work=iowadnr.gov|access-date=27 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120621210447/http://www.iowadnr.gov/fish/programs/hatchery/decorah.html|archive-date=21 June 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> as well as Twin Springs Park, the former home of the hatchery.

The [[Raptor Resource Project]]<ref>[http://www.raptorresource.org Raptor Resource Center]</ref> is located in Decorah. Each year they host a [https://www.raptorresource.org/birdcams/  livestreamed webcam] of a family of nesting [[bald eagles]] as they rear their young.