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  • +2022 (18)
    • +December(2)
      • Tower Open by Appt.
      • Greene County Foundation Grant
    • +November(1)
      • Tower Tunes Live concert slated for Veteran’s Day
    • +October(1)
      • October Hours
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      • Bells Are Ringing!
    • +August(1)
      • Bells temporarily quiet
    • +June(3)
      • Visit the Mahanay Bell Tower!
      • Festival is smashing success!
      • Bell Tower Festival 2022
    • +May(8)
      • Chews Jefferson concerts every Wednesday
      • Annual Bell Tower Festival begins June 9 - 11
      • Bike Ride Around Greene (BRAG)
      • Market to Market Race begins in Jefferson
      • New rooftop art for 2022
      • Elementary Students Visit
      • Staff training
      • Lois & Dean McAtee Trust sponsors youth admissions for 2022
    • +April(1)
      • Open for 2022 Season!
  • +2021 (18)
    • +November(2)
      • Christmas Tower Tunes Live concerts
      • Veteran's Day Tower Tunes Live Concert on Nov. 11
    • +October(2)
      • Goal of 6,000 Visitors!
      • 55th Birthday Concert on Oct. 16
    • +August(1)
      • Tower Open Weekends through October
    • +July(2)
      • Tower Tunes Live concerts daily
      • 4th of July Tower Tunes Live Concert
    • +June(2)
      • Welcome to the Bell Tower Festival!
      • Tower Tunes Live Concerts begin
    • +May(6)
      • Mahanay Tower Is Open
      • Jefferson Rotary Club sponsors youth admissions to Mahanay Bell Tower
      • Ultimate Road Trip - Visit939Iowa at Tower
      • Eric Hanson's This Is Iowa segment on KCCI shares rooftop art story
      • Ambassadors Visit Bell Tower
      • Rooftop Art can only be seen from Paul Nally Observation Deck
    • +April(3)
      • Outstanding Tourist Attraction in Iowa!
      • New Bell Tower Music Policy in Jefferson Means Music Will Ring Once Again
      • Bell Tower to Open Weekends in May
  • +2020 (19)
    • +December(1)
      • Christmas Tower Tunes Live concerts on Facebook Live
    • +November(3)
      • Christmas Tower Tunes Live concerts
      • Bells are repaired
      • Tower closed for regular hours but open by appt.
    • +October(1)
      • October Hours at Tower
    • +September(1)
      • COVID 19 updated info on tours
    • +August(3)
      • Tower temporarily closed for repairs
      • Tower Tunes Live Concerts
      • Mahanay Tower temporarily closed until Aug. 19.
    • +July(1)
      • Mahanay Minute with Rick Morain
    • +June(2)
      • Bell Tower Coloring Pages
      • Mahanay Memorial Carillon Tower to Reopen Soon
    • +May(4)
      • Tower Tunes Live & Chews Jefferson
      • Mahanay Minute Videos
      • Tower Tunes Live concerts on Memorial Day Weekend
      • Listen to the Tower
    • +April(1)
      • Tower Tunes Live- Community Easter Sing-Along
    • +March(1)
      • Tower Tours suspended
    • +January(1)
      • Season Passes available for 2020
  • +2019 (6)
    • +November(1)
      • Christmas at the Tower
    • +June(2)
      • Chews Jefferson
      • Mahanay Maestros
    • +May(2)
      • Certified Tour Guides
      • Mahanay Tower Staff
    • +April(1)
      • Mahanay Bell Tower opens this weekend.
  • +2018 (12)
    • +December(1)
      • Santa & Mrs. Claus visit kids on Dec. 6.
    • +November(1)
      • Christmas Tower Tunes Live Concerts
    • +October(2)
      • Happy Birthday to the Bell Tower
      • 52 yrs old
    • +August(1)
      • ISU carillonneur to play in Jefferson on Sept. 1
    • +July(2)
      • YOU can play the bells!
      • John Karras visits Mahanay Tower
    • +June(1)
      • Hy-Vee sponsors youth admissions for 2018
    • +May(3)
      • New piano & rooftop art
      • Mahanay Maestros
      • Opening Weekend!
    • +January(1)
      • Souvenir Penny Press Machine
  • +2017 (15)
    • +October(2)
      • Rent the top of the tower
      • Mahanay Tower open this fall
    • +August(1)
      • Music written for solar eclipse
    • +July(2)
      • Tour groups welcome to the tower
      • Tower Tunes Live Concerts very popular
    • +June(3)
      • Paul Nally Observation Deck
      • First Live Concerts of Carillon
      • Let the Bells Ring
    • +May(5)
      • Bells to be installed
      • Beta Tau Delta pays all youth admissions for 2017
      • Rooftop art
      • Penny Souvenir Machine
      • Open for the Season!
    • +March(2)
      • Bells are arriving!
      • Meet the Bell Tower staff
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    Memorial Day – September 30 – open daily from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

    Saturdays & Sundays in May & October open from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.


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title tag While You're Here
  • City of Jefferson
  • Deal's Orchard
  • Experience Jefferson
  • Gallup House
  • Greene Bean Coffee
  • Greene County Historical Museum
  • History Boy Theatre
  • Iowa Lincoln Highway Association- Greene County
  • J.V. Vineyard & Retreat
  • Jefferson Matters: A Main Street & Chamber Community
  • Jefferson Telecom Telephone Museum
  • Raccoon Valley Bike Trail
  • RVP~1875
  • Spring Lake Park
  • Thomas Jefferson Gardens of Greene County
  • Wild Rose Jefferson & Cobblestone Inn
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100 E Lincoln Way
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