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ICON Water Trails announced Monday a $1 million gift from Casey’s to support the project’s Center Street site in downtown Des Moines. Casey’s will receive naming rights to a scenic overlook on the site, a news release said. To read the full article, visit the Business Record. 

Casey's General Stores has donated $1 million to the Iowa Confluence Water Trails, demonstrating the convenience store chain's commitment to creating "great places to live, work, play and explore," CEO Darren Rebelez said in a news release. To read the full article, visit the Des Moines Register. 

A $1 million donation from Casey's will now give the Ankeny-based convenience store company naming rights for the future overlook of ICON's Center Street site. Watch the full video on KCCI Des Moines.

DES MOINES, IA (Sept. 30, 2024) – ICON Water Trails is pleased to announce a $1 million gift from Casey’s, granting naming rights for the future overlook at ICON’s coveted Center Street site. Casey’s joins dozens of others from the greater Des Moines business community who have backed the transformative quality-of-life initiative aiming to connect [...]

DES MOINES, IA (Sept. 26, 2024) – The Great Outdoors Foundation and ICON Water Trails are pleased to announce the recipients of the inaugural Creative Conservationist and Waveshaper awards. These honors celebrate exceptional contributions to conservation and recreation from community members involved with the Great Outdoors Foundation and ICON Water Trails, aligning with the organizations’ [...]

The ICON Water Trails project is one step closer to being fully funded, with the Raccoon River portion along Fleur Drive slated to receive $1 million in federal funds and break ground next year. To read the full article, visit the Des Moines Register.

ICON Water Trails has received $1 million from the federal government to help fund a project that will turn the low-head dam on the Raccoon River at Fleur Drive into a hub for water recreation. The funding was announced during a news conference Friday morning at Gray’s Lake, near the site where the work will [...]

DES MOINES — U.S. Representative Zach Nunn (IA-03) today announced that he secured a $1 million federal investment in improvements to the Fleur Drive Dam in Des Moines as part of a major economic development project for the region. “The ICON Water Trails Project will bring huge economic growth to our community,” said Rep. Nunn. [...]

DES MOINES, IA (Aug. 15, 2024) – The Great Outdoors Foundation and ICON Water Trails are pleased to announce the launch of the fourth annual Wild Prairie Showdown, a peer-to-peer campaign advancing conservation and recreation in the region. The Wild Prairie Showdown is a dynamic, grassroots initiative that will conclude with a pseudo-pageant in which [...]

Plans to turn the Des Moines north side's Birdland Park and Marina into a resort-like recreation area just got a $5.3 million boost. The city announced that the project — which includes a new boathouse, kayak rentals, playgrounds, an all-season skating ribbon, splash pad and a river overlook — will receive the U.S. Department of the Interior grant funding [...]