Enjoying the MacNider Art Gallery

Another of the 100 Places in Iowa, the MacNider Art Gallery in Mason City is a real treat. Located just around the corner from the library and on the edge of the Rock Glen neighborhood, the setting is really quite nice. The building itself is interesting but the contents are also interesting viewing.

One of the surprises I found inside was a large number of Bil Baird puppets. Several were familiar from television and movies like The Lonely Goatherd in The Sound of Music. Bil grew up in Mason City.