Visitors of Note!
While all our visitors are important to us, ocassionally we have visitors with a history with the arboretum or who have/had some association with the arboretum. As pictured below, these visitors mean something special to us.

Fran Bickelhaupt greeted Nadine and Russ Pollard and their three children, who have been neighbors for more than fifty years. The children hosted a 90th birthday party for both their parents at the Arboretum recently.	Sue and Buz Brenton co-founders of Brenton Arboretum, Dallas Center Iowa recently visited Frances Bickelhaupt. There were many happy memories shared of when Frances and Bob gave them ideas and encouragement in the start up of the Brenton. February 13, 2009. Photo by William Cornelius
Iowa State Senator Roger Stewart (center) met and talked with Marquis Winston (L) and Lavelle Ross (R) while visiting the Bickelhaupt Arboretum on Earth Day 2006. Photo by William Cornelius	Donna Doyle Reis and family with Mrs. Bickelhaupt. Donna played on the Arboretum grounds when she was a child. April, 2010 Photo by William Cornelius
August 15, 2006 In celebration of Bob Bickelhaupt's 92nd birthday, the "All 4 You" barbershop quartet serenaded him prior to their performance in the Arts at the Arb concert series. Also shown is ROOTS Board member Dan Jefferies, who also celebrates his birthday on this date. Photo by William Cornelius	Ken Kester, Muddy River Camera Club member, presents Frances Bickelhaupt, co-founder of the Arboretum with a bound collection of beautiful color original photographs of the Bickelhaupt Arboretum. Photo by William Cornelius
Board member Dr. Ed Hasselkus addresses the Clinton County Master Gardeners at their Spring graduation meeting, April 18, 2006. Photo by Master Gardener Ralph Sanford	Recently a group of staff from The Morton Arboretum in Lisle, Illinois visited the Arboretum and met Frances Bickelhaupt, who with her husband had attended classes more than 50 years ago at the Morton. Francie welcomed the visitors and David took them on a tour of the grounds. The group presented the Arboretum with Arctostaphylos uva-ursi var. coactilis plants (bearberry) which will be introduced by Chicagoland Grows and have yet to be named. This rare gift will be a highlight of the collections.