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Mr. Toot is the mascot not only of the North Iowa Band Festival, but also for Mason City as a whole. His image has appeared on everything from T-Shirts to business cards to city light poles. Now his image also appears on the geocaching map just south of Mason City Iowa. Each of these puzzles will include a fact or story in theme with the art series. Some may also include a question or two for you to answer correctly to find the coordinates.
Band Fest
At the same time as the premier of the movie "The Music Man" the 24th North Iowa Band Festival was held. Bands from all 50 states were invited and prizes included a national tour for the winner. A total of 121 bands particpated in this festival, with the muicians from Lockport Township High School in Illinois taking top honors. Second place went to Bossier City, Louisiana; third place to Lebanon, Pennsylvania; fourth to Plainview, Texas; and fifth to Sidney Lanier High School of Montgomery, Alabama.
Lockport Township High School continues to have sucess as shown here when winning the
2016 BOA Grand National Championship
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