Spirit Lake, IA (KICD) — Attendance skyrocketed last year at the Dickinson County Museum in Spirit Lake. Director Mary Dreier says the monthly “History Lives” series is a big reason.

Dreier says there are multiple museums in the Iowa Great Lakes, and they’re working to coordinate programs and combine resources.

In fact the Dickinson County Historical Society and Friends of the Abbie Gardner Cabin are co-hosting an event March 11th where the public can hear stories and view artifacts from the Spirit Lake Massacre.