About Our Non-Profit Status

   The Scenic City Empress Boat Club is a non-profit organization, focusing on cleanup of the Iowa River
   and river education for youth. It is also a Silos and Smokestacks designated heritage site because of its
   historic ties to agriculture and industry in Iowa.

  
   The Scenic City Empress Boat club is a non-profit organization whose purposes include:

• Preserving and enhancing our Iowa River resource through environmental and community service volunteer efforts.
• Providing community programs with a focus on education and the environment.
• Maintaining the historic lodge and its unique riverfront property.
• Supporting community development and values.

   The organization provides the Empress riverboat, which allows the public, local groups and tourists to
   enjoy the scenic Iowa River and understand its heritage. The facility serves mostly Hardin and surrounding
   counties, but it also attracts tour groups and others from throughout Iowa and the Midwest.