Quality of Life
Hiawatha offers an excellent quality of life, which includes
- a choice of housing ranging from historic homes to custom-built new homes
- outstanding schools, including a new middle school that opened in August 2000
good healthcare provided by highly regarded local doctors, surgeons, and medical professionals in combination with a progressive local hospital
- an impressive public library
- numerous churches and local service organizations
Opportunities for leisure activities include:
- Comfortable overnight accommodations ranging from local motels to cabins in the country
- Numerous restaurants and fast-food establishments
- A choice of shopping from quaint downtown shops to national name-brand stores
- Local chamber of commerce events and promotions, including an annual Maple Leaf/Heritage Day and a Halloween parade
- An aquatic park with 140-foot water slide
- A community center facility for meetings and conferences
- A first-class baseball field, softball and soccer fields, tennis courts and parks
- The nationally recognized Davis Memorial
- A downtown historical museum, an agricultural museum, and a genealogical society
- A movie theater featuring first-run films, a bowling alley and a fitness center
- Areas for walking, jogging, biking and golfing
- Close proximity to four casinos, hunting and fishing