Come visit downtown Le Mars, which most of us know it as, The Ice Cream Capitol Of The World! When you come down our Central Avenue you will find yourself greeted by our welcome sign hanging over Central! On this historic Avenue, you will find such a variety of shops, boutiques, jewelry store, candy shops, nail salon, office supply store, a yoga studio, 3 restaurants and our famous Ice Cream Parlor! South of the Central strip, you will our Art Center that has a beautiful display of old and new art and they also have a handful of classes to sign up for as well! As our city is growing we have so many great things to do and see here in Le Mars as we have walking/biking trails that travel behind our beautiful 18 hole Willow Creek Golf Course, Municipal Park and Shelter house equipped with plenty of parking your camper at for a few days or weeks, having fun on the tennis court, or playing some pickle ball on the court!! The job employment opportunities are phenomenal here from factory careers such as Blue Bunny, Kemps, Bo Deans Baking Co., Nor-Am Cold Storage to retail shops/stores/boutiques (too many to mention), to numerous fantastic schools (elementary to High School) and not to forget our ever expanding Floyd Valley Healthcare Hospital and clinics! We are home of the Plymouth County Fair, Ice Cream Days and the Fourth of July fireworks are also spectacular event to watch every year! Le Mars is expanding in housing as well and if you spend a day or two here, you will see why we love to call this place home!

New to town, CHIX Chicken & Waffles is located at 35 Central Ave NW and we are so excited to have this great restaurant join the downtown area with it's hand breaded chicken tenders and fluffy waffles, and much more!! From food truck to a beautiful brick building to call home, we welcome this Southern cooking to our home of Le Mars and cannot wait to watch this take off!! WELCOME, CHIX CHICKEN & WAFFLES!!

Looking for family fun or a place to get your work out on? The Le Mars YMCA located at 241 12th Street SE offers more than just a gym! They have many classes to choose from whether it's for kiddos or yourself! You're sure to find a sport or activity such as basketball, aquatics, Zumba, Pilates or a full body workout, this is the spot for pure family fun! Also, don't miss out on how you can give back by donating throughout the year with their Blood Drive. The Life Serve Blood Center and the Le Mars YMCA have a schedule on the website you can check out and see how you can help save a life!