Obama coming to Cannon Falls

Published 5:40 am Friday, August 12, 2011

White House officials announced Thursday President Barack Obama will travel to Cannon Falls Monday as he begins his three-day economic bus tour in the Midwest.

The White House stated Obama will land in Air Force One at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Monday morning. After arriving in Minnesota, the president will host a town hall event in Cannon Falls, at Lower Hannah’s Bend Park.

The economic bus tour will also feature events in Iowa including a rural economic forum in Peosta as well as events in western Illinois.  While in the Midwest, the President will discuss ways to grow the economy, strengthen the middle class and accelerate hiring in communities and towns across the nation and hear directly from Americans, including small business owners, local families, private sector leaders, rural organizations and government officials.

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