Plans to turn Burlington’s former Big Muddy’s restaurant into a Mississippi River attraction are moving forward, with $150,000 in donations committed. Des Moines County Conservation Executive Director Chris Lee says organizers are working to determine the cost of restoring and flood-proofing the historic building at 710 North Front Street before launching a major fundraising campaign.
The project, called Big Muddy’s Building Resurrection, would transform the 1898 freight building into a regional destination featuring river aquariums, ecological exhibits, displays on conservationist Aldo Leopold, and a working restaurant…