Some unexpected things happened on a recent visit to Franklin County, Iowa. I was expecting farmland, small town friendliness and a vaudeville show. That all happened according to plan. I wasn’t …
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DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge is about 30 miles north of Omaha in Missouri Valley, Iowa. It’s one of those nearby nature centers you forget about until a niece tells you …
It’s prime season to visit Hitchcock Nature Center in Honey Creek, Iowa. The nature preserve, about 20 minutes outside of Omaha, is a hawk-watching haven. If you visit September through …
UPDATED: Aug. 9, 2018 Editor’s note: This is a guest post by the funny Bolton Carley, a blogger out of Bellevue, Neb., who’s made the trip to the Iowa State Fair …
Here are three things you should know about Cedar Rapids… 1. Cedar Rapids just happens to be Iowa’s second largest city. 2. Cedar Rapids is just about a four-hour drive …
Just south of the lovely Bayliss Park in downtown Council Bluffs, you’ll find the Union Pacific Railroad Museum. If you’ve got a kid who loves all things Thomas, this place …