How Humphrey Parker’s walking stick became the tree in the middle of the road
I received a copy of “The Parker Family Tree: The Parker family of Cass County, Iowa. Its origins and passages” by Mary Rendleman Gilchrist. Congrats…
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Get your selfie with the American Gothic farmer and daughter.
“God Bless America” is a traveling sculpture by Seward Johnson that is inspired by Grant Wood’s painting “American Gothic”. The sculpture has been in the…
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Ghost players mural in Dyersville, Iowa
This mural of players walking through the corn onto the field is located in Dyersville, Iowa at the intersection of 1st Ave and 2nd Street….
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My favorite place to watch for Perseid meteors.
The Perseid meteor shower typically peaks around Aug 12th or 13th and can display anywhere from 60 to 100 meteors per hour. Of course, the…
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Where were you when the derecho hit?
Three years ago today, one of the craziest storms hit Iowa – the Derecho of August 10th, 2020. As if 2020 wasn’t already weird enough….
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Mini Wakan State Park
It’s located in the Okoboji / Iowa Great Lakes area on Big Spirit Lake. In fact, the park is on the Iowa – Minnesota border….
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Building Art Murals in Dubuque
Starting back in 2016, downtown Dubuque, Iowa has seen a steady growth of building art murals. It’s now estimated to have nearly 45 significant murals….
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How to photograph sunflowers with light painting
Although I mostly cover road trips and various places to visit in Iowa, I occasionally get asked for tips on recreating specific photos, such as…
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When hot air balloons light up the night skies in Indianola.
The National Balloon Classic is the largest hot air balloon festival in the Midwest and is held at the end of July every year in…
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Take a walk on Sky Bridge in Davenport
It’s a pedestrian cable-stayed bridge the crosses River Drive in downtown Davenport, Iowa. It opened in 2005 and connects LeClaire Park to 2nd Street. For…
