Motorists along I-80 in western Iowa have been greeted by the large smiley face in Adair for decades. Their town’s water tower stands not far from the interstate and is painted yellow with a black smiley face. When was the smiley face painted on the water tower in Adair, Iowa? According to the previous mayor,…
Did you know that Jesse James’ first bank robbery took place in Adair, Iowa? Back in July of 1873, the Jesse James Gang heard that a shipment of $75,000 in gold would be passing through Iowa on its way from Cheyenne, Wyoming down the newest line of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad. Location:…
Here are 3 reasons why the original Freedom Rock in Adair County is the perfect Memorial Day weekend road trip!
Ok, that title is not exactly what you expected. Under the stars at an abandoned church? Are you crazy? I was wanting to get some time under the stars and the evening weather was forecasted to be clear skies and relatively warm. And there was a location that was on my list of places to…