Dec 7th, 2024 will mark the 37th annual Lighted Christmas Parade in Oskaloosa, Iowa. If you haven’t been to Osky (how the locals refer to it) to see the town square lit up or the lighted Christmas Parade – you need to add this to your bucket list! For 2024, the parade starts at 7pm…
It’s my favorite book store in Iowa – where they store their valuables (books) in the vaults! Yes, no kidding – there are three vaults and they keep specific themes in each of the vaults. One vault is dedicated to Iowa – either written by an Iowan or a book about Iowa. The second vault…
When the sun goes down, the town square in Oskaloosa, Iowa turns into one of the best holiday lights displays in the state. For 2024, the lighting ceremony is scheduled for Saturday, Nov 18th at 6pm. Downtown lights will then run every evening approx 5pm and 11pm thru early Janruary. It was proposed and designed…