St. Mary’s Church in Remsen, Iowa: A Historic Gothic Landmark in Northwest Iowa
Tucked into the small northwest Iowa town of Remsen stands one of the most striking churches in the region — St. Mary’s Church, part of…
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Visit Winter Wonderland in LeMars, Iowa
Winter Wonderland is a holiday lights display located on private property on the west edge of LeMars, Iowa at 629 Plymouth St SW. It’s filled…
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Visit the largest rural Christmas lights display in Iowa!
NOTE: As of 2024, Christmas Acres is no longer running. It was a beautiful run and we thank the Scheiltler family for their many years…
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The ice cream cone sculptures of Le Mars, Iowa.
The town of LeMars, Iowa has the ultimate ice cream cone scavenger hunt with 56 decorated ice cream cones! Le Mars is known as the…
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The metal man and his tractor of the Loess Hills
As I’m driving down a gravel road through the Loess Hills of Plymouth County, I ran across this metal person driving his tractor and plow. …
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The story of Akron’s stegosaurus
As you drive on Highway 12 north into the town of Akron in northwest Iowa, you’ll spot a large stegosaurus painted green, red, and white….
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A cabin with a view – Five Ridge Prairie Cabin in Plymouth County.
The Five Ridge Prairie Cabin has been on my list of places to check out and my wife and I were recently heading back to…
