Washington County

If you’ve ever wanted to attend a Star Trek festival without leaving the Midwest, set your course for Riverside, Iowa. Each summer, this small town along Highway 22 boldly goes where few Iowa festivals have gone before.  It’s TrekFest — a weekend-long celebration of Star Trek fandom, small-town fun, and community pride. Riverside proudly claims…

March 22nd is the future birthday of  Captain James T. Kirk, captain of the starship Enterprise in Star Trek.  In Gene Roddenberry’s original The Making of Star Trek book, Kirk was listed as being born in a small town in Iowa.  However, it didn’t name the town nor did it list the exact year.   But…