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Category: Mason City

Mason City, Iowa – Forget trouble, there’s fun in the River City

Did you know that Mason City, Iowa, is the home of Jell-O pudding cups? The delicious sweet treats, along with flavored Jell-O cups, are produced at a plant located on […]

Metro CC, The Walking Tourists team to offer Midwest travel classes

Want to learn about day trips from the Omaha area? Maybe check out places where legends and celebrities called home in the Midwest? How about checking out some of the […]

Checking out some of our favorite Midwest festivals

Tulip Time in Pella and Orange City, IA Celebrating Dutch ancestry and culture kick off our look at area summer festivals. Pella, Iowa, celebrates the 81st annual Tulip Time festival […]

Enjoying a stroll among Mason City statues

We’ve been to Mason City, Iowa, a few times over the past year. Each time we visited, I wanted to take a stroll along the city’s Sculpture Walk. I’m a […]

Taking in the sights of Fall in the Midwest

We usually seek out a specific area for Lisa’s annual Midwest “leafing.” However, this year, we thought we’d stick around home and check out the Omaha area and combine it […]

‘Top of Iowa’ center welcomes visitors to North Iowa communities

Iowa has some unique rest stops. They go above and beyond the basic accommodations a person may expect to encounter. Iowa has a dozen or so along Interstates 35 and […]

Music Man Square honors Mason City native Meredith Willson

“76 Trombones led the big parade.” That classic song from the movie musical “The Music Man” jumped inside my head when we visited Music Man Square in Mason City. It’s […]

Introducing the Midwest Twitter Chat: January Feature Destination – Clear Lake, IA

We are very excited to team up with Sara Broers of Travel with Sara to bring more of our love of the Midwest to you. Each month we will be […]

Mason City, Iowa – home to ‘The Music Man’ and more

“Well, ya got trouble, my friend. Right here, I say trouble right here in River City.” Anyone who has seen the movie or watched the musical knows these words are […]