Editor’s Note: As harvest season wraps up around the United States, we are taking a look at the role agriculture has played in the Midwest. Today, we take a look […]
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 […]
I’ve never been to a state fair. Lisa is sure she went as a kid but doesn’t remember. So, we ventured out to Des Moines to check out the Iowa […]
As the summer travel season winds down, you may still have the itch to get out of town, but not want to drop a lot of green to do it. […]
We were told to try The Machine Shed restaurant in Urbandale, Iowa, because they had outstanding barbecue. Following our visit to the Living History Farms next door, we sat […]
West Des Moines’ Historic Valley Junction offers some unique shopping opportunities, as well as some excellent dining options. Valley Junction is the original downtown for the city. The area saw […]
Take a step back in time at the Living History Farms in Urbandale, Iowa. The farm complex actually consists of three farming periods – 1700 Native American, 1800 settler and […]
Did you know that the first balloon flight carrying a human occurred in 1783 in Paris, France? This was new to me. But, after visiting the National Balloon Museum in […]
About 75 balloons lifted off the ground for a mass ascension the day we attended the National Balloon Classic in Indianola, Iowa. We attended the 2010 International Balloon Fiesta in […]
So, Lisa and I were walking in the Australia section of the Des Moines zoo when an animal hopped across the path a few feet away from us. Once we […]
