Just a few blocks from the mighty Mississippi River in downtown Davenport is Sippis American Grill and Craft Beer, a great local restaurant that advertises itself as a great place to celebrate just about any kind of of life milestone.

With it's multiple levels of privat...

Growing up as a student in Northwest Iowa in the 1990s and early 2000s, we were always told that the "Ocheyedan Mound" near Ocheyedan in Osceola County was the highest point in Iowa.

Our teachers were not totally wrong. In fact, at one point, it truly had been declared...

Traveling on I-29 between Sioux City and Omaha can be a beautiful drive. Obviously, especially during warmer months, you see a lot of corn and soybean fields. However, that drive offers an occasional glimpse of the Missouri River and a steady viewing of the stunningly...

The first trampoline was invented in 1936 and, as the decades have passed, these springy platforms have become a common toy in backyards of Americans from all-walks of life. However, it's only been in recent years where the concept of a trampoline park has really taken...

Located between the world famous Loess Hills and the mighty Missouri River is the quaint Monana County community of Blencoe. 

Thousands of drivers speed by the exit on I-29 that would take you to Blencoe every day. Whether they are heading toward either Sioux City or Om...

In far northwest Iowa, just south of the Iowa-Minnesota border, you can exit Highway 60 and visit the site of the former Sterler Family Farm. What's so special about this particular spot?

It's the spot that has been determined to have the highest elevation within our st...

During the warmer summer months, Okoboji is Iowa's 'vacation destination'. Yet these days, even when the lakes are frozen over and the snow is flying, many of the businesses are open year-round. One of those is Los Pueblos Mexican Restaurant in Arnold's Park. 

It i...

In 1851, nearly 170 years ago, the Iowa Legislature enacted a bill to add an additional 52 counties to the already established 48. 52 + 48 = 100, right? 

Right. 

But I thought Iowa only had 99 counties? 

Well, we do know.

But long ago, for a period of a few years, we actua...

Nestled just south of Winterset in Madison County, at the end of a long dirt driveway and above the Middle River Valley, is Pepperharrow Farms owned by Adam and Jennifer O'Neal. Jennifer is a native of the Winterset area and her husband Adam, whom she met when they wer...

Approximately one percent of Iowans identify as Muslim, yet our state is home to a very important landmark for those of the Islamic faith. In Cedar Rapids, our state's second largest city, you can visit the 'Mother Mosque of America'. 

What does it mean to be the 'Mothe...