Category Archives: agritourism
Iowa’s best burger: and the winner is…the Coon Bowl burger in Coon Rapids
When I was writing a travel story for the New York Times in 2000 about agritourism in Iowa, (see: http://www.nytimes.com/2000/11/26/travel/historic-hybrid-in-iowa.html?n=Top%2fReference%2fTimes%20Topics%2fSubjects%2fT%2fTravel%20and%20Vacations) we stayed with our then-small kids at the Garst Farm Resort in Coon Rapids (now known as the Whiterock Resort) … Continue reading
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Only in Iowa debate? Let our kids go to the state fair vs. let our kids go to school longer.
My blood is boiling enough that I feel the need to weigh in on the attempt by Iowa legislators, acting on behalf of the Iowa tourism industry, to prevent Iowa public schools from lengthening the school year by starting earlier … Continue reading
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My first taste of Ragbrai – why haven’t I done this earlier???
I LOVED IT! Granted I only rode 37 of the 56 miles (from Slater to Altoona Iowa) on one of seven days of RAGBRAI – but I loved everything about it. The scenery – small towns with welcoming residents, from … Continue reading
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New at the Iowa State Fair – Iowa Craft Beer Tent
I’m surprised they haven’t had this before but apparently this year’s Aug. 11-21 Iowa State Fair will feature for the first time an Iowa Craft Beer Tent serving brewskies from 13 Iowa breweries and three regional breweries. 36 beers on … Continue reading
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Iowa county fairs to visit
Yes, the big kahuna is Iowa’s state fair – and it is all it’s cracked up to be. But here’s some county fairs in Iowa that are worth a visit according to Iowa Farm Bureau’s Family Living publication (which my … Continue reading
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Ag tours near Panama City and bringing rum home
A reader wanted more information on the agricultural tour we took outside Panama City. So maybe others do too. We visited a cashew farm and a sugar cane factory in the Province of Cocle near the towns of Nata and … Continue reading
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Panama – from a cashew farm to Panamanian dancing
Very full day which began at 8 a.m. in a minibus full of game-for-anything Iowa farmers, who set off to visit some Panamanian farms about 120 miles west of Panama City on – as Panamanians would say – “the Pacific … Continue reading
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Apples in Fort Dodge Iowa and BBQ in Des Moines
I was glad to see that the Community Orchard near the airport in Fort Dodge Iowa is still looking good and doing a bustling business. Having the State Cross County Meet a stone’s throw away probably didn’t hurt business – … Continue reading
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About that Iowa beer…
On our farm crawl yesterday in south central Iowa we sampled products by Iowa’s newest brewery, based in Knoxville – Peace Tree Brewing. My husband enjoyed Peace Tree’s root beer and I liked the brewery’s Cornucopia beer – made with … Continue reading
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