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Random Iowa: Now on Facebook!
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Monday, August 3, 2009. Just a quick note that in addition to following us on Twitter. You can now become a fan of this site on Facebook! You can either search for us from within Facebook or click on the link in the left hand menu. As always, we would love to hear your feedback and suggestions for future destinations. No matter which method you use, thanks for following our travels! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Follow me on Twitter. Kid Striders at Drake. Post Office 52330 (Ryan, Iowa).
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Random Iowa: July 12th - Lowden, Iowa
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Thursday, September 3, 2009. July 12th - Lowden, Iowa. Has it really been this long since we've posted? Where did the summer go? Apologies to our loyal readers! The fourth stop on our U.S. Route 30 tour was the city of Lowden, Iowa! Incorporated in 1869 and yet another city of around 800 residents, Lowden showed evidence of a prosperous past and present with an impressive and well kept City Hall (built in 1902), a restored train depot, and even a disc golf. Lowden, Iowa pictures on Wikimedia Commons.
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Random Iowa: March 2009
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Monday, March 30, 2009. March 29th - Madrid, Iowa. Another Sunday and another Iowa city as we took a tour of Madrid! The second biggest city we have visited so far required a little more time than usual in order to locate everything (some might say due to lack of preparation on my part! But was still good fun, helped by the much improved weather from Saturday. Items of note included the centennial time capsule buried in front of City Hall (here's hoping I'm still alive in 2083 to see it dug up! Have your...
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Random Iowa: August 2009
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Monday, August 3, 2009. Just a quick note that in addition to following us on Twitter. You can now become a fan of this site on Facebook! You can either search for us from within Facebook or click on the link in the left hand menu. As always, we would love to hear your feedback and suggestions for future destinations. No matter which method you use, thanks for following our travels! Sunday, August 2, 2009. July 12th - Wheatland, Iowa. Wheatland is also home to an old city hotel which is listed. With a po...
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Random Iowa: August 16th - Nevada, Iowa
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Sunday, September 6, 2009. August 16th - Nevada, Iowa. While summer may now be officially over (especially weather-wise) we still have one more installment in our series documenting some of the cities along U.S. Route 30 in Iowa. Our last destination is Nevada, Iowa. Like its central Iowa counterpart Madrid, which we also visited back in March. The pronunciation of Nevada is different from that of the well-known Western U.S. state. The county seat of Story County. Updated Nevada, Iowa article on Wikipedia.
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Random Iowa: June 2009
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Saturday, June 13, 2009. June 6th - Dallas County, Iowa. As posted on Twitter. For last weekend's trip we headed to Dallas County, Iowa. Is the trip report! Traveling along Highway 141. Was not only a quick method of getting to Dallas county, but also provided several interesting cities to photograph. We managed to visit Granger. With it's "Hot" and "Cold" water towers), Woodward. With a really nice sculpture outside the High school and distinctive yellow water tower), Bouton. With it's Sauerkraut days!
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Random Iowa: July 12th - Wheatland, Iowa
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Sunday, August 2, 2009. July 12th - Wheatland, Iowa. The third stop on our trip along U.S. Route 30 was Wheatland, Iowa! Another smaller city (800 inhabitants as of 2000), it was certainly not quiet the evening we arrived, including an ice cream parlor off downtown that was particularly popular. Wheatland is also home to an old city hotel which is listed. On the National Register of Historic Places. And here are a couple of the more artistic shots taken of the Wheatland City Hotel. Follow me on Twitter.
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Random Iowa: May 10th - Brooklyn, Iowa
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Sunday, May 10, 2009. May 10th - Brooklyn, Iowa. This week we will be heading to Brooklyn, Iowa. Sharing a name with one of the five boroughs of New York City. This city of around 1,400 people (as of 2000) is known as the Community of Flags. And I'm sure you will be seeing a few flags in our photographs! Aerial View of Brooklyn, New York. Source: Commons / Flickr / Kris Arnold. What sights do you think we should look to document in Brooklyn? Have your own interesting shots of this place?
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Random Iowa: May 2009
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Wednesday, May 13, 2009. May 10th - Brooklyn, Iowa. Our biggest apologies to the city of Brooklyn! Due to a miscalculation we arrived there on Sunday with the sun too low to take any good pictures. We also tried to stop by on Tuesday but ran into a storm. Hopefully the third time will be the charm! Sunday, May 10, 2009. May 10th - Brooklyn, Iowa. This week we will be heading to Brooklyn, Iowa. Sharing a name with one of the five boroughs of New York City. Have your own interesting shots of this place?
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Random Iowa: February 2009
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Saturday, February 28, 2009. March 15th - Truro, Iowa. Our destination for this week is Truro, Iowa. Located south-west of Des Moines, this city of around 450 (as of 2000) shares it's name with the administrative headquarters and only city in Cornwall, United Kingdom. Along with other locations in Canada and Australia. View of Truro Cathedral. Source: Commons / taichi UK. What sights do you think we should look to document in Truro? Have your own interesting shots of this place? February 22nd - No Updates.
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