Detour Iowa: Historic Destinations

by Mike Whye

Overview

Iowa history ranges from the natural to what's been made by humans over many centuries. Find and hold the fossilized remains of sea creatures that lived 375 million years ago. Walk through a small-town home where one of the nation's most infamous--and unsolved--murders occurred in 1912. Savor pastries that originated in the Netherlands before the 1840s and watch where wheat is ground into flour in a windmill first built in Denmark and then rebuilt in Elk Horn. Listen to time softly tick away in an elaborately carved clock that auto pioneer Henry Ford tried and failed to buy in 1928 for $1 million. Join writer-photographer Mike Whye on trips to the known, little-known and unknown historic places in Iowa.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781439669433
Publisher:	The History Press
Publication date:	03/23/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	192
File size:	6 MB

About the Author

Mike Whye wrote his first magazine travel article in 1985 and has been writing ever since. He has written guidebooks on Iowa and produced photo books on Iowa and Nebraska. He teaches journalism at the University of Nebraska -Omaha and has been with the Midwest Travel Journalists Association since 1989.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements 11

Introduction 13

1 Northwest Iowa

Algona 15

Lyon County 16

Manson 19

Okoboji 20

Sioux City 24

West Bend 29

2 West-Central Iowa

Blencoe 31

Cass County 32

Council Bluffs 33

Crescent 39

Elk Horn 40

Lewis 42

Onawa 43

Harrison County 46

Manning 48

Missouri Valley 49

Moorhead 51

Pisgah 53

3 Southwest Iowa

Adair 55

Clarinda 56

Mills County 58

Greenfield 59

Mount Ayr 60

Tabor 61

Villisca 62

The Soda Fountains of Southwest Iowa 64

Sidney

Corning

Hamburg

Shenandoah

4 North-Central Iowa

Charles City 69

Clear Lake 70

Fort Dodge 74

Mason City 75

Rockford 81

5 Central Iowa

Boone 83

Colo 85

Des Moines Metro Area 86

Grinnell 97

Haverhill 99

Jefferson 100

Lynnville 101

Prairie City 102

Scranton 104

Story City 105

Tama 106

6 South-Central Iowa

Allerton 109

Blakesburg 110

Eldon 112

Mahaska and Monroe Counties 116

Ottumwa 120

Pella 121

Winterset 126

7 Northeast Iowa

Burr Oak 129

Cedar Falls 130

Clayton County 131

Clermont 131

Decorah 135

Elkader 136

Festina 137

Fort Atkinson 137

Froelich 138

Independence 141

Lime Springs 141

Marquette 142

Nashua 145

New Albin 147

Quasqueton 148

Spillville 149

Waverly 153

Amish 155

8 East Iowa

Anamosa 157

Dubuque 158

Maquoketa 162

Quad Cities 164

9 East-Central Iowa

Amana 169

Cedar Rapids 172

Iowa City 174

Muscatine 176

West Branch 178

Wilton 180

10 Southeast Iowa

Burlington 181

Fort Madison 182

Keokuk 183

Louisa County 184

Montrose 185

Van Buren County 185

Bentonsport

Bonaparte

Keosauqua

About the Author 191