Like an advance scout, I arrived in Des Moines the day before MJ. Quickly got the lay of the land. A fairly large city, with empty streets – like a…

The Iowa State fair had no shortage of cows and other live stock. My wife was in heaven. She came for the horses and cows.

My wife and I thought it was a good idea to go to the Iowa State Fair. We never been and it is a great chance to see America and…

Wikipedia says “The Freedom Rock (also known as the Patriotic Rock) is a 12-foot-tall boulder located along Iowa Highway 25 near Menlo in western Iowa approximately one mile south of…

As i eat my way across America, I gained at least 80 pounds at the Iowa State Fair. Here is a sampling of some of the things I ate. I…

Happy birthday Michelle! The baby of the family, continues to make us proud. Is this the baby girl we knew – who never walked as a child? Who is this…