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5 Things to Know About Adopting a Pet From a Shelter
Your local animal shelter has dozens of cats, dogs, rabbits, and others just waiting to find their forever home. Here are some tips to help find the right furry companion for you and your family.
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How Many of These 50 Classics Have You Read?
Certain books deserve a first, second, or maybe even a third read. Using data from Goodreads released in January 2023, Stacker compiled a list of 50 timeless books, plays, and epic poems commonly found on high school reading lists.
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Skyscrapers in Iowa: Here Are Our 10 Tallest Buildings
Iowa doesn’t have the tallest buildings in the world (or country, or region), but we do have a few skyscrapers. Most are in Des Moines, Iowa’s capital and largest city (but not all). One was even (for a time) the tallest building in the upper Midwest! Here are the top ten tallest buildings in Iowa…
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5 Iconic Iowa Restaurants To Put On Your Bucket List
Whether you are looking to try out a new restaurant near home or visiting the Hawkeye State, you’ll find some great places to enjoy a good meal. Iowa doesn’t get the attention it deserves for its food, but it has some famous restaurants.
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Biggest Snowstorms In Iowa History
Living in Iowa and the rest of the Upper Midwest comes with enjoying or surviving—depending on your perspective—long winters that come with copious amounts of snow. Yet, some winters come with massive snowstorms that dump several inches of snow and bring high winds that cause blizzard conditions. In fact, the Estherville Vindicator was the first…
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Amie Takes A Hike: Hartman Reserve Nature Center Is ‘Un-be-leafable’ In The Fall
I’m hiking every beautiful place I can think of around my home state, to showcase the beauty Iowa has to offer. Follow along on social media using #AmieTakesAHike to pass along your suggestions and see where I’m headed next. It’s been a minute since my last hike. But as the leaves are beginning to really…
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Long-lost photographs capture Dubuque history in 1912
History buffs in the Dubuque area should check out a pair of books that trace a century of Dubuque history. In 1912, one of the most popular ways for photographers to make a living was to travel the country and offer their services to anyone they found. So it was when at least two photographers…
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Buxton: Iowa’s lost Black utopia was a worker’s paradise
In 1900, something special started to grow in Southeast Iowa—and it developed into a paradise for Black Americans. For 27 years, Buxton, Iowa, served as a racial utopia where segregation was not officially or socially enforced. Black citizens had the same opportunities and standing as white residents, and a true community developed. Black doctors treated…
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Seven Haunted Places In Iowa To Visit
Where tragedy and chaos combine, hauntings often follow. At least, that’s what legends say. And Iowa has its fair share. We’re all aware of the most famous haunted place in Iowa—the Villisca Axe Murder House. But we wanted to take a look at other sites that might pique your interest and be a good destination…
