Archive for September 2022

Iowa Rock and Roll Association’s Hall of Fame Weekend Celebrates 25Years The festival kicks off with a Rock the Roof Concert on Thursday evening, September 1, with The Expressions. On Friday, September 2, The Seven Sons and The Fabulous Flippers will be taking the stage at the Roof Garden, in conjunction with Arnolds Park Amusement…

Fall is my favorite time of year only,  second to summer. I have a fondness for chilled mornings, sunny afternoons, and mellow evenings with an intimate fire. “Breakfast Pumpkin Steel Cut Oatmeal” brings a warming sensation to all your senses. It fills you up with all the comfort and fiber you need for the rest…

The Hotel Nantucket by Elin Hilderbrand I absolutely love an Elin Hilderbrand story every year that transports me to Nantucket, a place I have never visited in real life, but could tell you so much about simply from reading all of her books. That’s how vivid her descriptions are, you taste, feel, envision everything so…

Blurry Bigfoot Bakery and Bistro Opens in Lake Park Enjoying the Tour de France in 2016, Shelley and Paige Morris stayed in St. Maxine and woke up every morning to the delicious smells of freshly baked bread and pastries filtering through their door. “There would be a bakery on almost every corner, and we would…

This 72-year-old retiree is enjoying life in the fast lane. Selling A&B Welding in May 2015, Arlin Kiel has been taking time to play. “After 46 years in the welding business, providing general contracting services in the liquid fertilizer and chemical construction industry, we thought it was time for a change,” he said. “When I…

The lakes we enjoy for fishing, boating, and swimming are remnants of a retreating glacier, known as the Des Moines Glacier Lobe. This ice sheet held much of Canada and the northern United States in a frigid grip. As temperatures warmed and the ice sheet melted, it gradually retreated northward, leaving deep depressions in the…

Hello, my name is Susan and I can’t get enough of VR. Okay the title of this isn’t 100% true…until now. I had never done any games in the Virtual Reality world. I am in my 40s. I grew up with Atari, then Nintendo, then SUPER Nintendo and by the time Nintendo 64 came out…