[Cloned4Life]

Originally Posted by Tank

I grew up in SW Iowa so really only know those towns but:

Elk Horn - Danish windmill
Kimballton - Mermaid
Manning - German barn and brick mainstreet
Audubon - Albert the Bull
Panora - Lake Panorama
Templeton - RYE!!!!!!!

I recommend a Templeton Rye Distillery Tour!
Templeton Rye blog » Distillery Tours

[JP4CY]

Originally Posted by Cloned4Life

I recommend a Templeton Rye Distillery Tour!
Templeton Rye blog » Distillery Tours

I see where you are going with this. You want to stop at Ossys in Carroll on the way back then huh?

[Ms3r4ISU]

This thread reminds me of when I was a kid and our family didn't have money for regular vacations. On some weekends in the summer, we would take day trips. Only far enough away to see something cool and still get home before we four kids drove our parents nuts. The Grotto at West Bend was one such place. At the time, we lived in Buena Vista County.

Now, there are all kinds of opportunities and promotions to keep people close to home. If you're interested in Iowa wine and/or beer, consider doing one of these "trails Wine Trails in Iowa

(Why is this in General College Sports?)

[IcSyU]

Originally Posted by cyadict

Thats like saying St. Joe, Sexton or even Irvington have 299 people!!

Originally Posted by clones_jer

there might be ... LuVerne has a surpising amount of houses on the south east corner.

and they probably counted the population on a Sat night when the people at Quarters counted.

St. Joe, Sexton, Irvington, Bode, Livermore, and LuVerne might not add to 299 people.

Originally Posted by clones_jer

such a hater, I bet knock knock jokes really **** you off.

That Cheeto let me down so much. I expected a good sized Cheeto. The stupid hype machine got me.

[clones_jer]

Originally Posted by IcSyU

St. Joe, Sexton, Irvington, Bode, Livermore, and LuVerne might not add to 299 people.

That Cheeto let me down so much. I expected a good sized Cheeto. The stupid hype machine got me.

A) St Joe and Bode are the same town - how that works I don't know, but it does.

B) It IS a good sized Cheeto - easily 5 x as big as a normal cheeto ... but cheetos are pretty small. What would you think a "giant" ant would look like?

[clones26]

Originally Posted by clonerules

Are you drinking? If so you have to stop in Jefferson, IA at the Ol Time Saloon (I think thats the name)

Are you talking about Ferg's because that place is great. Another good small town bar isThe Ranch in Everly, try the Ranch juice it will knock you out after a while.

Originally Posted by bigcyfan82

Pocahontas isn't anything to special, but when you come in on highway 3 on the east side, there is a giant statue of pocahontas.

You have to eat at the Udder Cow there...they claim its Iowa's best Tenderloin.

[CarolinaCy]

Originally Posted by arndog77

If you come up here to NW Iowa, I agree with the Grotto in West Bend, really cool. If you like Ice Cream, stop by the Blue Bunny Ice Cream Parlor here in Le Mars. Just show up hungry!

Don't forget to grab the best steak in Iowa at Archie's Waeside. Dry aged beef at it's finest. In fact, Rachael Ray's magazine listed it as one of the top 4 steakhouses in the entire country.

:: Archie's Waeside :: Home

Originally Posted by iccyfan

Nearby Orange City is interesting...

Orange City is pretty cool, and has a great golf course - Landsmeer. Also, check out the windmill in front of the Diamond Vogel headquarters. The founder of the company, Andrew Vogel, built it after retiring (he was 70+ at the time).

[CarolinaCy]

Originally Posted by IcSyU

St. Joe, Sexton, Irvington, Bode, Livermore, and LuVerne might not add to 299 people.

Livermore gets to claim Spring Valley golf course though, which is a pretty nice course for the middle of nowhwere, Iowa.

[clones_jer]

Originally Posted by CarolinaCy

Livermore gets to claim Spring Valley golf course though, which is a pretty nice course for the middle of nowhwere, Iowa.

Not a big golfer, but I believe they were voted the best 9 hole course in the state of Iowa - they then expanded to 18 the following year. It's pretty nice, and its at least 15 miles from any town with more than 5,000 people.

[khaal53]

Originally Posted by AIT

Castles

It sounds like the castles were started by one rich guy who liked castles. He built a few for his business, and others followed. If you go to Ida Grove, you have to see the Pizza Hut if for no other reason than to see what's probably the world's fanciest Pizza Hut.

My wife's family is from Ida Grove and I would like to personally thank you and everyone else that has mentioned Pizza Hut for not calling it "Pizza Hut on an island". You'll here this often, when it is not on an island or even a peninsula. It is "Pizza Hut next to a pond (with suspect service at best)." That's all I've got.

[MoreCowbell]

Originally Posted by clones26

Are you talking about Ferg's because that place is great.

Ferg's (at least the only Ferg's I know of in WC Iowa) is in Grand Junction, about 15-20 miles east of Jefferson. It was a hole when I was in school, which made it a great place for house/date parties.

[clones26]

Originally Posted by MoreCowbell

Ferg's (at least the only Ferg's I know of in WC Iowa) is in Grand Junction, about 15-20 miles east of Jefferson. It was a hole when I was in school, which made it a great place for house/date parties.

Ah yes...they all blend together for me. It was Grand Junction not Jefferson

[ktoddcyclones]

Originally Posted by MoreCowbell

Hampton (my hometown) has a neat courthouse, good state park and one of the better mid-size county fairs in the state.

Columbus Junction(my hometown) has an original main street all intact and the historical swinging bridge. It also has one of if not the best county fair in Iowa for cattle shows.

And we've got the Hog Wild Rodeo and Watermelon days.

[Wesley]

Originally Posted by Haverhill

Pocahontas would be on the map if the statue was of an attractive girl.

She would be hard on your food budget. She is a hulking gal.