The Murals of Montrose

I crossed the Highway 136 bridge back into Iowa and worked my way down maddeningly slow Main Street in Keokuk, a highly engineered but poorly thought out road that put the stop in stoplight. I plodded along toward Montrose, hoping to get there before the local history museum closed at 4. Guillermo "Memo" Dominguez

By |2016-10-21T15:28:07-05:00August 25th, 2015|About the Mississippi Valley|1 Comment

Foggy Days

Fog can envelop the Mississippi Valley any time of year, but there's something especially magical about those fall mornings when the air is colder than the water and wisps of mist drift up from the river. Those are the mornings I reach for a heavy jacket, fill my thermos with fresh coffee, and pick a spot to

By |2017-11-03T20:21:42-05:00June 15th, 2015|Moody River|Comments Off on Foggy Days

Keokuk Book Signing and Depot Open House

Hi, everyone. The Old Depot in Keokuk will be hosting an open house and book signing on Saturday morning. Details are below. Hope to see you there. From: The Keokuk Union Depot Foundation The Keokuk Union Depot has scheduled an open house for Saturday, February 28 from 9:00 am – Noon. St Louis author, Dean

By |2015-12-03T01:05:31-05:00February 26th, 2015|News|Comments Off on Keokuk Book Signing and Depot Open House

Picture of the Day: The Clammer Perseveres Through Winter

Mississippi Harvest sculpture; Muscatine, Iowa (photo taken Jan 2015). See more photos here. Mississippi Harvest sculpture; Muscatine, IA

By |2016-10-21T15:28:11-05:00January 14th, 2015|Photo of the Day|Comments Off on Picture of the Day: The Clammer Perseveres Through Winter

Keokuk

Population (2010) 10,780 Introduction Keokuk is a fascinating place. Once an important river town and bustling community, Keokuk today is striding the line between obscurity and irrelevance. What happened? Visitor Information The Keokuk Area Convention & Tourism Bureau (428 Main St.; 319.524.5599) can help with

By |2024-05-25T18:00:58-05:00November 28th, 2014|Iowa|2 Comments
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