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That was one of the biggest questions that taunted my brain three years ago when I decided to move to Eastern Iowa. Like most non-Iowans, I was imagining endless miles of flat land and cornfields, ...

What better way to celebrate Memorial Day Weekend than barbecuing at a state park? Gunther Volvo Cars Delray Beach surveyed just over 3,000 families to find out where the best parks are across the ...

For one of those "this is Iowa?" experiences, you can't beat a trip to Backbone State Park -- particularly in the fall. Last October my sons and I camped at the park one weekend -- not nearly long ...

Across Iowa, a total of 83 parks and recreation areas — including 21 that are managed through lease agreements with counties and municipalities — invite visitors to experience tens of thousands of ...

If you close your eyes and listen closely (maybe with a favorite bluegrass tune playing in your head), you may be able to hear the mandolins, banjos and fiddles warming up all around the state — and ...

Park visitors in 2020 enjoy a paddle at Backbone State Park near Dundee. Heavy rains and storms that pummeled Iowa earlier this week have caused some state parks to close or curtail access for now, ...

Labor Day weekend marks the unofficial close of lake-recreation season, and the official end of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources’ weekly beach monitoring program for summer 2025. This summer, ...

DUNDEE – DNR staff on Saturday investigated a fish kill in Backbone State Park after trout anglers reported seeing dead fish in Richmond Springs and Fenchel Creek. Staff from DNR parks, environmental ...

STRAWBERRY POINT, Iowa (AP) -- Department of Natural Resources workers have worked for weeks to determine what is polluting the Backbone State Park swimming area with fecal bacteria. ``It's a major ...

STRAWBERRY POINT, Iowa --- Three Manchester women were hurt in a rollover accident near the entrance to Backbone State Park Saturday. The three were identified as: Danielle Roling, 25, the driver of ...