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Al's Burgers in Rock Island, IL had a delicious garlic cheese curd smash burger.
03/21/2026

Al's Burgers in Rock Island, IL had a delicious garlic cheese curd smash burger.

Bakeshop on Main in Maquoketa, IA has yummy donuts and baked goods.
02/14/2026

Bakeshop on Main in Maquoketa, IA has yummy donuts and baked goods.

Mega's Grill and Eatery in Maquoketa IA has the best homemade foods with a small town friendly atmosphere. We love their...
02/10/2026

Mega's Grill and Eatery in Maquoketa IA has the best homemade foods with a small town friendly atmosphere. We love their homemade chicken strips.

Maquoketa Caves State Park tapped the Maple trees to make syrup for their pancake breakfast each year.
02/10/2026

Maquoketa Caves State Park tapped the Maple trees to make syrup for their pancake breakfast each year.

Nov. 2025 Dubuque Iowa the Shot Tower made lead shot for guns in 1856 and is 120 ft tall. We ate in the old Dubuque Star...
12/14/2025

Nov. 2025 Dubuque Iowa the Shot Tower made lead shot for guns in 1856 and is 120 ft tall. We ate in the old Dubuque Star Brewing Company 1898. It is now Stone Cliff Winery and Dubuque Star Beer. The museum is free and has interesting history.

Nov 2025 we visited the St Luke's United Methodist Church with Tiffany windows built in 1894 to 1897. The first sermon i...
12/14/2025

Nov 2025 we visited the St Luke's United Methodist Church with Tiffany windows built in 1894 to 1897. The first sermon in Iowa was in 1833 at Bell Tavern and later a church was formed in a log cabin in 1834.

November 2025 Fenelon Place Elevator in Dubuque IA. Built in 1882, it is the shortest and steepest railway in the world,...
12/14/2025

November 2025 Fenelon Place Elevator in Dubuque IA. Built in 1882, it is the shortest and steepest railway in the world, taking you up a 189 ft. bluff. It is 296 ft long and costs $4.00 round trip open April to Nov. The views of the downtown and Mississippi River are beautiful.

Geocache fun in Pella, IA. We found our 3,000th cache.
11/08/2025

Geocache fun in Pella, IA. We found our 3,000th cache.

Finding some Geocache around IA.
11/08/2025

Finding some Geocache around IA.

IA Veterans Cemetery in Van Meter.
11/08/2025

IA Veterans Cemetery in Van Meter.

Van Meter IA at the City Hall you can still see Bob Feller memorabilia. He was a baseball player for the Clevland Indian...
11/07/2025

Van Meter IA at the City Hall you can still see Bob Feller memorabilia. He was a baseball player for the Clevland Indians and in the Hall of Fame.

West Bend, IA The Shrine of the Grotto of the Redemption 1912 is amazing.
09/23/2025

West Bend, IA The Shrine of the Grotto of the Redemption 1912 is amazing.

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