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Picking Your Suite Escape in New Albin, Iowa

*We’ve stayed in Lansing, Waukon, and now you can add New Albin to the list of towns that have hosted us in Allamakee County, Iowa! Our stay at the New Albin Inn & Suites was complimentary and the views expressed in this blog post are always of our own. Let’s gallivant! New Albin, IA: Allamakee… Continue reading Picking Your Suite Escape in New Albin, Iowa

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Tacos, Trout Streams, Burgers & the Scenery That Goes With It-Allamakee County Strikes Again!

*We had the great honor to be hosted by the great folks at the Allamakee County Economic Development and Tourism. The views expressed are always of our own. Allamakee County, Iowa Authentic tacos, local wine, beautiful fall colors, great cheeseburgers, fish mongers, and a whole lot of roadside America. You can experience all of these… Continue reading Tacos, Trout Streams, Burgers & the Scenery That Goes With It-Allamakee County Strikes Again!

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At Long Last It’s Lansing-Peak Autumn Season in Far NE-Iowa

*It was a long time coming, but we made back on the road. I was honored to be hosted by the folks at Allamakee Economic Development and Tourism. The views expressed are always of our own. Let’s gallivant! Lansing, Iowa: Allamakee County Several months slipped by since our last official gallivant back in March of… Continue reading At Long Last It’s Lansing-Peak Autumn Season in Far NE-Iowa

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Iowa’s Wurst Road Trip: Casing Earlville

Earlville, IA: Delaware County You can find a lot of memorable places on historic Old 20 here in Iowa, and this includes some of the best ways to shop, eat and support local. 2018’s Wurst Road Trip showed us a lot of what this state has when it comes to what’s home grown, hand cut… Continue reading Iowa’s Wurst Road Trip: Casing Earlville

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99 Counties-99 Proposals: Moment #6 in Allamakee County

Lansing & New Albin, IA: Allamakee County It happened again and this time it was in Iowa’s B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L Driftless Area. This was on one of the first of our gallivants this year and it was just after a light snow that blanketed the area. We knew the area well and we were on a trip to… Continue reading 99 Counties-99 Proposals: Moment #6 in Allamakee County

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Brunch Time in Bremer!

*East Bremer Diner supplied a complimentary experience for this blog post. All the views expressed in this post are of our own. Now, let’s Gallivant! Waverly, IA: Bremer County There’s very few things we won’t travel for. Hold on….I just checked with our HR department and I’m being told that the last statement was a… Continue reading Brunch Time in Bremer!

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Iowa’s Wurst Road Trip: Casing Fairbank

Fairbank, IA: Buchanan County The last winter road trip took us to some great towns across Northeast and North Central Iowa. What we also encountered were some great folks who are working hard everyday to get the previous deer season’s processing done for their loyal customers. Though they were all cutting, curing, grinding, slicing and… Continue reading Iowa’s Wurst Road Trip: Casing Fairbank

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Iowa’s Wurst Road Trip: Casing Rowley

Rowley, IA: Buchanan County This isn’t our first post about a visit to this little town in NE-Iowa. It’s not our second either. Number three, baby! We came here last summer for Rowley Days and discovered a community that had an incredible heart and one of the best double cheeseburgers in the state of Iowa. Like most trips, we… Continue reading Iowa’s Wurst Road Trip: Casing Rowley

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A Century Corner in Cresco & Its B&B

Cresco, IA: Howard County A cozy atmosphere is something I think many of us need from time to time. Small town Iowa has a way of bringing that out in some of the most memorable ways we’ve seen in our travels. One of those ways is in the form of a beautiful bed and breakfast.… Continue reading A Century Corner in Cresco & Its B&B

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The Best Between Bread-Iowa’s Sandwich Masters: Locale 43, Rowley

Rowley, IA: Buchanan County We recently made our trip into Buchanan County for the first time to take in their annual Rowley Days and we found another reason to head back to town again and again. We’re on the Best Between Bread search and Rowley didn’t disappoint one bit. Don’t be alarmed if you start to see… Continue reading The Best Between Bread-Iowa’s Sandwich Masters: Locale 43, Rowley