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Mini-Wakan State Park - Notes on Iowa State Park Series, Episode 99

Located along the north shore of Big Spirit Lake in Dickinson County, a 20-acre state park holds natural and historic treasures. Come...

White Pine Hollow - Notes on Iowa State Park Series, Episode 98

Located northwest of Dyersville in Dubuque County, a 708-acre state preserve and forest holds natural and historic treasures. Come along...

Rush Lake - Notes on Iowa State Parks Series, Episode 97

Located just north of Laurens in Palo Alto County, a 522-acre former state park holds natural and historic treasures. Come along with...

Lake Odessa - Notes on Iowa State Park Series, Episode 96

Located in the backwaters of the Mississippi River near Wapello in Louisa County, a 6,465-acre state wildlife complex holds natural and...

Lower Gar State Recreation Area - Notes on Iowa State Park Series, Episode 95

Located along the northeastern shore of Lower Gar Lake in Dickinson County, a 20-acre state recreation area holds natural and historic...

Stephens State Forest - Notes on Iowa State Park Series, Episode 94

Spreading across the five southern Iowa counties of Clarke, Lucas, Monroe, Appanoose, and Davis, the five-unit, 15,500-acre Stephens...

Iowa History Daily: March 3 - Iowa Moves Toward Statehood

Iowa History Daily: On March 3, 1845, Congress made provision by an act to pave the way for Iowa to enter the union as the 29th state of...

Crystal Lake State Park - Notes on Iowa State Park Series, Episode 93

Located in Hancock County, a 25-acre former state park holds natural and historic treasures. Come along with Notes on Iowa as we explore...

Cold Springs - Notes on Iowa State Park Series, Episode 92

Located between Lewis and Griswold in Cass County, a 104-acre state park holds natural and historic treasures. Come along with Notes on...