Between Two Rivers
Jeff MorrisonExploring Iowa, the "Land Between Two Rivers," through history, road trips, and more. Posts appear about every 10 days.
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Clayton County Museum Crawl 2
Second of two(?) parts; part 1 is here
On June 6, I visited six museums in Clayton County as part of its second “Museum Crawl” promotion. Here’s the deal: Visit eight of 14 museums in Clayton County during the month of June, receive ink st...
Breaking down Iowa's 2027-31 highway plan
The Interstate 80 bridge over the Mississippi River, officially named the Fred Schwengel Memorial Bridge for an Iowa congressman, is scheduled to be replaced at the end of this decade. It’s seen here from the Illinois welcome center looking...
Clayton County Museum Crawl
First of two(?) possibly nonconsecutive parts
The Clayton County Museum Crawl is not really a crawl. It is somewhere between a sprint medley and a marathon.
Your mission, should you choose to accept it: Visit eight of 14 museums in Clayto...
When Hardy Consolidated went down in flames
The town of Hardy, Iowa, is seen from the air June 23, 1939, shortly after the events of the story you are about to read. Photo by USDA via Iowa Geographic Map Server.
Work on my story two years ago about the demolition of the Goldfield sc...
Honor and reverence
Members of Hora-Machacek American Legion Post 453 in Clutier present the colors Monday, May 25, 2026, at Clutier Cemetery near Clutier, Iowa. Photo by author.
CLUTIER — “Let us turn out and show,” said the Toledo Chronicle in 1878, “that w...
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I grew up in rural Traer and live in Cedar Rapids. I was a copy editor at Iowa's two largest newspapers. My other website is Iowa Highway Ends. I have visited every incorporated town in the state of Iowa.
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