The Iowan Archives

Sep/Oct 2009

contents
volume 58 / number 1

features
16  To the Core
      Apple orchards still ripen the Iowa landscape.

22  Czechs and Balances
      Cultural Bonds Across the Cedar River

30  Degrees of Success
      Legends, Mysteries, Superstitions, and Ghost Stories
      from Iowa’s Colleges and Universities


departments

2   FROM THE EDITOR

3   CONTRIBUTORS

4   LETTERS

6   POTLUCK
     Dishing up news, events, people, and ideas

12  DOORSTEP
      It’s Understood

14  CLASSROOM
      Lifelong Learning
 
20  SHELF LIFE
      High Water. Low Point.

44  ROADSIDE
     Lady of the House

46  PORTFOLIO
      Crossing Over

62  IOWAN GUIDE
      A directory of attractions, B&Bs, and events

64  POSTCARDS
      Fairhope

ON THE COVER
Calm today, the Cedar River surged last summer, a crisis that built new links across the Bridge of Lions. See story, CLICK HERE. Photos by Mark Tade.

points of interest in this issue
Ames
Cedar Falls
Cedar Rapids
Clinton
Decorah
Des Moines
Clinton
Davenport
Fayette
Forest City
Grinnell
Indianola
Iowa City
Montour
Mt. Pleasant
Sioux City
West Branch

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