116 3rd St SE
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401
Marion and Rich Patterson
Latest Articles by Marion and Rich Patterson
Home & Garden Feb. 3, 2023 3:08 am2d ago
Frank Lloyd Wright-designed home fits into the landscape and appears to have a stream rush underneath.
Travel Jan. 6, 2023 5:07 pm29d ago
Although interesting places are scattered around town, five form the core. The Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum, Old Abilene Town, The Abilene and Smoky Valley Railroad, the Dickinson County Heritage Center, and The Greyhound Hall of Fame and Museum are clustered together just a mile from the Interstate.
News Dec. 4, 2022 11:53 am62d ago
At least 12 Iowa colleges or junior colleges and many high schools have teams or clubs. These include Jefferson, Xavier and Kennedy high schools in Cedar Rapids. Coe College has a cracker jack team. So do Wartburg, William Penn, Upper Iowa and Simpson.
Travel Sep. 6, 2022 5:00 am157d ago
A visit to the 49th state gives railroad and nature enthusiasts a delightful way to penetrate the wilderness in comfort on the Alaska Railroad.
Travel Jul. 11, 2022 6:00 am213d ago
We wove our car through pines and spruces until the twisty gravel road abruptly ended. The view ahead was so …
Travel May. 12, 2022 6:00 am269d ago
National Hobo Museum and the annual National Hobo Convention in Britt, Iowa, welcome everyone to experience history.
Recreation May. 14, 2022 5:08 pm266d ago
Exciting river runs are within day trip range of the Corridor. All that’s needed is a kayak or float tube, moderate experience and a drive to Manchester or Charles City. Both towns feature whitewater parks.
Travel Apr. 22, 2022 7:00 am290d ago
People claim that America’s best engineering project was the Interstate Highway System that makes driving fast. Others counter that the massive roads destroyed regionalism by spawning gauntlets of chain restaurants and hotels.
Sports Jun. 29, 2022 10:06 am220d ago
You can slow down and get a great workout in while kayaking, rowing or directing a canoe
Outdoors Mar. 21, 2022 1:17 pm320d ago
Iowa is an ‘epicenter of opportunities’ for ‘rock hounding,“ which can be a link to human history
Travel Jan. 24, 2022 6:56 pm376d ago
When traveling, we now detour to see religious buildings. Often, tall steeples are visual beacons drawing us to them.
Recreation Nov. 15, 2021 9:12 am447d ago
Field built at Hanna Park in Marion already attracting good crowds for scaled down game
Travel Oct. 6, 2021 9:07 am487d ago
Trips to Nebraska, South Dakota showcase women writers’ history
Travel Aug. 4, 2021 1:08 pm549d ago
National Parks a great way to break up along I-80
Sports Jun. 13, 2021 10:22 am601d ago
Plenty to do year-round in 49th state