When I ask Chris Jones his favorite body of water, he doesn’t hesitate: the upper…
Iowa People and Profiles
There is a long-held theater tradition of placing a freestanding, single-bulb lamp center stage before…
The following is an excerpt from Fax Gilbert’s 2026 book, “What Can I Say? The Art…
In 2025, my family attended Iowa Irish Fest downtown in Waterloo, Iowa, on Sunday, the…
In 1897, the writer Edna Ferber and her family moved from Ottumwa, Iowa, to Appleton,…
Mount Pleasant’s vibrant multicultural celebration TapestryFest honors the rich cultures and traditions woven together into…
The Armistice that ended World War I was signed on November 11, 1918. Exactly nine…
I remember the first time I discovered that my grandpa had eyelashes. I was five…
We’ve all heard stories about brave men and women who fought in wars to protect…
I wear many hats as senior editor of The Iowa Source magazine. I am editorial…
A new book of 25 essays, Dreams of Fields: Memory Traces of Iowa’s Past, by…
The following account is true. The events rolled out like a bad dream, in spite…
It’s rare to meet a young person who’s fired up about the state of Iowa—one…
Like many Americans, I grew up reading Mark Twain’s stories about Tom Sawyer and Huck…
On day two of distributing bundles of The Iowa Source a few months ago, I…