Ottumwa, United States

LOCATION: Wapello County 4-H Expo: Bridge View Events Center – 102 Church St. | 7pm | $5

Woke to a very dark, foggy, and snowy day. I drove slowly from our hotel to the community college we were visiting. Fortunately, by the end of the day, the fog had lifted and the snow had lessened, but it was still very cold and slushy. I spent much ...

Flew into Des Moines, then got in our small rental car and drove to Ottumwa. On the way, searched high and low for some sort of restaurant that wasn't fast food. Finally found an Italian ... had decent veggie lasagna, with salad and garlic bread, for less ...

Today was spent learning a lot about the infrastructure in Iowa ... the battle to bring highways and railroads through one's community. Heard a number of "If you build it, they will come" stories -- such as the tri-counties which came together to build a ...