The bane of outdoor events didn’t halt the comeback of the Freedom Festival Parade. Rain kept crowds at bay, but the parade returned to downtown Cedar Rapids after last year’s cancellation due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Prior years were staged through New Bohemia and Czech Village as construction was underway in downtown’s Greene Square. See […]
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Iowa outdoors photo contest winners anno...
It’s inspiring to see so many beautiful scenes from our state entered in the Iowa Department of Natural Resources Healthy & Happy Outdoors Iowa Photo Quilt contest. You can see all of the entries on the Pinterest link, below, along with a list of winners and more information from the DNR:
Weekend Photo Gallery: Houby Days and mo...
CEDAR RAPIDS – It’s been a fun weekend to be Czech, or at least spend time in Czech Village, where the annual Houby Days festival is taking place. Houby, the Czech word for mushroom, takes center stage during the celebration, along with other Czech traditions, such as the Parade of Kroje, or folk costumes. Trophies […]