Outdoors
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Dog-friendly bars, breweries, & restaurants in Davenport
Grab your pup and check out these dog-friendly bars and restaurants around Davenport, Iowa.
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These 2 new (and free!) tools can help you stay safe & cool this summer
As summer reaches its peak in Iowa, two new tools designed to assist in heat risk monitoring have become available to the public.
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Watch the 3 Iowa minor league baseball teams in 2024
Watch an Iowa minor league baseball team in a city near you. Baseball season is upon us, and while Iowa has no Major League Baseball (MLB) teams in residence (unless it’s the day they’re playing at the Field of Dreams), we’ve got three minor league baseball (MiLB) teams to watch—all unionized since 2023! Check out…
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Celebrate with these 14 free Juneteenth events in Iowa in 2024
Juneteenth is officially a Monday this year, but events have already started in some places, with many this weekend, and others throughout the month. Check out the list below to find an event near you:
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22 LGBTQ+ Pride events in Iowa (3 brand new!) in 2024
June is LGBTQ+ Pride Month. If you’re looking for Pride events in Iowa in 2024, here are 22 of them. The first Pride was in 1970, on the one-year commemoration of the Stonewall Uprising, which happened outside of the Stonewall Inn—a bar in New York City—on June 28, 1969. To be sure, LGBTQ+ activists had…
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What is May’s Flower Moon, and what else you’ll see this summer in Iowa
The Flower Moon isn’t just a natural event; it’s a celebration of life and the bounty of the Heartland. Here’s what Iowans need to know.
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Exploring on a budget: Here are 5 free places to visit in Iowa
Here are 5 free places in Iowa that you must visit.
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Hail Mary: Iowa has two women’s tackle football teams you can see this summer
Do you like football? Do you like women’s sports? Have we got great news for you this summer! Women’s tackle football has been around Iowa for the last two decades, and teams (and leagues) have come and gone in that time. (Diehards will remember the Iowa Crush, which played under the now-defunct Independent Women’s Football…
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Find the perfect Christmas tree at these 24 Iowa farms
Iowa farmers only plant corn and beans, you say? Tell that to the 100+ Christmas tree farms dotted across Iowa’s snowy landscape this time of year, where you can pick out the perfect Scotch pine, white pine, Canaan fir, Douglas fir, Frasier fir, Colorado blue spruce, or other varieties of evergreens to have your living…
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Get in the Christmas spirit with these 10 Iowa light displays
As the holiday season commences, so do the festivities! Light shows are a perfect way to get into the holiday spirit, spend time with your community, and appreciate local attractions. From the largest amusement park in the state to a family farm, here are 10 of the most dazzling holiday light displays in Iowa in…
