history

Did you know that author Laura Ingalls Wilder spent some time living in Iowa during her childhood? Take a trip to Burr Oak to visit The Masters Hotel, the only one of Laura's childhood homes that's still located at its original site!

The largest crowd in the history of the state celebrated mass in an Iowa field.

Tours and flights are available at The Eastern Iowa Airport.

Everyone has heard about the iconic Woodstock Music Festival back in 1969, but did you know that Iowa had its own big music festival just one year later?

A look at the counties in Iowa that are named after women, and the history they include.

Iowa is home to plenty of historic buildings, but there's only one theatre in the state that holds a Guinness World Record!

Have you ever heard of "frog hail" before?

During the frozen month of January, a frozen treat was patented by an Iowan!

More than a century ago, Iowans needed a way to get from one place to another and a group of people came up with an idea that changed everything.

hile it's not a "foam finger" this Iowa student was credited with the prototype for the famed sports digit. Steve Chmelar of Ottumwa created this papier-mâché finger for a high school event in 1971. The Ottumwa High School student made it out hardware cloth and papier-mâché for the 1971 Iowa High School Athletic Association Boy’s State Basketball Finals, between the Ottumwa Bulldogs and the Davenport West Falcons.