The Year of The River - Elkader

We’ve been hearing a lot about this being the Year of the River in Cedar Rapids. But rivers run through central areas of lots of Iowa communities, including Elkader.
So, congratulations to the Clayton County seat of 1,500 people for its recent designation as “Iowa River Town of the Year” by the Iowa Rivers Revival. If [...]

Seeing CR from the Air

This is the Year of the River in Cedar Rapids, so I find it fascinating to see how the riverbank has changed over the decades.
On February 29, my Ramblin’ column in The Gazette included an aerial photograph taken about 1965, showing buildings along the west side of the river. Thanks to Urban Renewal, the area [...]