Tucked away just outside the small town of Madrid, Iowa lies a natural wonder that defies everything you thought you knew about the Hawkeye State’s landscape – Ledges State Park, where dramatic ...

These ancient rocks tell the story of when central Iowa was covered by a shallow sea, long before corn became the state’s unofficial mascot. The park’s history as a public recreation area goes back to ...

Erich Eipert’s book about his father, Fidel Eipert, “By Accident of Geography.” Many West Point residents remember the ...