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WINE AND LICENSE PLATE BRING TABLES TOGETHER AT MADIGAN WINERY - It began with us running between raindrops Saturday aft...
07/06/2025

WINE AND LICENSE PLATE BRING TABLES TOGETHER AT MADIGAN WINERY - It began with us running between raindrops Saturday afternoon to get into Madigan Winery’s tasting room. Midwesterners pay attention to license plates and their home counties. We might know someone who belongs to that car or truck. “Mahaska,” southeast Iowa, neighbor Brad blurts out. For the next half hour at this charming little winery south of Lansing, Iowa, I’m asking one table, two tables, three — are they from Mahaska County? Finally, the only table left un-queried. YES! Nearer to Pella than Oskaloosa is close enough. And that’s how table-to-table socializing began for us on this July 4th weekend.

ELECTRIC POWER RESTORED ON THE NEIGHBORHOOD UTILITY POLE WHILE FIREWORKS BURST INTO THE SKY 200 YARDS AWAY ALONG THE BIG...
07/05/2025

ELECTRIC POWER RESTORED ON THE NEIGHBORHOOD UTILITY POLE WHILE FIREWORKS BURST INTO THE SKY 200 YARDS AWAY ALONG THE BIG RIVER!

MORE NEW BRIDGE DECK NEWS...
07/02/2025

MORE NEW BRIDGE DECK NEWS...

NEWS FLASH! LANSING BRIDGE TO REMAIN OPEN AFTER JULY 4th! -- Good news from the Iowa DOT. "We plan on keeping the curre...
07/01/2025

NEWS FLASH! LANSING BRIDGE TO REMAIN OPEN AFTER JULY 4th! -- Good news from the Iowa DOT. "We plan on keeping the current Lansing Bridge open through the summer. We will maintain our safety monitoring on the existing bridge, and we are continuing to build the new bridge with a deck pour on the Wisconsin site (watch for pictures soon). Thanks for your patience as we safely and efficiently build the new bridge," Iowa DOT announced this afternoon. --Photos by Driftlessmode and Iowa DOT

06/30/2025

BLUES ON THE MUSIC PORCH - Joe and Vicki Price heat up their style of blues along with BBQers working their grills at the Lazy River Festival in Marquette on Saturday. See my Bob Modersohn FB page for more info and PICS!

LAZY RIVER FEST: WINE, BEER, MEAT, TUNES - After less than ideal weather conditions during past Lazy River events at Mar...
06/30/2025

LAZY RIVER FEST: WINE, BEER, MEAT, TUNES - After less than ideal weather conditions during past Lazy River events at Marquette's Riverfront Park, the heat on Saturday was bearable. And there were always shady spots to find for a break between sipping and munching. BBQers competed for prizes and the meats leftover following judging were made available to all for sampling which was a highlight of the event. Local Marquette rez Noah White was the big winner. (he quietly donated his money winnings back to the local chamber for which the event was a fundraiser). Soundtrack for the event was provided by the popular husband/wife blues combo Joe and Vicki Price. I can still hear Joe’s distinctive bottleneck style slide guitar ringing in my head! ... https://www.facebook.com/chiassonsmoke in Blue River, WI, supplier of winner White’s cooking gear. Congratulations to all Lazy River winners for 2025. Best wine went to Campfire Ho**ch and Eagles Landing Winery. Best beer went to Neighborhood Beer and Big Grove Brewery. Best BBQ went to Noah White of Marquette. Prize sponsor was KCTN FM 100 and meat sponsor, Mississippi Meats of Prairie du Chien.

ONE SUNLIT CLOUD - Rush Creek Valley, Wisconsin, bordering the Mississippi River north of Ferryville.
06/24/2025

ONE SUNLIT CLOUD - Rush Creek Valley, Wisconsin, bordering the Mississippi River north of Ferryville.

BEETLE TAKES FLIGHT - Let's say it's an Asian lady beetle, rather than a lady bug. It landed on my sunglasses during a s...
06/21/2025

BEETLE TAKES FLIGHT - Let's say it's an Asian lady beetle, rather than a lady bug. It landed on my sunglasses during a slow-go down First Slough. As I whipped my cellphone into position for a photo it took flight for "live" exposure No. 1. After dissecting the live string of images, these make up a sequence.

SANDBLASTING ITS WAY TO A FACELIFT - McGregor, Iowa's Munson Block (Old Hardware Store), designed by local architect Eli...
06/19/2025

SANDBLASTING ITS WAY TO A FACELIFT - McGregor, Iowa's Munson Block (Old Hardware Store), designed by local architect Elias Jacobs and constructed in 1877 for Frank Munson, was continuously used as a hardware store until it closed in the early 2000s. The second floor was initially built as warehouse space, then was remodeled in 1903 as the Sullivan Opera House. McGregor history says the formal opening was held on December 15, 1903, with Margaret Ralph in William Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew. The town is working to preserve the building.

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