The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has received a $650,000 grant from the trust of two New York hoteliers to help restore historic buildings at Backbone State Park near Strawberry Point. The ...

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That was one of the biggest questions that taunted my brain three years ago when I decided to move to Eastern Iowa. Like most non-Iowans, I was imagining endless miles of flat land and cornfields, ...

Across Iowa, a total of 83 parks and recreation areas — including 21 that are managed through lease agreements with counties and municipalities — invite visitors to experience tens of thousands of ...

If you close your eyes and listen closely (maybe with a favorite bluegrass tune playing in your head), you may be able to hear the mandolins, banjos and fiddles warming up all around the state — and ...

DUNDEE, Iowa — The Iowa Department of Natural Resources kicked off its celebration of Iowa parks 2020. This is the 100th anniversary of the starting of Iowa’s state park system. The celebration was ...

Folks who aren’t from the Hawkeye State may not realize just how many awesome hiking trails we have. From the Driftless Area in the northeast to the Loess Hills in the southwest, and all the river ...

Iowa’s very first state park celebrated its centennial over the weekend. Backbone State Park is located in the valley of the Maquoketa River near Strawberry Point in northeast Iowa’s Delaware County.

STRAWBERRY POINT, Iowa (AP) -- Department of Natural Resources workers have worked for weeks to determine what is polluting the Backbone State Park swimming area with fecal bacteria. ``It's a major ...