-
Recent Posts
Informational PDFs
- 2010 Iowa City Population Descending Order
- 2010 Iowa County Population Descending Order
- 2020 Iowa City Population Descending Order
- 2020 Iowa County Population Descending Order
- Iowa HS FB playoff brackets 2014
- Iowa HS FB playoff brackets 2015
- Iowa HS FB playoff brackets 2018
- School Directions Booklet FINAL
Key Posts
- College conferences and House apportionment
- How Iowa State has lost football games in the 21st century
- Iowa 2010 population breakdown
- Iowa daily newspaper publication, 2022
- Iowa school enrollment changes, 2001-15 (maps)
- Iowa's largest school enrollment gainers, 2001-15
- Kossuth County Area Schools and Rural Iowa's Population Collapse
- Post offices targeted for closure (1)
- Post offices targeted for closure (2)
Roadgeeking
Categories
Category Archives: Tama County
Sep
08
Montour celebrates 150th year of being Montour
July 23, 2008: RAGBRAI riders stop outside Montour’s most famous institution, Rube’s Steakhouse. Rube’s turns 50 this year. RAGBRAI bounced off the corner of Montour in 2023 despite the locals’ best efforts to get riders to divert. The southern Tama … Continue reading
Posted in Tama County
Comments Off on Montour celebrates 150th year of being Montour
Aug
24
We triple-did-it
The 99 I experienced in Albuquerque in 2019 was a dry heat. This is not a dry heat. Glory to corn sweat. Cedar Rapids’ last 100-degree day was a decade ago next week (August 30, 2013).
Posted in Tama County
Comments Off on We triple-did-it
Aug
23
Tama bridge’s future remains unclear
For the second week in a row, I went to a Tama City Council meeting. Once again, the Lincoln Highway bridge was the subject. My Substack is ideally about Iowa history and highways, and right now, this is the story … Continue reading
Posted in Tama County
Comments Off on Tama bridge’s future remains unclear
Aug
16
Lincoln Highway bridge can’t be rehabilitated
See my story about Monday’s Tama City Council meeting on Substack.
Posted in Tama County
Comments Off on Lincoln Highway bridge can’t be rehabilitated
Aug
11
Winding Stairs Festival marks Traer’s sesquicentennial
July 9, 2023: Happy birthday! We’re celebrating Traer’s 150th birthday this weekend, although many of the activities were back in June. The schedule is on the WSF committee’s Facebook page. My parents are grand marshals for tomorrow’s parade, which starts … Continue reading
Posted in Tama County
Comments Off on Winding Stairs Festival marks Traer’s sesquicentennial
Aug
09
At long last, a correction in Traer’s highway history
For years I have tried to reconcile early 20th century maps of the area just east of Traer with the present alignment of IA 8. I knew that at least part of the diagonal heading east from Second Street did … Continue reading
Posted in Highway Miscellaneous, Tama County
Comments Off on At long last, a correction in Traer’s highway history
Aug
07
‘Tidings from Traer’
August 9, 2008: The north side of Traer’s business block was constructed after a fire in 1894 burned the whole thing down. Toledo Chronicle, August 7, 1873: The town of Traer, the present terminus of the Pacific branch of the … Continue reading
Posted in Tama County
Comments Off on ‘Tidings from Traer’
Jul
25
Tama-Toledo RAGBRAI maps available
July 23, 2008: Riders enter Tama on RAGBRAI XXXVI. Tama-Toledo is again a host community this year. RAGBRAI will be going from Des Moines to Tama-Toledo on Thursday, and highs are expected to be in the upper 90s. By the … Continue reading
Posted in Tama County
Comments Off on Tama-Toledo RAGBRAI maps available
Jul
24
Sandblasting, new paint for Winding Stairs
July 9, 2023: Crop of a picture of the Winding Stairs, before cleaning. On July 16, Traer’s iconic Winding Stairs had a refreshment. It wasn’t a drink, but a full-on sandblast followed by a new coat of paint. The North … Continue reading
Posted in Tama County
Comments Off on Sandblasting, new paint for Winding Stairs
Jul
05
Look back at Traer’s Big Birthday Bash
Here’s coverage from the North Tama Telegraph, along with lots of photos, of Traer’s Big Birthday Bash on June 3. Naturally, with Tama County being in a moderate drought, the event was plagued by rain showers.
Posted in Tama County
Comments Off on Look back at Traer’s Big Birthday Bash