Iowa:

A Few of Our
Favorite
Things
By Heartland-area Teacher Librarians

1. Go to your assigned slide.

2. Each table group will write a few sentences
about Iowa. It could be anything about Iowa a special event, a place, something our state
is known for, etc.
3. Choose an image to support your text from
Creative Commons Search or iCLIPART
Photos for Class (CC with auto-attribution).
4. Cite your image on the slide.
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My Password: haea11

Iowa State Fair Butter Cow

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In 1911, J.K. Daniels sculpted the Fair's first
butter cow and was succeeded by J.E.
Wallace of Florida. In 1957, Earl Frank Dutt of
Illinois took over the sculpting duties. Norma
Duffy Lyon of Toledo, Iowa, began sculpting
in 1960, becoming the fourth person and first
woman to sculpt the Fair's butter beauties.

http://www.iowastatefair.org/about/butter-cow/

After 24 years of different cities hosting the

state fair, it settled in Des Moines in 1886.

The Grotto, West Bend, IA

The Grotto is
sometimes referred to
as the 8th Wonder of
the World. It is the
largest collection of
rocks and gems
anywhere in the world.
The Grotto tells the life
of Christ in stone.

Photo from: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Grotto_of_the_Redemption_South.jpg

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The Balloon Museum in Indianola, Iowa highlights the history of ballooning. The
National Balloon Classic is held in Indianola every year in late July.
http://www.hotairballoon.com/National-Balloon-Classic/

Iowas Beautiful Covered Bridges

Madison County is the
Covered Bridge Capital of
Iowa, with the largest group
of covered bridges that
exists in one area in the
western
half
of
the
Mississippi Valley. Six of the
original nineteen covered
bridges of Madison County
remain, five of which are
listed on the National
Register of Historic Places.
The Cedar Bridge was
destroyed by fire in 2002 and

The American Gothic House in Eldon, Iowa

is famous as the backdrop of Grant Woods
1930 painting American Gothic.

Central Iowa Festivals

Covered Bridge Festival

Winterset (Madison County)

1st weekend in October each year
Vendors around town square

$2 Admission (11 and under FREE)

Covered Bridge Tours
Activities for children
Quilt Show
Parade

Indianola is home to the National Balloon

Classic. This Central Iowa festival is held every
summer, beginning the last week of July.

IOWA STATE FAIR

The Iowa State Fair attracts
over a million visitors each
year. It is located in the state
capital of Des Moines, Iowa.
The first fair was held in 1854 in
Fairfield Iowa. In 1886 it was
moved to Des Moines.
Fun State Fair Link:
www.iowastatefair.org

The butter cow has been a yearly

tradition since 1911.

RAGBRAI is the Registers Annual

Great Bike Ride Ride Across Iowa
that takes place each summer.
The ride starts at the Missouri
River on Iowas western border
and takes a new route each year
east across Iowa and ends at the
Mississippi River.

This was slide 14 until someone moved it. :)

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Pappajohn Sculpture garden

Iowa is the only state bordered by two navigable

rivers.
The Kate Shelly Bridge, located in Boone, is
rumored to be haunted.

Des Moines has a Minor League baseball

team named the I-Cubs.
Some players go on to play with the Chicago
Cubs.
The I-Cubs play at Principal Park/Sec Taylor
Stadium.

Multi-Cultural
Native Americans
Ioway
Meskwaki
Sauk