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The Strange Tale of Sassafras

December 1, 2016

By Lon Drake In 1586 Sir Francis Drake returned to England from Roanoke Colony with a load of sassafras roots,... Read More →

November 24, 2016

by Susan Spears With Thanksgiving coming up and the holiday season not far behind, this is the time of year... Read More →

November 17, 2016

By Lon Drake In my part of western Johnson County, we usually encounter seven frog species. Four are little guys... Read More →

November 10, 2016

by Lon Drake The beaver has always been a homebody and very territorial, thus easy to trap. By the time... Read More →

November 7, 2016

by Tammy Wright “Smack dab in the middle of our country is the nation’s breadbasket. They call it the breadbasket... Read More →

October 31, 2016

By Lon Drake In 1972, I converted an old hay wagon into a firewood wagon, and used it until about... Read More →

October 25, 2016

by Tammy Wright A couple weeks ago, we had a huge cyclocross event in Iowa City, with cyclists from all... Read More →

October 14, 2016

by Susan Spears What is it about autumn that brings such feelings of excitement? Could it be that finally we... Read More →

October 6, 2016

By Lon Drake Last week I met friend Reed on his way out the door to spend the day... Read More →

September 29, 2016

by Lon Drake On the last evening of August we were eating dinner and enjoying the breeze coming through the... Read More →