Wherever I wander, I have an eye out for new and different things that might make interesting writing and reading. A trip to the Iowa-Missouri-Illinois tri-state corner last weekend offered up some ...

In 1967, the Iowa State Legislature named the Geode the state rock of Iowa. Fifty years later, this unique type of rock gets more notice in Keokuk than anywhere else in the state. Keokuk is known as ...

Hand holding a purple geode in a green garden - FotoHelin/Shutterstock This guide highlights accessible, legal locations where enthusiasts can safely hunt for geodes and geode-like formations and take ...

After guiding us through a small museum behind his office, Kirk Brandenberger of the Keokuk Area Convention and Tourism Bureau pushed a long lever that cradled an ordinary looking softball sized rock.

Based on our methodology, the best Midwest city for retired couples living on just Social Security is Keokuk, Iowa. Recognized as the “Geode Capital of the World”, Keokuk has some of the most diverse ...

“As a young kid, we used to go to the Mississippi over there and go fishing,” Mike Shumate recalled. “There’s always geodes laying on the bank of the river. You’d break them open and say, ‘Oh that’s ...