Graef Rites To Be Today

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Oct 24, 1939
Iowa City Press Citizen

Graef Rites To Be Today

Oxford Resident Succumbs Saturday
After Long Illness

Funeral service for Peter Graef 59, Oxford
who died Saturday night at the home of
Mrs. Emma Graef, 1117 E. Davenport street,
after a lingering illness, will be held at
9 o'clock this morning at St. Mary's church.

Born Aug. 20, 1880, in Iowa City,
Mr. Graef spent most of his life in Johnson County
Eberhardt's Visit Grave Site

100 things to eat in Iowa before you die

Hopefully the 100 place to eat at 

  are near the 100 places to visit 

Discover Iowa before I Die

 

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July 9, 2006 Section: Iowa Life Page: 1E 100 things to eat in Iowa before you die Crawford Erin Staff By ERIN CRAWFORD

REGISTER STAFF WRITER Even if death doesn't seem imminent, it's best to get started on this list quickly. After all, we found 100 things you need to eat (or drink) in Iowa before it's too late. This list isn't just about great food. It's about house specialties and unique dishes no other place serves (or does quite as well). These 100 items may be the-best-part-of-the-meal or the-best-thing-to-eat-in-town or the-best-thing-I-ever-ate. Scores of people gave us tips, and we checked them out to the best of our ability. We kept the list to 100 dishes, even though Iowa has thousands of restaurants in its 99 counties and more great meals than we can count. These dishes illustrate the brilliant spectrum of flavors Iowa has to offer - 100 menu items that keep patrons coming back and 100 dishes worth seeking out, with space next to each item to check off as you go. We've given them to you in alphabetical order by location. So, what are you waiting for? Dig in. ___ 1. Taco Pizza, Happy Joe's, locations across Iowa ___ 2. Sweet corn, Sweet Corn Festival, Adel ___ 3. BBQ Ribs, Claxon's Smokehouse & Grill, Altoona ___ 4. Sauerkraut Salad, Colony Inn Restaurant, Amana ___ 5. Rhubarb wine, Ackerman Winery, Amana ___ 6. Schild Brau Amber, Millstream Brewery, Amana Colonies ___ 7. Sauerbraten (beef marinated in a sweet and sour sauce, made with spices and Amana wines) with potato dumplings, Ronneburg Restaurant, Amana ___ 8. Saucy Southerner Sandwich, Hickory Park, Ames ___ 9. Chicken Tequila Fettuccine (Chicken, onions, peppers and tequila-soy cream sauce on spinach fettuccine), Aunt Maude's, Ames ___ 10. Denver-Style Crust Pizza, The Great Plains Sauce and Dough Co., Ames ___ 11. Gyro, The Gyro Guy outdoor cart, Campustown, Ames ___ 12. Margarita, O'Malley & McGees, Ames ___ 13. Fresh Beer-Battered Onion Rings, The Redwood Steakhouse, Anita ___ 14. Angel Cream Coconut Cake, Peppercorn Pantry Tea Room, Aplington ___ 15. Nutty Bar, Arnolds Park Amusement Park, Arnolds Park ___ 16. Prime Rib, The Feedlot Steakhouse, Atlantic ___ 17. Homemade fudge, The Mean Street Grill, Atlantic ___ 18. Spaghetti Soup and Red Raspberry Pie, Breitbach's Country Dining, Balltown ___ 19. Sink Cookies, Granny Annie's Bakery & Cafe, Cedar Falls ___ 20. Raspberry Coffee Cake, Barn Happy, Cedar Falls ___ 21. Kolaches, Sykora Bakery, Cedar Rapids ___ 22. Cabbage Rolls (ground beef with rice wrapped in a cabbage leaf with a tangy tomato sauce) with potato or bread dumplings, Zindricks Czech Restaurant, Cedar Rapids ___ 23. Pork Ribs, Al & Irene's, Cedar Rapids ___ 24. Onion Rings, J Bruners steak restaurant, Clarinda ___ 25. Black Dirt Cake (cream-cheese frosting layered between ground Oreo cookies), That Place Restaurant, Conrad ___ 26. Garst Farm sides: Corn Casserole, Four-Way Bean Dish and Sweet and Sour Red Cabbage, Garst Farm Resorts, Coon Rapids ___ 27. Hot Fudge Sundae, served with a pitcher of fudge on the side, Lagomarcino's, Davenport ___ 28. Pond-Raised Catfish with Western Baked Potato, The Enchanted Inn, Davenport ___ 29. Regular (pepperoni and sausage) or Around-The-Garden Pizza, Mabe's Pizza & Restaurant, Decorah ___ 30. Breakfast buffet with made-to-order omelets, homemade waffles, biscuits and gravy, and pastries, Cronk's Restaurant & Lounge, Denison ___ 31. Burritos Jimador (cheese-sauce topped burritos stuffed with steak, cheese and lettuce), El Jimador, Denison ___ 32. Bone-in Delmonico, 801 Steak & Chop House, Des Moines ___ 33. Margherita or Sausage Pizza, Chuck's Italian-American Restaurant, Des Moines ___ 34. Peach Ice Cream, Bauder's, Des Moines ___ 35. Chicken Spiedini, Tursi's Latin King Restaurant, Des Moines ___ 36. Corn dog, Campbell's Concessions, Iowa State Fair, Des Moines ___ 37. Chocolate Bonbon, Chocolaterie Stam, Des Moines/Windsor Heights/West Des Moines ___ 38. Tom Ka Kai, Thai Flavors, Des Moines ___ 39. Steak taco, Tasty Tacos, Des Moines ___ 40. Hot Sausage Sandwich (made with Graziano's sausage), Norwood Inn, Des Moines ___ 41. Trappistine Creamy Caramels, Trappistine Nuns of Our Lady of the Mississippi Abbey Monastery, Dubuque ___ 42. Bison Tenderloin, Pepper Sprout Midwest Cuisine, Dubuque ___ 43. Caramel Apple, Betty Jane Candies, Dubuque ___ 44. Gunderburger, The Irish Shanti, Elgin ___ 45. Stuffed Pork Loin, The Danish Inn, Elk Horn ___ 46. Crepes, La Petit Paris, Fairfield ___ 47. Vegetarian Salad Bar, Maharishi University of Management cafeteria, Fairfield ___ 48. Sunday Vegetarian Breakfast Buffet, Everybody's, Fairfield ___ 49. Wood-Fired Pizza, Revelations Cafe & Bookstore, Fairfield ___ 50. Semmel (a dense German roll, baked fresh daily), The Bistro at the Gortz Haus, Grimes ___ 51. Chicken Walnut Salad, served on Wednesdays at Kelcy's, Grinnell ___ 52. Cream-Filled Coney, (doughnut with cream filling, shaped like a hot dog), Danish Maid Bakery, Grinnell ___ 53. Homemade Triple Berry Pie, Picket Fence CafØ, Guttenberg ___ 54. Cherry Pie, Crouse Cafe, Indianola ___ 55. Spicy Yam Pate, Red Avocado, Iowa City ___ 56. Green Papaya Salad, Thai Spice Restaurant, Iowa City ___ 57. Brie Beast Sandwich (Niman Ranch roast beef, brie cheese, roasted sweet peppers, lettuce and tomato on farm bread), New Pioneer Co-Op, Iowa City and Coralville ___ 58. Tuscan Tomato Soup, Bread Garden Bakery & Cafe, Iowa City ___ 59. Vegetarian Falafel Sandwich, Oasis Falafel, Iowa City ___ 60. Smoke Trout Pate (served with stone-ground wheat crackers), Linn Street Cafe, Iowa City ___ 61. BBQ Chicken, Camp David, Iowa Falls ___ 62. Fried Chicken with homemade bread, mashed potatoes and gravy, The Red Barn Bistro, Keosauqua ___ 63. Bob Dog (natural-casing wiener topped with loose meat), Bob's Drive-In, Le Mars ___ 64. Tenderloin Tips (cubes of tenderloin beef sauteed with mushroom, white wine and oregano in a white wine and garlic-butter sauce) Somebody's Grille & Bar, Manilla ___ 65. Tortellini Carbonara (tortellini with homemade Alfredo sauce, bacon and green onions), Phat Daddy's, Marengo ___ 66. Half-pound burger, Marquette Bar & Cafe, Marquette ___ 67. Maid-Rite, Taylor's Maid-Rite, Marshalltown ___ 68. Mile-High Lemon Meringue Pie, Stone's Restaurant, Marshalltown ___ 69. Chocolate Chip Cookie Pie, Twisted Chicken, McGregor ___ 70. 16-ounce Ribeye (heart-cut, bacon-wrapped), Rube's Steaks, Montour and Waukee ___ 71. Homegrown Muscatine Melons, late July until first frost, The Good Earth Restaurant, Muscatine ___ 72. Seven Seas Seafood Soup, Guadalajara, Muscatine ___ 73. Grilled Sirloin Meatloaf (Wood-fire grilled meatloaf served on Texas toast with BBQ sauce, topped with mashed potatoes and onion straws), The Button Factory Woodfire Grille, Muscatine ___ 74. Blue Cheese, Maytag Dairy Farm, Newton ___ 75. Bratwurst, Woudstra Meat Market, Orange City ___ 76. Loaded Hash Browns, Otho Pub, Otho ___ 77. Loose meat sandwich, Canteen Lunch in the Alley, Ottumwa ___ 78. Dutch letters, Jaarsma Bakery, Pella ___ 79. Cast-Iron Seared Filet with a Blue Cheese Crostini, Carmelized Mushrooms and a Maple-Bourbon Demi-glaze, David's Milwaukee Diner, Perry ___ 80. Fajitas, Sabor Latino, Postville ___ 81. Hamburger Buns, Postville Bakery, Postville ___ 82. Broasted Chicken, Red Rooster, Postville ___ 83. Pita and Falafel, Kosher Community Restaurant, Postville ___ 84. Country Fried Chicken with Mashed Potatoes and Creamed Vegetables, first Sunday of the month, Elks Club, Shenandoah ___ 85. Tuna Sushi, Fuji Bay Japanese Restaurant, Sioux City ___ 86. Onion Peels, Tastee In and Out, Sioux City ___ 87. Pork Tenderloin, St. Olaf Tavern, St. Olaf ___ 88. Fruit-of-the-Forest Pie (fruits in season), Susie's Kitchen, Stanton ___ 89. Swedish Meatball Soup, Boz Wellz Pub & Eaterie, Storm Lake ___ 90. Caramel Truffles, Kristi's Kandies & Heirlooms, Storm Lake ___ 91. New York Strip Steak, The Embers, Storm Lake ___ 92. Raspberry Pork Tenderloin (Grilled pork tenderloin with a raspberry sauce), The Cottage on Broad, Story City ___ 93. Dutch Salad, Coffee Cup Cafe, Sully ___ 94. Steak DeBurgo, Sam & Gabe's Italian Bistro, Urbandale ___ 95. Cinnamon Roll, Iowa Machine Shed, Urbandale ___ 96. Prime Rib Twister (Grilled prime rib with Cajun seasoning topped with grilled mushrooms, onions and grilled shrimp), AK Corral Steakhouse & Lounge, Ute ___ 97. Muskie Burger, Muskie Lounge, Ventura ___ 98. Black Forest Cake, Martin's Brandenburg, Waverly ___ 99. Chocolate malt, Wilton Candy Kitchen, Wilton ___ 100. Apple Dumpling, Iowa 80 truck stop, Walcott Reporter Erin Crawford can be reached at (515) 284-8438 or ecrawford@dmreg.com What did we miss? We're on the hunt for Iowa's greatest local specialties. We're looking for the dishes you crave, the ones you miss when you're away.

100 Places to Visit in Iowa before you die

Looking for Summer Vacaion Ideas.. 

Take a look at this list..  Then you can also visit Montrose..  free lodging while you tour the area..  Bonaparte, Iowa  and Lacey- Keosaqua State Park are nearby..  Then there is the Great River Road and the Avenue of the Saints .. to St. Louis      

 

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100 places in Iowa to visit before you die Crawford Erin Staff By ERIN CRAWFORD

REGISTER STAFF WRITER Adventurers and Iowans, lend us your spare weekend. We have assembled 100 places so unique or wonderful - and occasionally both - they demand a visit. At some of these sites, you'll learn about Iowa's past; at others you'll experience the latest in culture. Some are simply beautiful places to walk or to enjoy one of the state's many scenic rivers. This list is similar to a list we published last summer, featuring 100 Iowa dishes everyone should eat. The response to that list was overwhelming. Readers visited restaurants, tried our choices and sent us reviews. They e-mailed furious arguments as to why their favorites should have made the list. A few readers even started clubs, planning to eat each and every one of the items we listed. So take a look at our list of notable places, arranged alphabetically by location. Then visit DesMoinesRegister.com/iowalife and let us know what we missed. Happy trails. ___1.Town square, rich in architecture and retail with a chateau-inspired courthouse, Adel ___2. POW-built Nativity scene, hand-carved by German prisoners during World War II and displayed each December, Algona ___3. Yellow River State Forest, Allamakee County ___4. Amana Colonies, seven historical villages, Amana ___5. Campanile, Iowa State University campus, Ames ___6. Reiman Gardens, 14-acre public garden featuring a conservatory and butterfly wing, Ames ___7. Stephens Auditorium, rated "building of the century" by Iowa architects, Ames ___8. Hilton Coliseum, home of the Cyclones, Iowa State University, Ames ___9. M-Shop, classic nightclub at Iowa State University, Ames ___10. Arnolds Park, century-old amusement park, Arnolds Park ___11. Albert the Bull, bovine landmark, Audubon ___12. Park Farm Winery & Vineyard, one of several wineries on Iowa's Wine Trail, Bankston ___13. Davis County Courthouse, built in the Second Empire style, Bloomfield ___14. Chimney Rock, Upper Iowa River, among the most scenic stretches of river in Iowa, near Bluffton ___15. Downtown commercial district, historic river village, Bonaparte ___16. Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad, historic rail line, Boone ___17. Snake Alley, claims to be "crookedest street in the world," Burlington ___18. UNI-Dome, Iowa's largest arena, Cedar Falls ___19. Black Hawk Hotel, historic lodging, Cedar Falls ___20. Brucemore, historic mansion, Cedar Rapids ___21. Grant Wood Studio and Visitor Center, workplace of the famous Iowa painter, Cedar Rapids ___22. African American Historical Museum and Cultural Center of Iowa, featuring exhibits about African-American history in the United States and Iowa, Cedar Rapids ___23. Pikes Peak State Park, with suspension bridges and majestic river views, Clayton County ___24. Surf Ballroom, club turned icon as the final show site for Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper, Clear Lake ___25. Swinging bridge, Columbus Junction ___26. White Rock Conservancy, protected woodlands, prairie and wetlands in the Middle Raccoon River valley, Coon Rapids ___27. Western Historic Trails Center, introduction to four important trails that meet in the city - Mormon, California, Lewis and Clark, and Oregon trails, Council Bluffs ___28. Historic General Dodge House, Victorian home built by a railroad tycoon, Council Bluffs ___29. Howell's Dried Floral & Greenhouse, 15 acres of flowers, pumpkins, plus a charming barn gift shop with a staggering array of dried foliage and flowers in the hayloft, Cumming ___30. John O'Donnell Stadium, baseball park, Davenport ___31. Figge Art Museum and River Music Experience, Davenport ___32. Village of East Davenport, historic area with antique and art stores, Davenport ___33. Seed Savers, gardens featuring heritage varieties, Decorah ___34. Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum, 16 buildings housing 24,000 artifacts, Decorah ___35. Backbone State Park, a steep ridge of bedrock with scenic overlooks above the Maquoketa River, Delaware County ___36. Des Moines Art Center, designed by three famous architects with an important collection of contemporary art, Des Moines ___37. State Capitol, magnificent example of 19th-century architecture topped by a 23-karat gold-leaf dome, Des Moines ___38. Salisbury House, historic home modeled after an English mansion, Des Moines ___39. Drake Stadium, recently renovated home of the Drake Relays, Des Moines ___40. 801 Grand, tallest building in the state, Des Moines ___41. Temple for Performing Arts, masterfully renovated Masonic temple housing a theater, restaurants and other retail, Des Moines ___42. Neal Smith recreation trail, paved route from Des Moines to Saylorville Lake, Des Moines ___43. Principal Park, stadium home of the Iowa Cubs, Des Moines ___44. Science Center of Iowa, state-of-the-art museum with interactive exhibits and IMAX theater, Des Moines ___45. Iowa State Fair, Des Moines ___46. Fenelon Place Elevator, claims to be "the world's shortest, steepest scenic railway" with views of the Mississippi River and downtown, Dubuque ___47. Our Lady of the Mississippi abbey, a community of Trappistine nuns famed for making caramels, Dubuque ___48. Eagle Point Park, renovated during the Depression and located on the rock outcroppings overlooking Lock and Dam No. 11 on the Mississippi River, Dubuque ___49. Field of Dreams, baseball and cornfield where the popular movie was filmed, Dyersville ___50. National Farm Toy Museum and farm toy stores, massive collection of agriculture-related toys, Dyersville ___51. American Gothic home featured in Grant Wood's famous portrait, Eldon ___52. Danish windmill, Elk Horn ___53. Maharishi University of Management campus and meditation domes, where buildings face east and have golden roof ornaments and central silent spaces called ''Brahmasthans,'' Fairfield ___54. St. Anthony of Padua Chapel, said to be the smallest church in the world with only eight seats, Festina ___55. Merchants National Bank, the "jewel box" bank designed by Louis Sullivan, Grinnell ___56. The Landing, three-story stone warehouse converted into hotel, Guttenberg ___57. Kinnick Stadium, home of the Hawkeyes, University of Iowa campus, Iowa City ___58. Iowa Advanced Technology Laboratory, futuristic Frank Gehry-designed building partially covered in stainless steel, Iowa City ___59. Pedestrian Mall, shopping district paved in brick and decorated with arts and a fountain, Iowa City ___60. Corn mazes, D and D Farms, elaborate patterns in a cornfield, Knoxville and Ames ___61. Hitchcock House, once a stop on the Underground Railroad, Lewis ___62. Gitchie Manitou State Preserve, featuring the oldest bedrock in the state, Lyon County ___63. Covered bridges, made legendary by Robert James Waller's book "The Bridges of Madison County" and a subsequent movie, Madison County ___64. Ledges State Park, with sandstone bluffs and arresting views of the Des Moines River valley, Madrid ___65. Authentic German Hausbarn, constructed in 1660 in Germany and moved to Iowa in 1996, Manning ___66. Decker Hotel & Restaurant, restored hotel originally built in 1875, Maquoketa ___67. Charles MacNider Art Museum, displaying marionettes from "The Sound of Music," Mason City ___68. Music Man Square, honors "Music Man" composer Meredith Willson, Mason City ___69. Rock Glen/Rock Crest neighborhoods, cluster of homes built in the Prairie style, Mason City ___70. The Three Sons, funky clothing store and official retailer of the "University of Okoboji" line, Milford ___71. DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge, flyway for spring and fall migrations of ducks and geese since the end of the last ice age, Missouri Valley ___72. Ramsey Farm at Lesanville, 180-acre historic working farm and village depicting rural American life between the late 1800s and the early 1950s, Mount Ayr ___73. Pearl Button Museum, preserves the era when mussels were harvested for pearls to make buttons, Muscatine ___74. The Little Brown Church in the Vale, small church made famous in song, Nashua ___75. Handsaker barn or "Fernald barn," a striking square barn built in 1880, Nevada ___76. Iowa Speedway, new racetrack designed by illustrious NASCAR driver Rusty Wallace, Newton ___77. St. Boniface Church, magnificently ornate Catholic church, New Vienna ___78. West Lake Okoboji, a clear blue spring-fed lake in Iowa's Great Lakes chain, Okoboji ___79. Dutch-inspired downtown business district, with canals, windmills and a spring tulip festival, Pella ___80. Hotel Pattee, restored hotel filled with art and artifacts from around the state and Mission-style architecture, Perry ___81. Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge, 8,000-acre prairie where the buffalo still roam, Prairie City ___82. Cedar Rock, Frank Lloyd Wright-designed home, Quasqueton ___83. Sidney Iowa Rodeo Championship, calls itself Iowa's oldest, continually running outdoor rodeo, Sidney ___84. Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center, educational center in the Loess Hills, Sioux City ___85. Grandview Park, outdoor band shell and rose garden dating from 1937, Sioux City ___86. Orpheum Theatre, opulent vaudeville and motion picture house originally built in 1927 and since restored for contemporary performances, Sioux City ___87. Clay County Fair, calls itself the largest county fair in the state since 1917, Spencer ___88. St. Wenceslaus Church, oldest Czech Catholic church in America built in 1860, Spillville ___89. Gehlen House Bed and Breakfast, historic guest house in the historic limestone village built by Luxembourg emigrants, St. Donatus ___90. Toolesboro Indian Mounds, Hopewellian mounds dating from 200 B.C. to 300 A.D., Toolesboro ___91. Living History Farms, rich preservation of the agricultural and domestic history of Iowa, Urbandale ___92. Villages of Van Buren, 12 historic villages located in a single county, Van Buren County ___93. Maharishi Vedic Observatory, an open-air observatory of masonry sundials, Vedic City ___94. Iowa 80 Truckstop, world's largest, Walcott ___95. Galleria de Paco, coffee shop, gallery and club opening within a month featuring a Sistine Chapel reproduction, Waterloo ___96. John Deere operations, offering factory tours of the agricultural equipment manufacturer, Waterloo ___97. Lost Island Adventure Park, largest water park in the state, Waterloo ___98. Grotto of the Redemption, religious monument constructed from stone and gemstones by a German cleric over 42 years, West Bend ___99. Herbert Hoover National Historic Site, birthplace of the 31st U.S. president, West Branch ___100. Valley Junction, historic retail district, West Des Moines Reporter Erin Crawford can be reached at (515) 284-8438 or ecrawford@dmreg.com Favorite place? We asked some well-known Iowans about their own favorite place to go in the state. Kevin Cooney, anchor, KCCI University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls "I know it doesn't sound like a tourist spot - does any campus? - but when you think about it, campuses can be incredible places to visit. This weekend I'm looking forward to visiting the UNI Museum, the Marshall Center schoolhouse, as well as learning more about the history of the university and getting some insight from those who live and work there about some of the other things." Gregory L. Geoffroy, Iowa State University president Great Ape Trust of Iowa, Des Moines "Although it is not generally open to the broad public, I highly recommend the Great Ape Trust. It is incredible to experience the intelligence of the bonobos and orangutan residents and to see the special interaction between the great apes and the scientists who work there. The experience causes one to think very differently about the great apes, their intelligence and social structure, and their long term survival prospects. It is truly one of the two or three top great ape research centers in the world, and it is a real Iowa treasure." Christie Vilsack, first lady of Iowa American Gothic house, Eldon "I can't (drive through Eldon) without stopping at the American Gothic house. I've been a great fan of Grant Wood and had a copy of American Gothic in my dorm room through college. For my 50th birthday, Tom gave me a lithograph of "American Gothic," which is one of my favorite possessions. There will be a visitor center there and I helped the people of Eldon raise the money and raise attention. I always have to have a picture taken outside ... It's such a humble abode, but so interesting in the art history of America and one of the most known homes in America." Lisa Bluder, head women's basketball coach at University of Iowa Carver Hawkeye Arena on game night Kinnick Stadium on a football Saturday. A burger and fries on Sutliff Bridge in Sutliff, Ia. Herbert Hoover presidential library, birthplace and park in West Branch, Ia. (stop and get a pizza at Herb and Lou's to enjoy at the park). The Brucemore mansion in Cedar Rapids. Hiking and picnicking at Stone City, Ia. Any high school gym in Iowa during a girls basketball game! Sarah Grant, founder of Sticks Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge, Prairie City "I go there to think and the place inspires my paintings. You see, I love living in Iowa." Did we miss anything? If one of your favorite places in Iowa is not on the list, let us know. Go to DesMoinesRegister.com/iowalife and add to our list.

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