Amana Colonies

Are the Amana Colonies a tourist trap?
The Amana Colonies, long considered one of Iowa’s leading tourist attractions, is also one of the nation’s top tourist traps, according to a recent USA Today report. Stacey Colledge begs to differ. Ms. Colledge, executive director of the Amana Colonies…
Waste not, want not
It powers all seven villages in the Amana Colonies, provides high quality fertilizer to farms…
Amana Colonies ‘quietly innovative’ with top-notch technology
Despite its historic small-town charm that takes visitors back to a simpler era, Amana is…

Week brings glimmers of hope for area boutique hotels
The 65-room Hotel Millwright in Amana combines history and modern industrial design. The hotel will…

Amana bank to feature coffee house, German flair
Bank Haus, a branch of Fairfax State Savings Bank, will open later this year at…
