Tag: 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...
Edelweiss Coffee & Tea Co. opens in Amana
Edelweiss Coffee & Tea Co., a coffee shop located at 626 46th Ave. inside the Amana Colonies Visitor Center, recently opened for business.
The new...
Amana Farms joins Cargill RegenConnect program
Amana Farms is enrolling 3,300 acres of their 2022-23 crop fields into Cargill RegenConnect – a voluntary market-based regenerative agriculture program that accesses the...
Bike Ride of Iowa County will be held Aug. 13
The seventh annual Bike Ride of Iowa County (BRIC) will be held Aug. 13 in the Amana Colonies.
The event will begin at 9 a.m....
Curtain permanently closes on Old Creamery Theatre
The Old Creamery Theatre, Iowa’s oldest professional non-profit theatre company, has permanently closed its doors after more than 50 years.
The theatre’s board of directors...
Waste not, want notÂ
It powers all seven villages in the Amana Colonies, provides high quality fertilizer to farms and literally turns cattle manure and industrial waste into...
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 host grand opening celebrations Oct. 21. CREDIT AMANA SOCIETY
The...
Amana bank to feature coffee house, German flair
Bank Haus, a branch of Fairfax State Savings Bank, will open later this year at this Amana Society building on the corner of 220th...