Long Lincoln County Christmas Blizzard Hunters Recall 1991 Season
A group recalls the 1991 Halloween blizzard that dumped three feet of snow across Minnesota as Iowa pheasant hunters pursued roosters on a stormy weekend. They recount dogs, pointers, and a six man six dog effort amid wet gear and freezing winds near a field rideout.
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Iowa
Minnesota
Dan Smith
Kalispell
Mont
Zeke
Arthur Clark
Woody
Terry Franck
Sandy
Nature Silence Through Jay Sigmund’s River Poem
An Iowa writer recalls Jay G. Sigmund born 1885 near Wapsipinicon as a poet and former Mutual of Omaha vice president. He cherished nature’s silence and river sounds, contrasting them with modern noise as the author muses on 2017 Iowa life.
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Wapsi
Jay G. Sigmund
Sigmund
Mutual of Omaha
Cedar Rapids
Waubeek
Winter ice cautions and fishing notes from Iowa DNR report
Iowa DNR reports Lake Iowa is ice covered with 4-6 inch ice along shorelines and variable depths in channels. Open water persists near the Macbride ramp and Mehaffey Bridge, with winter pool around 683.4 feet by weekend. Temperatures in the single digits, driving caution, buddy system advised, and parking lots unplowed.
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Macbride
Robbers Marina
Mehaffey Bridge
Interior
Iowa
N.E
Lansing
Lynxville
Sny Magill Ramp
Bussey Lake
Causeway Road
Bussey
Guttenberg
Bertom
Zollicoffers
Mud Lake
Zollicoffer
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Wild Side
Calan Love
Wapsipinicon River
Quasqueton
National Weather Service
Joors
Suzie Mallard
John Hanson
Linn County Conservation Board
Fishing Report
The
Iowa Dnr
Www
Jowadar. Org
Coralville Reservoir
Lake Macbride
Pleasant Creek
Wapsi River
Tripoli
Troy Mills
Volga Lake
Decorah
Decorah Fish Hatchery
Mississippi River
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