Burk e outlines how bluffs shaped Upper Mississippi heritage
Lansing native William J Burke describes in his 315 page book how flood plain terraces and bluffs directed the placement of highways and railways and where mill towns formed on rapids He sought to connect with lay readers and students through history mixed with essays illustrated by Burke's photos and maps Burke 58 returns to Lansing in 1984 and runs a planning practice
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette Northeast
Iowa
Bureau
Ansing
Lansing
William J. Burke
Mississippi River
Burke
Upper
Mississippi Valley
Wisconsin
Gazette
Orlan Love
How the Landscape Shaped Our Heritage in Iowa
William J. Burke argues that northeast Iowa’s bluffs resist subduing by man yet face threats from private ownership and river towns. He notes most Mississippi River bluff lands lack public protection, with Effigy Mounds and Pikes Peak as exceptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Burke
Mississippi River
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Bluffs
Effigy Mounds National Monument
Pikes Peak State Park
Mississippi
Landscape Shapes Early Northeast Iowa Roads And Trade
William J. Burke argues that ridges between watersheds dictated highway and rail routes in northeast Iowa. His book details Old Military Road paths from Prairie du Chien to Fort Atkinson, explains current roads on ancient divides, and outlines a 1700s French trader route from Say Magill Creek to the Big Sioux River with potential trading post evidence at the creek mouth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chien
Wis
Fort Atkinson
Iowa
Burke
Chemin Des Voyageurs
Clayton County
McGregor
Big Sioux
Say Magill Creek
Wisconsin River
Sny Magill Creek
Five Cedar Rapids schools win Star School grants
Five Cedar Rapids schools share 105 000 in Star Schools Project grants. Franklin McKinley Garfield and Hoover Elementary plus Grant Elementary receive funds for labs networking fiber optic links multimedia gear and student home access. St Joseph Marion hosts kindergarten orientation. Marion Highs cheer team earns second at Mall of America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoover Elementary
Grant Elementary
St. Joseph School
Marion
St. Joseph
Linn County Conservation Department
Grant Wood Area Education Agency
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Grant Wood
Marion High School
Cedar Rapids district weighs using reserves for heating costs
Cedar Rapids school district eyes dipping into reserves to cover a heating bill projected at 1.02 million for the season as natural gas climbs. The board meeting at 7:30 p.m. at the Educational Service Center will also hear a proposal to partner with Kirkwood Community College on Career Edge academies in high schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Educational Service Center
Second Ave
Kirkwood Community College
Jefferson
Kennedy
Graphics
Washington
Marion
Linn-Mar
College Community
Metro
Duane Kramer
Iowa City
Kramer
Worms Turn Kitchen Waste Into Vermicompost Venture
The Hofmanns at D and D Ranch teach visitors worm composting and home vermicomposting kits that convert kitchen waste into fertilizer. Deb Hofmann, a Master Gardener, says gardening thrives when worms provide nutrients through vermicompost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hofmanns
D&d
Deb
Also Mentioned on This Page
Upper Mississippi Valley
Mississippi Valley Press
News Publishing Co
Waukon
Waukon Standard
P.O. Box
Minnesota
Northeast Iowa
Orlani
Fyiowa
Cedar Rapids
By Janet Borholm
Wilson
Clayton Schuety
Kennedy High School
Washington, D.C
Ed Riniker
Schuety
Young Lawyers Division
The
Iowa State Bar Association
Janet Borholm
Janetr
P.O
C.R. District
Koch
Meyers
Deb Hofmann
Center Point Rd
East
the Gazette
S. Riverside
Cedar Raps
2Nd Avenue SE
Nancy Sickelka
Piper
Automotive Parts
CALL
SAVE
Bloomfield
Bruce
Chris
Ginsberg Jewars
C.R
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!