Transcendental Iowa

"It's a very special place. I think it's the future of universities. I don't see self-centered, tormented, stressed, anxiety-ridden students. I see very strong powerful brilliance. And so I like supporting this university and I like supporting the peace-creating groups here in Iowa." --David Lynch

"In Keosauqua, however, at the hour when night is on the river and the cultivators have stopped rumbling across the old iron bridge at the edge of town, sociological cool reasoning is hard doctrine to take in. There are reasons why people stay here. Somewhere on the river bank, the Caruso of all whippoorwills is making sounds that stand the hair on end. Looking from the bridge, past the old steamboat Gothic hotel--veteran of four floods--there are the lights of the quiet town--"all three of them," to quote a local wag. Sociologist go home. This is the happy place, the blessed land." -Leslie Hanscom, writing about my hometown in Newsweek Magazine, July 8, 1963.   

Comments

[Brian Mc Namar]

Love the quote from the '63 article. I think we have that magazine somewhere in Mom's house, though I haven't seen it in years. I would say that the article represents good and bad news for the town, both of which are the same comment: "Not that much of significance has changed since 1963." Sorry we didn't get a chance catch up with you or your folks. Hope the Holidays went well, and safe travels back to the Windy City.

Brian

[Florin]

The Manning Hotel looks amazing !!
Happy New Year!