It's fun! Upbeat! And different from any magazine you've ever seen! Welcome to Our Iowa, the magazine that celebrates all that's great about living in Iowa.
Basically, Our Iowa allows Iowans to "talk to each other". Reading each issue is like sitting at your kitchen table and chatting with new friends over coffee, all of whom have interests similar to yours.
There are jaw-dropping photos of our beautiful land as well as some in-depth features. But the bulk of each issue is conversational, light-hearted "Here's what I think..." contributions shared by Iowans... people just like you.
Plus, you can win some great prizes. We're giving away a $20,000 kitchen makeover in our "Keys to the Kitchen" contest. Find the key hidden in each issue, and it might just unlock the door to a dream kitchen! Or enter the Lucky I Contest and win thousands of dollars in prizes given by advertisers each issue.
Sneak a Peek Inside this Issue...
Hooray for an "Iowa Girl"!
Lessons learned on the farm helped this Iowa native become the winningest basketball coach in junior college history.
Can You Tell a Good Christmas Tale?
We start the Christmas story...and you finish it...in our seventh annual holiday writing contest.
Here's Your Chance to Win a New Kitchen!
Read on about our latest wild idea...a contest to win a free $20,000 "Extreme Kitchen Makeover".
Teenagers Created Their Own "Bucket List".
These young cousins did more than just bond during their summer get-together.
Look What Santa Brought!
Remember "playing farm" under the Christmas tree with your new toys...and a bucket of Dad's shelled corn?
Tough Duty...But Hey, Someone Had to Do It.
So said this teenaged boy (with a smile) as he worked out with the girls' basketball team.
A Florida Girl and Her Iowa Boy.
She fell in love with more than the man of her dreams. She's head over heels for Iowa - cold weather and all.
Amish Farm Wife's Diary:
"We canned over 1,100 quarts this summer. No wonder we're running out of jars!"
Her Legacy Lives on Lumber.
A young bride left sketches on barn boards across Iowa as she traveled with her carpenter-husband in the 1930s.
In Every Issue
Two Men and a Magazine
Road Trip!
Prettiest Farm in Iowa
What I Miss Most About Iowa
Iowa Eye-Catchers
Country Characters
Io-Ways … Photos Along Our Byways and Backroads
Look What You Can Win from Advertisers!
Just for Laughs
From the Mouths of Little Iowans
Why I Came Back to Iowa
Focus on Iowa Photo Contest
Rustic Roads
Iowa Rewind
County Roundup/Meet Our Hawk-Eyes
Recipes They’re Proud to Share
Cookin’ with Karen
Where's the Beef?
My Favorite Ma & Pa Restaurant
We Hear Ya!
