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...
Listen to Iowa's Champion Hog Caller!
On the Road with the Budweiser Clydesdales.
An Iowan landed a dream job driving this team of 8 tons of thundering horseflesh to cheering crowds.
A Kitchen Like This Could Be Yours.
Readers are highly excited about our "Extreme Kitchen Makeover" contest.
What's Worse Than A Bull in a China Shop?
Answer: A farmer left unattended in a quilting store.
The Best Bean Soup in Iowa!
It's time to "spill the beans" and announce the winner in our soup cook-off.
The Blessing of an Ice Storm.
What's a family to do when the power goes out on a cold winter weekend?
Phooey on Those Pretty White Flakes!
Snow loses its luster for diarist whose winter slowly "goes south".
Her Cooking Wasn't the Way to His Heart!
She and other readers share their most embarrassing kitchen calamities.
Meet the Brains Behind the Big Baler...
...and many other inventions dedicated to making farm life easier and safer.
Amish Farm Wife's Diary:
"After supper, Edna Marie and I went ice-skating."
They're Bullish on Bonds...of Friendship.
The memories were golden on the silver anniversary of the Church Ladies Investment Club.
For Heaven's Sake—More Church Chuckles.
They say confession is good for the soul. So readers fess up to the funniest thing to happen to them in church.
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!
