Iowa’s state rock is all over the state’s southeast corner, but to find one you need to know someone. “There’s tons of geodes over here, but nobody has opened it up to the public,” said Kirk ...

Wherever I wander, I have an eye out for new and different things that might make interesting writing and reading. A trip to the Iowa-Missouri-Illinois tri-state corner last weekend offered up some ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hand holding a purple geode in a green garden - FotoHelin/Shutterstock This guide highlights accessible, legal locations where ...

In 1967, the Iowa State Legislature named the Geode the state rock of Iowa. Fifty years later, this unique type of rock gets more notice in Keokuk than anywhere else in the state. Keokuk is known as ...

The boot heel of Iowa is like a geode: ordinary and a little rough on the outside, but fascinating on closer look on the inside. (Marion and Rich Patterson/for The Gazette) Buy Photo The Gazette ...