Iowa's Simple Pleasures with Dan Kaercher
Sidney Championship Rodeo, Templeton Rye, Disc Golf, Bogie's Steakhouse (#204)
Sidney Championship Rodeo: Freemont County, Sidney
The Sidney Championship Rodeo boasts "The Greatest Show on Dirt" as cowboys rope calves, wrestle steers and ride bareback broncs. In existence since 1923, the rodeo entertains more than 38,000 visitors a year in the tiny southwestern Iowa town of fewer than 1,200 residents.
Templeton Rye: Carroll County, Templeton
Prohibition of alcohol in the 1920's lead to a boom in bootlegging. Dan Kaercher shares his findings of one of Iowa's most famous whiskey bootlegging activities in Templeton.
Disc Golf: Winnebago County, Forest city
Dan Kaercher learns there are two kinds of golf games: the traditional "ball" golf and the golf game played with "discs".
Bogie's Steakhouse: Monroe County, Albia
If you say "supersize" me, you better mean it, as Dan Kaercher learned when he ordered a grilled entrée at Bogie's Steakhouse in Albia
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This episode has not aired in the past few months on Iowa Public Television.
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Iowa's Simple Pleasures - Episode 204 (#204)
Full Program: Professional cowboys entertain crowds of all ages at southwest Iowa's Sidney Championship Rodeo; experience what... 25:30
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Disc Golf, Forest City, Iowa (#204)
Dan Kaercher learns there are two kinds of golf games: the traditional "ball" golf and the golf game played with... 06:51
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Iowa's Simple Pleasures - Episode 406 (#406)
Full Program: Get lost in an amazing autumn maze; explore the all-you-can-eat menu at a scenic spot in Jackson county; learn the... 28:15
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Solsma's Punkin Patch, Sanborn, Iowa (#406)
In northwest Iowa, Dan Kaercher finds an amazing place -- a corn maze and all things pumpkin. 05:40
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Bluff Lake Catfish Farm Restaurant,... (#406)
Dan Kaercher finds a family-run restaurant in Jackson County that offers a homey atmosphere in the country and... 06:57
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Series Description: Dan Kaercher, founding editor-in-chief of Midwest Living magazine, travels Iowa in search of hidden treasures and out-of-the-way places for Iowans to visit and explore right here at home.
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Scott Country Special (#507)
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- Sun, May 19, 4:39 PM on IPTV
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Grass Tennis Court, Elk Horn, Kimballton, Indianola Opera, Antique Motorcycle Races, Motorcycle Museum (#501)
Episode Features: 1) Grass Tennis Court – Charles City 2) Elk Horn/Kimballton town profiles 3) Indianola Opera 4) Antique Motorcycle Races in Davenport and Motorcycle Museum in Anamosa Join host... [29 minutes]
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Geocaching, Little Swan Lake Winery, Saturday in the Park, Augusta Restaurant (#502)
1) Geocaching – SW Iowa 2) Little Swan Lake Winery – Superior, IA 3) Saturday in the Park – Sioux City, IA 4) Augusta Restaurant – Oxford, IA Host Dan Kaercher hits the trail to find outdoor... [29 minutes]
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Skydiving, Lake City, Bily Clock Museum, Broadbent Distillery (#503)
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Scenic City Empress Riverboat, Clay County Fair, Drake Restaurant, Jester Park (#504)
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Harvester Golf Course, Redwood Steakhouse, South East Iowa Art Tour, Mason City (#505)
Episode Features: 1) Harvester Golf Course – Rhodes, IA 2) Redwood Steakhouse – Anita, IA 3) SE Iowa Art Tour – SE Iowa 4) Mason City town profile Host Dan Kaercher discovers how Iowa’s... [29 minutes]
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