Iowa's Simple Pleasures with Dan Kaercher
Sporting Fun (#304)
Be a spectator at an Iowa Barnstormers game, at baseball games in Cedar Rapids and Clarinda, at the Adams County Speedway and at the Sidney Championship Rodeo. [26 minutes]
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Iowa Barnstormers, Des Moines, Iowa (#304)
Dan has the perfect prescription for your spring and summer football fever. Iowa Barnstormers games in Des Moines... 06:16
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Sidney Championship Rodeo, Sidney, Iowa (#304)
The Sidney Championship Rodeo boasts "The Greatest Show on Dirt" as cowboys rope calves, wrestle steers and ride... 05:11
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Clarinda A's Baseball, Clarinda, Iowa (#304)
Baseball is one of Dan’s favorite past-times. He took some time out on a pleasant summer evening while in Page... 04:48
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Adams County Speedway, Corning, Iowa (#304)
Feel the need for speed? Dan found it in Adams County where the dirt oval is the place to be on Saturday... 05:04
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Cedar Rapids Kernels, Cedar Rapids, Iowa (#304)
Iowa provides many opportunities to enjoy what we call “America’s favorite past-time”. Check out the ballparks in... 05:39
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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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