Appanoose County

When we visited Appanoose County, and the city of Centerville, it was getting all ready for Ragbrai to come to town. It has a surprisingly robust town square. We stayed at the Honey Creek State Resort at lake Rathbun, Audrey ended up slipping and slicing her chin open and had to get it glued shut at the Centerville hospital (great staff, we were in and out pretty quick)

One of the few pictures of all of us

Centerville painted the town square like monopoly

Wayne County

Wayne Country! Wayne County! Party Time! Excellent!

Bey gonna shut down the Corydon Community Bandstand

Decatur County

Decatur County is one of the few examples in the state where the largest city (Lamoni) isn't the country seat. That distinction goes to Leon. This area of the state was an important part of the Mormon trail, and today is home to a large Amish population which has been moving from the "overpopulated" Cedar Rapids area.

The courthouse is nice. You see these mini-statue of liberties everywhere. Someone made a killing on them

They have this elephant

now you know, and knowing is half the battle