Villages Folk School: Art Class Getaways

Connie Attractions & Events, Iowa November 25, 2015November 28, 2015Southeast Iowa, the folk school, travel iowa, villages folk school, Villages of Van Buren, villages of van buren county 3 Comments

Continuing our tour of southeast Iowa’s Villages of Van Buren, our next stop was an 1800s restored stone building. This is where we would learn about the Villages Folk School and try our hands at a printing press. Read more

Dutchman’s Store: Old-Fashioned Shop in Amish Community

Connie Attractions & Events, Iowa, Shopping November 21, 2015November 22, 2015dutchman shop, dutchman store in cantril iowa, dutchman's store, Iowa tourism, old fashion stores, Southeast Iowa, the dutchman store, the iowa store, travel iowa, Villages of Van Buren 0 Comment

In 1985 Clair Zimmerman and his wife, Virginia, opened a small general store in Cantril, Iowa, a town that serves the surrounding Amish community. They expanded…and expanded…and expanded. Today Dutchman’s Store occupies an entire block on Cantril’s main street, and it’s as much a tourist attraction as it is a grocery store…or a fabric shop…or a gift shop. Read more

Milton Creamery: Award-Winning Artisan Cheese

Connie Agritourism, Iowa November 19, 2015November 21, 2015aged cheddar, aged cheeses, aged white cheddar, artisan cheeses, cheese creamery, cheese maker, cheese makers, dairy creamery, garman quark, maytag cheese, milton cheese, milton cramery prairie breeze, milton creamery, Milton Iowa, prairie breeze cheddar, prairie breeze cheese, prairie breze, quark dairy, Southeast Iowa, the cheese maker, Villages of Van Buren 0 Comment

At only 17-years-old, Galen Musser received his first U.S. Cheese Championship award for his Prairie Breeze^TM cheddar. That’s just one year after he started his cheese making career. Milton Creamery cheeses have won many awards since then, including one in England.