Category Archives: Maquoketa

The Maquoketa Library, like Anamosa, had a room dedicated to local history with an extensive collection of books and microfilm of the local newspapers all the way back to their founding.  Unfortunately, the Youngs had already moved westward to Jones … Continue reading →

I stopped for lunch on Main St. in Maquoketa, the county seat of Jackson County, Iowa.The food was almost cartoonishly “Main St. American”.  The place was packed with locals.  One older woman said to another sitting at a booth, “Fancy … Continue reading →