Located 2 hours north of Des Moines, 2 hours south of Minneapolis and 3 miles west of Interstate 35 on Iowa Highway 9. The population is (give or take) 200 and has been that way since it was founded in 1899.
The convenience of modern highways caused many local businesses to move or close. What remains however is a nice place to live, with the Iowa communities of Mason City , Clear Lake, Forest City, Manly, and Minnesota community of Albert Lee all a half hour or less away.
Is this the end of the rainbow? No, it isn't. It just seems that way to many of us living here.