Harvest Tour
Harvest Tour Redux
This week I was asked by the owners of Tourism Currents to contribute to their November newsletter. ( If you are not receiving the newsletter, you can do so by starting here.) I wrote about the Harvest Tour(s) in Greater Franklin County and what we found out as a result of doing them. Enjoy the…
Read MoreHarvest Tour 2012 Day 2
6 bloggers woke up to country fresh air in Franklin County Iowa on Saturday, October 6, 2012. They came to find out about: how food ends up on their table, rural living and the changes made in the last 100 years, entertainment in a small town, and why someone would want to live here. They…
Read MoreFollowing the Hashtag #HarvestTour2012
6 bloggers came to Franklin County Iowa last night. We took them to the REA Plant and Museum (first farmer owned electricity plant in the United States), the Old Stone House (built in 1854) and Maynes Grove Lodge for some wine and food and mingling. Our hashtag for you to follow along on twitter is…
Read MoreMeet the Bloggers
Six people and spouses/kids/moms will travel to Franklin County on Friday, October 5. They are all bloggers and come from Iowa, Missouri, Illinois and New Hampshire. We’ve invited them to be a part of the Harvest Tour 2012. They are staying at the Country Heritage Bed and Breakfast. They’ll see the REA Plant and Museum,…
Read MoreHarvest Tour 2nd Year
We’re hosting our 2nd Annual Bloggers Harvest Tour. Franklin County Farm Bureau, Latham Hi-Tech Seeds and Franklin County Tourism have teamed up to bring bloggers to our county. We’ll feed them, entertain them, show them around and just generally have a great time while they are here. Why do we do it? That’s simple, we…
Read MoreBloggers needed
Last year Franklin County hosted a Bloggers Tour. We invited bloggers to make their way to our community and we hosted them for 3 days. They experienced life in Franklin County and we enjoyed their fresh view with new eyes. We’ve decided to do it again! October, 5, 6 and 7 we’ve got room for…
Read MoreFrom Print to Digital
Jo Coonley brought in an article/picture from the North Central Iowa Farm Bureau Spokesman for me to see. It had Larry Sailer, Michael Libbie, Claire Celsi and I on the front cover because we were interviewed by CNN. I posted on Facebook that I made the paper and they called me an avid blogger, which…
Read MoreBloggers Tour
Here’s a brief pictorial accounting of the bloggers tour – Touring the Historical Society Museum Wandering Around Downtown Hampton Visit to Latham Seeds Riding the Combine An Evening Like It Used To Be Rehabilitation Center and Leahy Grove Tour Harriman-Nielsen Historic Farm Fall Festival
Read MoreBloggers Over the Moon
Star Gazing at Maynes Grove Imagine a lodge built on a hill above a lake, 1/2 mile off the road and in the middle of a grove of trees — Maynes Grove Lodge. photo by Jon Swanson Now fill it with people who like each other and come from all over the county, add food…
Read MoreCommunity
The Harvest Tour is over. Veni Vedi Vici. They came, they saw, they conquered. I will be posting about Maynes Grove and Star Gazing Combine Rides 1917 Movies Eating with bloggers Fall Festival There will be pictures, connections, stories, comments and words that will give you the visual feelings we had. Today – I want…
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