Iowa’s state rock is all over the state’s southeast corner, but to find one you need to know someone. “There’s tons of geodes over here, but nobody has opened it up to the public,” said Kirk ...

Rockhounders can find all kinds of gemstones across the United States, but there are certain places where geodes can be found ...

Wherever I wander, I have an eye out for new and different things that might make interesting writing and reading. A trip to the Iowa-Missouri-Illinois tri-state corner last weekend offered up some ...

Rock and fossil hunting doesn’t end when the stones come out of the ground. In this video, we cut, crack, clean, and polish a ...

In 1967, the Iowa State Legislature named the Geode the state rock of Iowa. Fifty years later, this unique type of rock gets more notice in Keokuk than anywhere else in the state. Keokuk is known as ...

The boot heel of Iowa is like a geode: ordinary and a little rough on the outside, but fascinating on closer look on the inside. (Marion and Rich Patterson/for The Gazette) Buy Photo The Gazette ...

Based on our methodology, the best Midwest city for retired couples living on just Social Security is Keokuk, Iowa. Recognized as the “Geode Capital of the World”, Keokuk has some of the most diverse ...