Photo of the Day: Horsing Around.

Photo by: Jack Powers (Wichita, KS); Central City, Iowa.

Meanwhile in Iowa…Tractor Square Dancing

In 1957, popular travel lecturer Thayer Soule filmed this unique tradition during a rehearsal for Early, Iowa’s Fourth of July celebration.

Video: HSFAFilmClips

Ed note: Ever heard of RAGBRAI? It’s the great bicycle ride across Iowa.

Driving through the Iowa cornfields

Photograph by Matthew Smith (Ames, Iowa), August 2009, Indianola, Iowa