Kalona, Iowa, is buried in the hills southwest of Iowa City, and is famous for its Amish and Mennonite communities. The downtown is small, not terribly ornate, but it is 100% occupied with good stores, including a great bakery. It seems the town might be becoming a tourist destination, as a "Tuscan" Italian restaurant has opened, surely a sign of higher rollers coming to buy quilts and other goods.
Just north of town on IA-1 is a cheese factory where they sell squeaky-fresh squeaky cheese.
ReplyDeleteMake sure to get some.
Boy, that MUST be a prosperous town! That "street" looks like the apron at an airport!
ReplyDeleteI sure hope that area is not the source of the "hand-made Amish cabinets" that surround those scammy electric "room heaters" that so many of those sleazebag TV and print commercials shout. Hmmm - since it's getting cooler, I guess we are about to see Bob Vila, et al, touting them soon.
Those are definitely not Amish in those ads.
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