Iowa Barn Tour
The barn is a mile west of hesper iowa which is on the iowa minnesota border on county.
Iowa barn tour. The members work with farmers and consumers. The barns have been awarded restoration grants by the iowa barn foundation because of their importance historically or architecturally. The self guided tour is sponsored by the iowa barn foundation. The iowa barn foundation is an all state primarily all volunteer group that was founded in 1997 to encourage the preservation of iowa s rural heritage.
23 and sunday sept. Historic barns throughout the state were on the tour. The iowa barn foundation is a primarily all volunteer non profit founded in 1997. The statewide iowa barn foundation s all state barn tour is the most important event on our tour calendar typically held on a weekend in september.
The janice hotvedt barn 1996 county road a 14 in decorah is on the iowa barn tour in winneshiek county. Diane stribe wigdahl owner of a barn on this fall s tour has fond memories of the barn. When a traditional farm breakfast was postponed the group decided to host a drive through barn tour with a refreshing milkshake ending. Historic restored barns throughout iowa will be opened to the public during the iowa barn foundation s free self guided all state barn tour saturday sept.
The annual self guided barn tour sponsored by the iowa barn foundation was held saturday september 28 and sunday september 29 from 8 30 a m. These barns are among those on the tour. Many iowa counties also feature barns with quilts a project that quickly has spread across iowa bringing in tourists from across the country to see barns adorned with colorful wooden blocks. The 19th annual all state tour is set for sept.
For information about the tour call roxanne mehlisch at 641 487 7690. Spring barn tour 2019 was held june 22 23 in eastern iowa details here. The iowa barn foundation s spring barn tour is june 22 23 in dubuque and clayton counties about 225 miles southeast of the twin cities. Seven area barns are included in the 19th annual all state iowa state barn tour saturday sunday sept.
Calmar iowa it takes innovation to work around a pandemic and innovation is something the northeast iowa dairy foundation is good at. It also holds a tour in june that rotates among regions. The barns have been awarded restoration grants by the iowa barn foundation because of their importance historically or architecturally. Iowa was first to form a preservation society and every year the iowa barn foundation holds a statewide self guided barn tour in fall.