If you've heard of Iowa's Amana Colonies, you've probably always wanted to go. However, you’ve probably noticed it's a bit out in the boonies. Its location, more than 20 miles from either Cedar Rapids ...

They say we should take the time to smell the flowers, and that can be taken literally in eastern Iowa this weekend with the Colonies in Bloom event in the Amana Colonies. Jon Childers, spokesman for ...

Known as America's favorite pastime, the sport of baseball was once believed to be one the Amana Colonies' greatest challenges. Founded in 1855, the Amana Colonies in southeast Iowa were dedicated to ...

Jeff Popenhagen wants those who come to the Amana Colonies to stay longer, and he's pretty confident Hotel Millwright is exactly the way to do it. "We used a preservation strategy many historic ...

Readers know the Amana Colonies as an eastern Iowa collection of communities that developed from 18th-century German settlements in the midwest. While some may have been expecting empty streets and ...

Iowa is full of small towns, but it's the people, culture and history that make each town unique. The seven Amana Colonies, which were formed in 1854, are located just between Cedar Rapids and Iowa ...

AMANA, Iowa (KCRG) - People in Amana are working to bring a family-friendly park to the main village that would reflect the history and roots of the Amana Colonies. In a press release, leaders with ...

Iowa’s Amana Colonies are not Amish! Come meet the past while enjoying right now. Iowa’s Amana Colonies lived communally until 1932. Today their innovative past and welcoming hospitality draw visitors ...

Willkommen to the Amana Colonies, the picturesque villages established by German settlers in the 19th century in Eastern Iowa. Once seven villages that practiced a communal lifestyle, the Amana ...

MIDDLE AMANA, Ia. — A private utility providing water to 850 customers in the Amana Colonies has stopped using three wells because tests show a nitrate level above federal safety standards. The Amana ...