Iowa’s only Gus Macker 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament held August 2-3 in Mount Pleasant, Iowa is accepting mail-in and online registrations. The early registration deadlines are July 11 and 14.
This is the third consecutive year the Gus Macker will be held in Mount Pleasant, located in the southeast corner of the state at the intersections of hwy 218 [...]
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Gus Macker 3-on-3 Basketball in Iowa
Posted in Gus Macker, tagged 3-on-3 basketball in Illinois, 3-on-3 basketball in Missouri, 3-on-3 basketball Mt. Pleasant, 3-on-3 Tournaments in Iowa, events, Gus Macker, Gus Macker deadlines, Gus Macker in Illinois, Gus Macker registration, Iowa Gus Macker, Iowa's Only Gus Macker, Mount Pleasant 3-on-3 Basketball, Quincy Gus Macker, sports, Springfield Gus Macker, tourism, vacation, youth 3-on-3 basketball, youth basketball on June 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Midwest Central Railroad
Posted in Midwest Central Railroad, tagged Ghost Train, iowa, iowa trains, Kids and trains, Midwest Central Railroad, Midwest Haunted Rails, mount pleasant iowa trains, MWCRR, North Pole Express, southeast iowa, Thomas the Tank, tourism, train footage, Trains, trains in iowa, travel, vacation, You Tube on June 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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Video of the some train footage in Mount Pleasant on the grounds of Midwest Old Threshers. Midwest Central Railroad puts on two seasonal events, other than the one during Old Threshers, with a Ghost Train in October and a North Pole Express in December.
Midwest Haunted Rails (October)
Midwest Haunted Rails offers ghostly rides [...]
Mt. Pleasant Iowa 40 Most Beautiful Communities in Iowa
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged 40 most beaufiful iowa communities, iowa beautiful, mount pleasant iowa, mt. pleasant and Keep Iowa Beautiful, mt. pleasant iowa on June 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Mt. Pleasant is one of the 40 most beautiful communities in Iowa, according to a list released by the Keep Iowa Beautiful organization.
* Man-made features such as buildings, streets, landscaping, signage and community layout
* Physical geography, like topography, trees, bodies of water and unique features
Less visual factors were not evaluated: neither economy, nor cultural opportunities, nor crime [...]
Great Eastern Iowa Tractorcade
Posted in Tractorcade, tagged agri-tourism, agriculture, Allis-Chalmers, Case tractors, Farm Collector, Farmall Model BN, Ford, Great Eastern Iowa Tractorcade, Henry County Iowa, heritage, Iowa Events, Iowa Heritage, Iowa Tourism, Iowa Tractorcade, john deer, John Deeres, Midwest Old Threshers, Minneapolis-Moline tractors, mount pleasant, mount pleasant events, Mt Pleasant Tractorcade, New York Times, old farm tractors, Old Threshers, rural heritage, tourism, tractors, travel on June 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Mount Pleasant will be parading more than antique tractors June 8 – June 11, the City’s streets and surrounding County roads will proudly display America’s Rural Heritage by way of Tractorcade.
For more info, contact Old Threshers at 319-385-8937 or www.oldthreshers.com
By BARRIE ALAN PETERSON
Published: April 20, 2008
WHAT do you call 460 antiquated farm tractors clattering across the [...]
Mount Pleasant’s Great Gobble
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Crafts, events, events in iowa, festivals, Great Gobble Festival, iowa, Iowa June events, iowa turkey events, kids games, life in iowa, live music, Main Street Mount Pleasant, mount pleasant events, mount pleasant iowa, mt pleasant ia, peddle tractor pull, subway, turkey events, west liberty foods on June 4, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The Mount Pleasant Great Gobble festival is the area’s celebration of turkeys. Yes, turkeys, in June. The event runs from June 5-7 around the town’s square. West Liberty Foods is the primary sponsor of the event.
Carnival Rides start June 5 and run through June 7. A street dance for local youth will also get things started [...]
