by Mark | Jul 27, 2013 | Uncategorized
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by Mark | Jul 27, 2013 | Uncategorized
A gold-clad Elvis impersonator was on hand to croon to RAGBRAI participants at the ride-ending tire dip in the Mississippi River in Fort Madison. Michael Morain/The Register FORT MADISON – Thousands of RAGBRAI riders glided into town under a cotton-cloudy sky as...
by Mark | Jul 27, 2013 | Uncategorized
FORT MADISON — Pete Kostelnick stood at the bank of the Mississippi River early Saturday afternoon with sun-tanned shoulders and a sweat-stained short from running 423 miles across Iowa. Kostelnick, 25 of Lincoln, Neb., was on the road at midnight to finish the...
by Mark | Jul 27, 2013 | Uncategorized
The historic Bonaparte Inn. BONAPARTE – Looking for a RAGBRAI souvenir? How about the historic Bonaparte Inn? The 13-room brick hotel went up for sale earlier this month, for an undisclosed price by the owner in Scottsdale, Ariz., who bought it in 2004. The...
by Mark | Jul 27, 2013 | Uncategorized
BENTONSPORT – Riders woke early this chilly morning in Fairfield and hustled to get a headstart on the 63 miles to the Mississippi River in Fort Madison. A hot air balloon hovered above the route as it twisted up (and up) through the hills of Jefferson and then Van...
