13th oldest wooden coaster at Arnolds Park

Okoboji, Iowa — RAGBRAI cyclists are in for a different kind of ride at Arnolds Park. The Legend, built in 1927, is the 13th oldest wooden roller coaster in world and the 7th oldest in the U.S. The coaster brings riders down a variety of hills. “It’s...

73-year-old man sails along through RAGBRAI

Okoboji, Iowa — At 73 years old, Arlo VanDiest of Webster City still zooms across Iowa for RAGBRAI with his trusty 30-year-old Fuji road bike. VanDiest, who was ridden RAGBRAI 10 times previously, enjoys the speed and the variety of people he meets on the...

Aussies, Englishman in search of Mr. Pork Chop, pie

Australian father and daughter duo Stefan and Camilla are riding across Iowa on a tandem bike. Their epic trip began three days ago from Melbourne, Australia, with the final leg traversing half the country by car from Atlanta. The visit marks Stefan’s second...

Furry friends join RAGBRAI

SHELDON, Ia. — RAGBRAI isn’t just for two-legged folks. “The Sweetness,” a 12-week-old shih tzu-bichon, is joining her owner, Mary Jane Porter of Mason City, for the ride this week. “We thought she would really enjoy it,” Porter...