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 ...

According to Retting, people came the Amana Colonies for tourism even in the early 1900s. “(There would be) trainloads of people coming from Cedar Rapids and Iowa City to see this different ...

The German tradition of making sausages is making its way back to the Amana Colonies.Kate Senneff, Event Coordinator for the Wurst Festival joined Iowa's News ...

The Iowa Amana Colonies were established a few years later in 1855. From that time until 1932, the Colonies held to communal practices, to collectivism. In 1932, under severe economic pressures ...

Nestled among the scenic byways of the Iowa River lie seven villages where ... Community of True Inspiration — the Amana Colonies provide a glimpse into a communal way of life that lasted ...

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 ...

Ice-sculpting, ham throwing and snow globe making are just some of the activities taking place today in east-central Iowa’s Amana Colonies. The 7th annual Winterfest opens at 8:30 a.m. with a ...

AMANA, Iowa (KCRG) - Iowa’s oldest Oktoberfest kicks off in the Amana Colonies on Friday. This year marks the event’s 57th year in Amana. Gates open at 11 a.m. and the festivities kick off at ...

The Amana Colonies again hosting the Iowa Renaissance Festival, the third edition of the event this year. Many on hand taking in the traditional events with a Ren Fare, the longest running such ...

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 ...

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