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Iowa, United States
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Northeast Iowa is in United States of America.
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Home of Iowa's 12th governor, William Larrabee, the house was built in 1874 and all furnishings are original. Listed on National Register of Historic Places. The entire town of Clermont has historical buildings seen by guided tours. Clermont Festival Days, Fall Foliage Festival and Christmas Open House and Teas are offered during the year.
Iowa's largest sawmill. Watch trees move from logs to lumber and mulch. Individuals, families, and tour groups (up to 60 people per group) welcome. Headphones provided, so you can hear the tour guide.
If you're flying, the airport in Cedar Rapids is a popular choice. From there, you can drive north on Interstate 380 towards Waterloo.
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Cedar Falls is home to University of Northern Iowa, the third-largest public university in the state of Iowa. It is part of a larger metropolitan area that also includes the cities of Waterloo, Hudson, Evansdale, Elk Run Heights, and Raymond.
The center of an area of intense immigration toward the entire Upper Midwest in the late 19th century, it is home to Luther College, the Norwegian-American Historical Association, summer canoeing on the scenic Upper Iowa River, hiking trails through the river bluffs. Nordic Fest in the summer (replacing the earlier celebration of Norwegian independence on the Settenden Mai (17 May) celebrates the area's Scandinavian [and other] heritage, and locals may append "son" to the end of their family name for the week.
Independence is a town in Northeast Iowa.
A Czech community built along the Turkey River, it was a summer home for 19th century composer Anton Dvorak during his time as conductor of the New York Philharmonic. Besides Dvorak memorabilia, a museum of hand-carved animated clocks by the bachelor-farmer Bily brothers is a regional attraction.
Waterloo is a city of 68,000 people (2020) in of Black Hawk County in Northeast Iowa. It adjoins the city of Cedar Falls.
Effigy Mounds National Monument is a United States national monument in Northeastern Iowa.
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