Events and Activities : HIDDEN TREASURES IN IOWA

Monday, May 11th at 6:30 p.m. at the Vinton Public Library.

You have read his magazine, you have seen him on tv, now you can meet him in person when he presents the program - Hidden Treasures of Iowa.

Dan Kaercher is the retired founding editor-in-chief of Midwest Living Magazine and host of "Iowa's Simple Pleasures" and other travel-related programs aired on Iowa Public Television and other public television stations nationally.

Some cynics deride America's Heartland as "flyover country". Forget it! The Midwest is packed with unique and unforgettable attractions. Dan Kaercher shares favorite destinations, insights and often-hilarious tales gleaned during decades spent roaming the 12-state Midwest region as a travel writer, author and public television personality.

You'll be amazed to learn what surprises you don't know await right in your own backyard-Iowa.