ELKADER — A 15-foot tall wall of limestone topped by a tree canopy looms on the opposite bank of the Turkey River as one by one 27 kayaks dip into the cloudy waterway in northeast Iowa on a Sunday morning in July. “Do you like to get in bow first or stern first?” Charlie Kucera asks a kayaker launching from a dirt access ramp near the historic Motor Mill just south of Elkader.
An Unclear Path For Outdoor Recreation In Iowa
B.A. Morelli, The Gazette (Cedar Rapids)
Sun, 08/27/2017 - 2:30pm
Sections: u.s.
Topics: Iowa Linn County Cedar Rapids
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