Keokuk geodes attract rock-hunting hobbyists from all over, but just how easy is it to find one? “As a young kid, we used to go to the Mississippi over there and go fishing,” Mike Shumate recalled.

Iowa's state rock, the geode, illustrates the adage that 'you can't judge a book by its cover,” said Marv Houg, president of the Cedar Valley Rocks and Minerals Society. 'It's a great teaching tool ...

DANVILLE, Iowa (KCRG) - A suspicious fire damaged the largest sycamore tree in Iowa at Geode State Park on Sunday, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources said. The DNR is investigating the fire and ...

Wherever I wander, I have an eye out for new and different things that might make interesting writing and reading. A trip to the Iowa-Missouri-Illinois tri-state corner last weekend offered up some ...

Restoration of a state-owned lake in southeast Iowa has been delayed due to this year’s rainy weather. “Lake Geode was starting to see a lot of the similar type issues we’ll see in some of our ...

DANVILLE, Iowa (AP) - Looking at Lake Geode, it may seem crazy to think the 174 water-filled acres, which reach a maximum depth of 44 feet, can be drained through a 24-inch pipe on the bottom of the ...

On a visit to Tucson, relatives took me to a gem and mineral show where we saw a collection of geodes. Ordinary on the outside; beautiful on the inside. Will you please tell us how they are formed and ...

The multi-million dollar lake bed restoration project at Geode State Park in southeast Iowa is almost finished and the lake will reopen, once the spring rains fill it back up. Longtime area resident ...

Two people have been fined after pleading guilty to multiple crimes related to illegally harvesting ginseng in Iowa. Ki Pil Park and Jaemyung Yoo, both of Chicago, were facing 32 ginseng-related ...