Surf Ballroom

Surf Ballroom is a concert hall and dance palace in Clear Lake. In the 1950-ies there were many similar dance halls all over the US. But in the 60-ies and 70-ies fewer and fewer people visited these party palaces and many of them were closed down.

USA 2016 part II - Road trip in Iowa

July 15th 2016
Corn, the Day the Music Died, Star Trek and more Corn Last summer we had to make a large renovation in our home. This made our lives a bit unpredictable for a few months. This chaotic living condition made it difficult for us to plan our vacation as far ahead as we normally do. This is part of the reason why we decided to split our vacation into two parts. First half we went where ... read more

North America » United States » Iowa

Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more

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