July 5, 2007 in capitol, events, holiday, photo
Every year the July 4 festivities get off with a bang as the Des Moines Symphony puts on “Yankee Doodle Pops” on the Capitol lawn. The event, held each year on July 3, sees tens of thousands of people decend on downtown for a patriotic show, followed by fireworks.
Here’s a few pictures of [...]
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June 11, 2007 in capitol
Have you noticed all the work going on at the Capitol? As you can see, it’s finally yielding some great results!
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May 10, 2007 in capitol, historical building
by Jo Hill
Today Emmie and I went to the Historical Building. It was her first trip there and
I’m sure we saw a few of the things that kids have been going to see there for
years. Years ago, my favorite exhibits were the animals and the Canatoga Wagon.
As we walked in we were greeted by this [...]
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