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Iowa artists help celebrate state parks centennial

• 2/11/2020 1:54:00 PM
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DES MOINES – Iowa’s state parks have inspired visitors ever since the first site, Backbone State Park, opened in Delaware County in 1920.

Iowa Launches ‘20 Artists, 20 Parks’ to Commemorate State Park Centennial

• 4/19/2019 1:26:00 PM
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DES MOINES – In anticipation of the 100th anniversary of Iowa state parks in 2020, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources; the Iowa Arts Council, a division of the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs; and Iowa State University are bringing 20 artists to 20 state parks this summer.