First, Georges will ALWAYS be one of us. Yet, if he wants to up his state of Iowa creditials as an adopted son, here are a few things he might consider:
- Have a Dutch letter in Pella, even better if you do it during the Tulip Festival.
- Go to a fruit/vegetable festival in a town (i.e. the strawberry festival in Farmington, IA or the sweetcorn festival in Waukon or any of a number of other towns..)
- Eat anything fried and on a stick at the Iowa State Fair and check out the Big Pig. Use your celebrity status to show a steer if the Governor's show.
- Drive a tractor or go to a tractor pull
- Ride the scenic railroad in Boone during the fall leaf change.
- Float down a river in an inner tube.
- Detassel corn
- Throw a bale of hay
- Visit the West Bend Grotto of the Redemption
- Go to the Clay County fair and after the 4-H/FFA shows, but a pig from one of the youngsters.
- Kiss a girl in a haymow of a barn.
- Take a balloon ride in Indianola
- Drive across the border to Missouri to buy fireworks for the 4th of July and use them in Iowa
- Drive a pick-up down a rural road and wave with one finger (not the middle one!)
- Play bingo at a church festival
- Ride in a small town parade on a float built on a hayrack
- Ride a motorcycle in Humboldt
- Attend Midwest Old Threshers in Mt. Pleasant
- Go to a concert at the Surf ballroom in Clear Lake and relive the day the music died.
- Go to the hobo museum in britt.
- visit the Bridges of Madison County.
- Take a picture in front of the American Gothic House in Eldon (you have to wear bib overalls)
- Play catch on the Field of Dreams
- Buy a farm toy in Dyersville
- Go to Presidential campaign event before the caucuses
- Attend a World Food Prize Laureate event
- ...others will fill in the rest of the blanks