Surrounded by cornfields that stretch to the horizon, in a place where molehills pass for mesas, avid outdoorsman Don Briggs has long dreamed of climbing a mountain. So he decided to build one. Briggs ...

Buffalo RiverWorks has opened up its brewery operation inside the Labatt Blue-branded grain silo (former GLF grain silo). At the same time, a rock climbing operation is now underway inside and outside ...

Don Briggs may be the only Iowan who bemoaned the mild temperatures and late start of cold weather earlier this winter. Briggs, 62, of rural Cedar Falls, Iowa, needs the temperatures to be ...

It’s March, which mean it’s still a little colder than you want it to be. Which means eventually you’ll ask yourself why in the hell is it still cold. Which will lead to yourself questioning why does ...

TIPTON, Iowa Most people get giddy when spring hits, but 43-year-old Craig Schroeder isn't one of them. Instead, he yearns to see thick chunks of ice clinging to the side of his 60-foot grain silo, ...

The world of ice climbing is a pretty specialized arena, particularly those who seek to climb steep faces for the technical challenge and fun, rather than simply as a way to get from point A to point ...