Indianola: Ballooning Capital of Iowa (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781531651787)

Indianola, founded in 1849, is the county seat of Warren County, Iowa. It is located 12 miles south of Iowa s capital, Des Moines, at the intersection of U.S. highways 65 and 69 and state highway 92. The city is home of the National Balloon Museum, begun in 1972; the National Balloon Classic, an annual nine-day balloon rally; the Balloon Federation of America s national office; Simpson College; the Des Moines Metro Opera, a widely acclaimed summer opera festival; and is host to the Iowa Wine Festival each summer. This book focuses on the history of ballooning in Indianola, which hosted the U.S. National Hot Air Balloon Championships from 1970 to 1988, and the National Balloon Classic from 1989 to the present. This is the story of how Indianola became the ballooning capital of Iowa."

Author: Dennis D. Nicholson, Becky S. Wigeland
ISBN-10: 153165178X
ISBN-13: 9781531651787
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Library Editions
Language: English
Published: 05/05/2010
Pages: 146
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.96lbs
Size: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.38d