Stephen-KarenConn Says: Dubuque is well know as a good place to see the American Bald Eagle, and we were told that the best place to see them is from Eagle Point Park. We the found park, situated on high bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River on the north side of Dubuque. However, no eagles were...
Cafe Manna Java: Pizza from a Wood Fired Oven
Stephen-KarenConn Says: The Cafe Manna Java, in operation since December of 2002, was across the street from our hotel so we decided to try it for dinner one evening in Dubuque. It would have been worth the trip if the restaurant had been all the way across town. Cafe Manna Java initially offered...
Our trip to Dubuque in August, 2006, was for the purpose of exhibiting my book, "Growing up Pentecostal," at the Christian Book Fair International. The highlight of the fair to me was when my book was named recepient of the "Family Friendly Book Award."
The award was presented by the Mayor of Dubuque, the honorable Roy D. Boul.
You can learn more about my book by going to www.growinguppentecostal.com
Updated Apr 4, 2011
Stephen-KarenConn Says: When Julien Dubuque was exhumed, several other skeltons were found in the site with him. One skeleton was believed to be that of Dubuque's friend and father-in-law, Peosta, chief of the Mesquakie. The remains of Chief Peosta were reburied in a new grave a short distance from...
Stephen-KarenConn Says: When Julien Dubuque died in March of 1810 the Mesquakie Indians buried him with tribal honors beneath a log mausoleum at the site of this monument. The Julien Dubuque monument was built in 1897, on a high bluff with commanding views of the Mississippi River. It overlooks the...
Stephen-KarenConn Says: Dubuque is named for Julien Dubuque(1762-1810), a French Canadian from Quebec, who in 1788 became the first person of European descent to settle on what is now Iowa. Julien Dubuque received a land grant from the Governor of Spain, giving him permission to work the land which...
Stephen-KarenConn Says: No matter where you are in Dubuque you are never far from the all pervasive Mississippi River. And the Mighty Mississippi is never far from the hearts and minds of the people of Dubuque.The Mississippi is the largest river in the United States and one of the great rivers of...
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