Country Connection

Keeping the faith at Iowa's historic barns

Iowa’s historic barns—open to the public every September—carry memories, even as they struggle to stand

Noah Glasgow, NSP Staff Writer
Posted 10/27/26

When Gary Schroeder was a boy he ate watermelon with Mr. and Mrs. Budelier, who lived next door. They kept sheep in the prairie barn he now owns in rural Wilton.

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