Iowa’s oldest Labor Day celebration opens today in Graettinger

The northwest Iowa town of Graettinger claims to have the state’s oldest Labor Day celebration, and another edition starts this afternoon. Event co-chair Phillip Schmidt says the tradition had humble beginnings 127 years ago. “We started as a one-day event in a pasture with a tent and a traveling carnival,” Schmidt says. “We’ve grown to […]

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