Tag Archive 'Iowa'

After the flood

Patrick grew up in Oakville, Iowa, as did his father before him.  It was a quintessentially small Midwestern town, but its future is in now question because it was completely flooded when the waters rose.  Patrick’s now started a blog with illustrations of both the damage done and the work the town’s residents are doing [...]

The death of a small town

Patrick Thornburg, through a loving essay and some tragic photographs, takes on a a visit to a small Iowa town that may not rise again.