Giant Strawberry

...no foolin'    When we go to see Lucyna and Shane, we pass through Strawberry Point, Iowa (pop. 1279).  Everything is named strawberry (restaurants, barbers, other shops).  This huge strawberry is in front of the police station on the main drag through town.  Citizens claim that it is the world's largest one.  It got me to wondering what their school mascot is...the Fighting Stems?....well, the town is one of three in a new consolidated school called Starmont.  There is NO mascot yet.  They are still deciding/voting, etc.  But the PTO will donate 1/3 of the money to buy a "costume" of  some sort.  Who says Iowa is boring?

This is one of the welcome signs.