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Highpointers- Sioux City Journal article on 2015 Iowa Convention
- Highpointers Convention August 12-13, 2016 at Red Lodge, Montana
- Jean Trousdale (1933-2016)
- 2016 Highpointers Calendar at Merc
- Congratulations Frank Sutman on Winning Facebook Photo Contest
- “American Highpoints” Film Fundraising Campaign on Indiegogo
- 2015 Frank Ashley Award Winners
- Frank Ashley Award
- KTIV Television Coverage of Highpointers Convention
- Club Shout Out on Welcometoamerica.us
- News Coverage of Highpointers Convention at Hawkeye Point
- Jack Parsell (1921-2015)
- Atlas Obscura Article on Club
- Jack Baker (1936-2015)
- Hawkeye Point, Iowa Highpointers Convention Registration – July 24 and 25 2015
- History and Future of Highpointers Conventions
- Interview with Highpointer Matt Moniz Who Survived Everest Base Camp Avalanche
- 2015 Access Dates for Illinois
- Connecticut Outdoors Article on Club
- 2015-2016 Highpointers Board of Directors
Tag Archives: Iowa
Motormountain Jeep Climb of Highpoints Where They Hide a Belt Buckle
The Motor Mountain folks over at TFLCAR have an entertaining blog about their driving a Jeep Rubicon up highest points where they hide a belt bucklet that you are supposed to shoot a selfie with. Among the states are Taum … Continue reading
New Barn Quilt Added to Hawkeye Point
A new barn quilt has been added to Hawkeye Point.
Cops on Top Monument on Hawkeye Point
Troy Bacon has posted this nice photo from the 2006 Summit for Heros/Cops on Top expedition that is commemorated with a monument on Hawkeye Point.
Who’s Putting “LK” on Ocheyedan Mound?
Iowa officials are trying to figure out who is placing the phrase “LK” in white rocks on the summit of Ocheyedan Mound (Ocheyedan was long considered the state’s highpoint until Hawkeye Point took it over).
Get Your Name on the Hawkeye Point Wall of Recognition
Plans are moving forward for a campground/museum at Hawkeye Point. The Highpointers Club Foundation has donated $4,000 outright and individuals can get their name onthe Wall of Recognition by donating $50.
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FFA Wins Award for Hawkeye Point Presentation
An exhibit about the FFA efforts on Hawkeye Point resulted in the Sibley-Ocheyedan FFA Chapter placing fourth in the chapter display contest at the State FFA Leadership Conference at Des Moines. Contestants Patrick Alexander, Carson Gradert and Caleb Hartwig constructed … Continue reading
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Agricultural Extension Office Moving from Hawkeye Point on June 30
The Osceola county agricultural extension office which has occupied the Sterler residence for 18 months on Hawkeye Point in Iowa is moving June 30 to downtown Sibley. Kent Rusche and Dan Breuker, of the extension council “fiscal considerations and programming … Continue reading
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FFA Planning Campground on Hawkeye Point
The AgriNews passes along this note about a campground at Hawkeye Point. Kaitlin Michelson, a Sibley-Ocheyedan FFA member, said her chapter has developed Hawkeye Point, the state’s highest natural elevation, as a tourist destination for a community service project. The … Continue reading
Hawkeye Point Joke
Al Batt at The Bluff County Reader in Minnesota has this amusing observation about Hawkeye Point: I told my wife that I had driven down to Hawkeye Point, north of Sibley in Osceola County, the highest point in Iowa. It … Continue reading
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11-Year-Old Scout Falls 60 Feet at Backbone State Park, Iowa
WF Courier reports 11-year-old Kyle fell 60 feet while climbing a cliff at Backbone State Park.