MIDDLE AMANA, Ia. — A private utility providing water to 850 customers in the Amana Colonies has stopped using three wells because tests show a nitrate level above federal safety standards.

Jeff Popenhagen wants those who come to the Amana Colonies to stay longer, and he's pretty confident Hotel Millwright is exactly the way to do it. "We used a preservation strategy many historic ...

Amana Colonies water customers were alerted last month a Dec. 2 test showed the nitrate level in part of its water system was above safe standards for drinking. The Amana Society Service Co. still ...

Willkommen to the Amana Colonies, the picturesque villages established by German settlers in the 19th century in Eastern Iowa.. Once seven villages that practiced a communal lifestyle, the Amana ...

Winterfest is a one day event every January in the Amana Colonies. There is one event -- a glass painting class -- on Sunday at 2:00 p.m. at the Ackerman Winery. Facebook; Twitter; ...

Prestele arrived in Amana in 1858 and planted a garden of different plants and trees. Based on photographs, the last surviving tree was probably one of the subspecies of the black pine (Pinus ...

AMANA, Iowa (KCRG) - People in Amana are working to bring a family-friendly park to the main village that would reflect the history and roots of the Amana Colonies.

“The goal of our event is to share the gardening and flower gardening heritage of the Amana Colonies,” Childers says. “Every year, we have anywhere from seven to maybe 12 gardens.