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Elkader

Also known as: Elkader, IA, Elkader, Iowa

A small town (~1,200) in Clayton County, northeast Iowa, set in the steep Driftless coulees on the Turkey River. Founded 1846 and named for Algerian resistance leader Abd el-Kader (the only U.S. town named for an Arab figure); maintains a sister-city relationship with Mascara, Algeria. The directory's Elkader anchor is The Iowan Apothecary, Adrian White's bioregional-herbalism practice rooted in native Iowan plants.

What this is

Elkader is a small [[driftless-area|Driftless]]-Area town in Clayton County, northeast Iowa, on the Turkey River. Distinctive for two reasons: the historic 1888 Keystone Bridge (the longest stone-arch bridge west of the [[batesville-ms|Mississippi]]); and the town’s namesake — Algerian resistance leader Abd el-Kader, making Elkader the only U.S. town named for an Arab historical figure. The town maintains an active sister-city relationship with Mascara, Algeria.

Listings in Elkader

  • [[the-iowan-apothecary]] — Adrian White’s bioregional-herbalism practice, native-Iowan-plants focus

Bioregional context

Files under [[driftless-area]]. Pairs with [[decorah]] (~30 mi north) — together they extend the bioregion’s Iowa-side wellness coverage.

See also

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  • Member of: [[place]]
  • Contained by: [[driftless-area]]
  • Contains: [[the-iowan-apothecary]]

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