Place
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 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 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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- Contained by: driftless-area
- Contains: the-iowan-apothecary
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Practical
contained by
- The Iowan Apothecary rural Clayton County practice based near Elkader
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