Memorial Day weekend is approaching faster than a Midwestern thunderstorm, and if you’re still scrambling for getaway plans, I’ve got a gem hiding in plain sight: Ledges State Park in Madrid, Iowa.

Jomi Xiong, left, and Yang Wu, of the Central West End, take pictures of alpacas in a pen with goats at the Alpacas of Troy ...

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