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The most startling thing about Ida Grove is the collection of full-scale castle replicas that appear without warning among the town's ordinary streets and …

The Ida County Courthouse, built in 1886, occupies the center of Ida Grove's modest downtown and represents a more conventional strand of Iowa civic …

Battle Creek Lake, a few miles east of Ida Grove, is the main outdoor recreation draw for the area. The lake is modest in …