Pictures from recent trips back to Iowa. I was born in Iowa City and grew up in Davenport, which is located on the eastern border of Iowa, across the Mississippi from Illinois. On a map, it's underneath Iowa's 'nose'. In 1989 we moved from the big city to Donahue, IA, which has less than 300 people. You can leave everything unlocked and don't have to put your bike away. Just leave it on the lawn overnight.