Website:Orient

Orient is located on Highway 25 near the southern border of Adair County.

Henry A Wallace Center

The Henry A. Wallace Country Life Center, the birthplace farmstead of vice president Henry Wallace, the founder of Pioneer Hy-Bred Seed Corn, is nearby. The site features a restored prairie, outdoor artwork, flower gardens, an orchard and a walking path.

Bank of Memories, an unusual museum, housed in a former bank building, and featuring Mormon Trail memorabilia as well as an authentic Mormon pushcart, is located in downtown Orient.  Also included are displays of Orient native sons, Henry A. Wallace, Dazzy Vance (baseball Hall of Fame), and World War II pilot, Jack Conger.

Bank of Memories - Orient Museum

Native trees, shrubs, grasses and wildflowers have been planted across the street from Bank of Memories. Railroad memorabilia is on display near the site of the original depot, and Adair County artist, Ray “Bubba” Sorensen has done a painting of the depot on a large rock nearby.  A perpetually lit Veterans Memorial Flag has been erected there to honor the service and sacrifice of our veterans and to serve as a visual reminder of the price paid for our liberty and freedom. A Mormon Trail Interpretive Panel is  also located on the site.

The ABC City park, recreation “slab”, and Orient Lake provide for leisure activities. An historical marker commemorating Henry A. Wallace is located near the 22-acre lake, which offers excellent fishing, camping with electricity, picnicking, a shelter house, playground, frisbee golf course, horseshoe pits, and a walking trail.

Website: Greenfield 

Adair County Court House

Founded in 1856, Greenfield is the county seat for Adair County. The town features a “European  Style Square.” All streets lead to the middle of the square, in which the beautiful historic courthouse is centered.

One of the exciting buildings on the square is the E. E. Warren Opera House, which is currently undergoing a complete restoration. It should be complete in the near future and will be a cultural magnet for this area of the state. Built in the nineteenth century, many unusual features, recently rediscovered during renovation tell a fascinating story about this wonderful old buildings past.

E. E. Warren Opera House

The Andrews Memorial Community Center housing the Adair County YMCA was opened in 2003. The senior meal site is located in the same building  as is the American Legion. This cooperative effort was funded in part by a “Vision Iowa” grant.

Greenfield has many beautiful City Parks, two of which contain lakes, and one of which has overnight camping.  Lake Greenfield is a 236-acre park, with a boat ramp, fishing, sailing, shelter houses, picnic tables, grills, sand volleyball, frisbee golf, and a playground.  There is a 2-mile paved walking trail around the 44-acre lake.  

Lake Nodaway

Lake Nodaway is a beautiful, wooded 80-acre park with a 22-acre lake, providing excellent year-round fishing.  The campground

offers both tent and trailer camping, with showers and electricity, a shelter house, and a playground.  Hiking trails link to Lake Greenfield.

Website: Fontanelle

Fontanelle has the distinction of having busy Highway 92 form one side of its public square.

Veterans Mural

The city park centers the Fontanelle Square, which features an old-time bandstand, state-of-the-art playground and a mural honoring Veterans. A statue of Disney’s “Goofy” welcomes visitors to the playground. The town was named after Chief Logan Fontanelle of the Omaha Indian Tribe and a statute of Chief Fontanelle stands on the square in his honor. A mural by Ray “Bubba” Sorensen depicting the arrival of the “Cumberland Rose” train has been added near the entrance to downtown.

A great meal can be had at the Fontanelle Bar and Grill on the North side of the square. Closed Sunday and Monday.

Fontantelle Park

Fontanelle is the town where an historic auction started a nationally famous chain of events, which became one of the major fund raisers for the Red Cross Nursing Corps during WWI. It involved a cantankerous rooster and a creative auctioneer, who resold the rooster (known as General Jack) thousands of times. 

Delmar Miller Memorial Park, a lovely park with a footbridge,  has been established at the west entrance to town.

Adair Wildlife Area, a 320-acre wildlife habitat, managed by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, provides a location for public hunting.  Deer, pheasant, and wild turkey abound in the area.