I'm so suprised that the towns in Crawford county didn't speak out against this....or perhaps they did. As mentioned before, RAGBRAI is such a huge money maker for pass through and especially overnight towns, it would seem hard for any small Iowa town to let that possibility just go away without a fight.

My dying tiny hometown STILL talks about the year they had an overnight and that was 15 or so years ago.

I know I spend a small fortune on RAGBRAI. Beer and pie are essentials!