Hello, my name is Jean Voege, and welcome to Manning, Iowa.

Manning is one of the better kept secrets in Iowa.

We're as far away from any place as you can get in western Iowa.

So our claim to fame in Manning is we're about 90 minutes from everything.

So we're right in the middle between Council Bluffs, Des Moines area, and Sioux City is about 90 minutes north of us.

It's a it's a great little community.

We've got population around fifteen hundred, plus or minus one hundred, one side or the other.

And for a town of our size, we have lots and lots of things to offer.

The brick streets... can't beat it.

That's if you don't, if you don't have a brick street, you're not Manning.

Active Main Street.

Business District.

We've got a fantastic trail system throughout the community for walking or riding bikes.

Great public library.

Lots of services to offer and things to do within our community.

I would say the best word that describes Manning or sums up Manning would be progressive.

We're progressive, we keep changing, but yet stay home town.

I am the director of Manning Hausbarn and Heritage Park, which encompasses this beautiful grounds that we're on now, which consists of the early 1900s Historic Farm, which is on the national registry of historic places.

But really unusual type of house to build on a farm in Iowa in 1915.

And then we also have Historic Trinity Church, which was moved here from Gray, Iowa.

And then, of course, the authentic 1660 German Hausbarn And we were able to, as a community community, acquire that back in the 1990s at some point.

So the whole concept of the hausbarn is it is where the animals and people live together.

It was one dwelling that everybody shared.

Our particular barn here has one bedroom.

It's incredible.

The roof is absolutely incredible.

Made out of reeds harvested from the Baltic Sea.

I think the most incredible part of the roof is not only the fact that it doesn't leak, but none of those reeds were cut when they put that onto the roof.

But it came to be because we had a group here in Manning that said, we need to do something to honor our heritage.

We really focus on our German heritage, so we still celebrate Weihnachtsfest every winter and and the whole town has embraced that.

Don't let the population of fifteen-hundred fool you, and like well it is just another boring little town.

There's nothing to do here.

Come see us.

There's lots of things that we can do to keep you busy on any given day.

We got lots of art around town, lots of trails, the rec center, shopping, restaurants.

Come see us.

You will not find a place more open, more friendly, and more willing to accept people than Manning, Iowa.