White Pole Road Scenic Byway, Iowa

A 26-mile scenic and historic byway that runs parallel to Interstate 80 from mile markers 76 and 100 and connects the communities of Adair, Casey, Menlo, Stuart and Dexter, Iowa.

White Pole Road Scenic Byway, Iowa

A large road side sign marks the eastern starting point of White Pole Road at the intersection with the Old Highway 6 in Dexter, Iowa

White Pole Road Scenic Byway, Iowa

Promise made - promise kept: White poles wherever you look.

White Pole Road Scenic Byway, Iowa

Somebode forgot to paint a few poles - White Pole Road, Iowa Highway 925, just east of Dexter, Iowa

White Pole Road Scenic Byway, Iowa

A 26-mile scenic and historic byway that runs parallel to Interstate 80 from mile markers 76 and 100 and connects the communities of Adair, Casey, Menlo, Stuart and Dexter, Iowa. 500 painted white poles mark the way. Check this out: https://youtu.be/iPxNjX5kk_8

White Pole Road Scenic Byway, Iowa

Since 1943, the "Friendly Gas Station Man", an animated neon sign, stands guard at the Menlo Oil Co. gas station in Menlo, Iowa.

White Pole Road Scenic Byway, Iowa

"The Original" Freedom Rock in rural Iowa, not far from Menlo. This rock gets re-painted every year with a different Thank You for our nations Veterans to honor their service to our country. The Freedom Rock Tour, created by the artist of The Freedom Rock; Ray "Bubba" Sorensen II, aims to boost tourism and spread the message of thanking our Veterans while providing a unique to their area Freedom Rock for all 99 counties in the great state of Iowa.

White Pole Road Scenic Byway, Iowa

"The Original" Freedom Rock in rural Iowa, not far from Menlo. This rock gets re-painted every year with a different Thank You for our nations Veterans to honor their service to our country. The Freedom Rock Tour, created by the artist of The Freedom Rock; Ray "Bubba" Sorensen II, aims to boost tourism and spread the message of thanking our Veterans while providing a unique to their area Freedom Rock for all 99 counties in the great state of Iowa.

White Pole Road Scenic Byway, Iowa

The Freedom Rock just south of Menlo is decorated each year for Memorial Day. Ray "Bubba" Sorensen paints the rock each year using the ashes of veterans in the paint. He's been painting the rock since 1999. This side of the 2021 version commemorates Private First Class Oscar P. Austin a Vietnam veteran who received the Medal of Honor posthumously for heroism and sacrifice of his own life in Vietnam in February 1969..

White Pole Road Scenic Byway, Iowa

The Freedom Rock just south of Menlo is decorated each year for Memorial Day. Ray "Bubba" Sorensen paints the rock each year using the ashes of veterans in the paint. He's been painting the rock since 1999. This side of the 2021 version commemorates John Lincoln Clem, also known as Johnny Shiloh. He was a United States Army general who served as a drummer boy in the Union Army in the American Civil War. He gained fame for his bravery on the battlefield, becoming the youngest noncommissioned officer in Army history.

White Pole Road Scenic Byway, Iowa

"The Original" Freedom Rock in rural Iowa, not far from Menlo. This rock gets re-painted every year. The Freedom Rock Tour, created by the artist of The Freedom Rock; Ray "Bubba" Sorensen II, aims to boost tourism and spread the message of thanking our Veterans while providing a unique to their area Freedom Rock for all 99 counties in the great state of Iowa.

White Pole Road Scenic Byway, Iowa

White utility poles on White Pole Road Scenic Byway. This 26-mile route, located between Adair and Dexter, along old U.S. Highway 6, was formerly part of the route known as the Great White Way, which was lined with 700 white painted telephone poles. This byway is a piece of transportation history linking “five small towns” and events from wagon times and train robberies to present day.

White Pole Road Scenic Byway, Iowa

A 26-mile scenic and historic byway that runs parallel to Interstate 80 from mile markers 76 and 100 and connects the communities of Adair, Casey, Menlo, Stuart and Dexter, Iowa. 500 painted white utility poles mark the way.