Post-Bulletin

Remains of 3 buried in Iowa hobo ceremony

BRITT, Iowa — This year's Hobo Memorial Ceremony in the north-central Iowa city of Britt saw the remains of three people buried in Evergreen Cemetery. A man known as Bo Grump, of Sioux Falls, S.D., ...
Globe Gazette

Britt Hobo Days brings travelers from across the country

Britt held its 124th annual Hobo Days August 8-11. The weekend festival brings travelers from around the country who love of the thrill of riding freight trains and seeing new places. Britt's Hobo ...
Star Tribune

St. Paul Hobo Queen shares what it's like to ride the rails -- and get caught

Colleen "Crash" Burke of St. Paul is the country's reigning hobo queen, crowned at Britt, Iowa's Hobo Days, an annual gathering that has been drawing active train riders, along with retired riders and ...
Globe Gazette

Britt's Hobo Museum reopens with new look

BRITT — The National Hobo Museum has reopened for the season with a new look. The display areas, both hanging and shelving, are set up by themes such as hobo crafts, writers, poets and music, and ...
The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier

Britt: You don't have to hop a train to hit up the Hobo Museum

In 1899, three enterprising men from the northern Iowa city of Britt struck upon an idea: why not make Britt the home of the National Hobo Convention? The next year, hobos flocked to the town for the ...