Editing Story City, Iowa (section)

==About Story City==
Story City is located in central Iowa on [[Interstate 35 in Iowa|Interstate 35]], 45 minutes north of [[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]] and 10 minutes north of [[Ames, Iowa|Ames]] which is home to [[Iowa State University]]. Industrial parks, shopping malls, and several restaurants are located on the interstate, with a historic downtown located less than two miles west of I-35.

Bethany Life Communities, American Packaging, Eby, and Innovative Lighting are major employers in Story City.

The Story Theatre/Grand Opera House is the oldest continuously operating theater in the Midwest and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In addition to showing movies, the theater features productions by Story City's Judge Story's Theatrical Troupe during Scandinavian Days in the summer and the annual Yulefest Celebration in the winter.<ref>{{cite web |title=Story City Theatre & Grand Opera House |url=https://ameshistory.org/content/story-city-theatre-and-grand-opera-house |website=ameshistory.org |access-date=6 September 2021}}</ref>

Story City is home to a 1913 Herschell-Spillman antique carousel. It is open at noon daily from [[Memorial Day]] to [[Labor Day]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Carousel {{!}} Story City GCC |url=https://storycitygcc.org/carousel/ |access-date=6 September 2021}}</ref>

The Story City Park is situated along the banks of the [[Skunk River (Iowa)|Skunk River]], one of Iowa's recreational water trails. It is the starting point for the  Skunk River Canoe Trail. City Park is home to a historic swinging bridge, constructed in 1936 under President Franklin D. Roosevelt's [[Works Progress Administration]] program; it was damaged by ice in March 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=Feature: Swinging Bridge and Carousel (Story City, Iowa) {{!}} Iowa Backroads |url=http://iowabackroads.com/swinging-bridge-and-carousel/ |website=Iowa Backroads |access-date=6 September 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Lawless |first1=Ronna |title=Historic Swinging Bridge damaged by river ice |url=https://www.storycityherald.com/news/20190319/historic-swinging-bridge-damaged-by-river-ice |access-date=6 September 2021 |work=Story City Herald |date=19 March 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

The Skunk River Greenbelt Trail system begins just south of Story City, immediately off Interstate 35 on County Road E-18.<ref>{{cite web |title=Skunk River Greenbelt - Story, IA |url=https://www.mycountyparks.com/county/story/Park/Skunk-River-Greenbelt.aspx |website=www.mycountyparks.com |access-date=6 September 2021}}</ref>

Story City has a nine-hole River Bend Golf Course featuring 2,980 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 37. The course rating is 34.3 and it has a slope rating of 117 on bluegrass. Designed by Charles Calhoun, the River Bend golf course opened in 1971.<ref>{{cite web |title=River Bend Golf Course - Story City, Iowa |url=https://www.riverbendgc.net/ |website=River Bend Golf Course |access-date=6 September 2021}}</ref>

Story City is located at the western boundary of the [[Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Silos and Smokestacks National Heritage Area (U.S. National Park Service) |url=https://www.nps.gov/silo/index.htm |website=www.nps.gov |access-date=6 September 2021 |language=en}}</ref>