Editing Story City, Iowa (section)

==Arts and culture==
Story City features an annual  Scandinavian Days celebration. The event began in 1965, occurs in the first week of June, and features live music with a [[beer garden]], rides, and games. Participants find themselves in an immersion of Nordic culture in the form of food and arts.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Faaborg |first1=Ronna |title=Kumla on a stick: Scandinavian Days returns to Story City in a modified fashion with some new specialties |url=https://www.amestrib.com/story/news/2021/07/08/2021-scandinavian-days-when-where-returns-story-city-iowa-kumla-stick-food-desserts/7794083002/ |access-date=6 September 2021 |work=The Ames Tribune |date=8 July 2021}}</ref> An annual storytelling festival, STORY! Celebrating the Art of Storytelling, is also held each September.{{Citation needed|date=September 2021|reason=missing for storytelling}}

[[File:Immanuel Lutheran SC.jpg|thumb|right|240px|One of many of the city's prominent Lutheran Churches]]
''Area churches include the following'':
Immanuel Lutheran Church ([[Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ|LCMC]]),<ref>{{cite web |title=Immanuel Lutheran Church {{!}} Home |url=http://immanuelstorycity.org/ |website=immanuelstorycity.org |access-date=6 September 2021}}</ref>
St. Petri Lutheran Church ([[Evangelical Lutheran Church in America|ELCA]]),<ref>{{cite web |title=St. Petri Lutheran Church - Story City, IA |url=http://stpetrilutheran.weebly.com/ |website=St. Petri Lutheran Church - Story City, IA |access-date=6 September 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
Harvest Evangelical Free Church,<ref>{{cite web |title=Harvest Evangelical Free Church |url=https://harvestefree.org/ |access-date=6 September 2021}}</ref>
Grace United Methodist Church,<ref>{{cite web |title=Grace United Methodist Church |url=http://grace-umc.com/ |access-date=6 September 2021}}</ref>
Church of Christ,
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints,
St. Peter and Paul's Catholic Church (Located 7 miles southwest of Story City).
Riverside Bible Camp is located 2 miles north of Story City.

The Nordic traditions of the community are evident in some of ethnic foods of the area. Popular and frequently served food items around Story City include:
* [[Raspeball|Kumla]], potato dumpling made from finely cut potatoes mixed with flour, and typically served with boiled ham, ham broth, and plenty of butter.
* [[Lutefisk]]
* [[Kringle]]
* [[Lefse]]
* [[Krumkake]]
* [[Rosette (cookie)|Rosettes]]