Sunny Cottage: Fire pit, close to biking & walking trails and historic downtown.

We love adventure and travel as much as you! We lived for several years on the East coast and loved the culture there and still go there often to visit our adult children and grandchildren. One thing we always missed about the midwest was having the center square of Oskaloosa where the city band plays Thursdays through summer along with all kinds of festivals that happen in the town's center. We also love our coffee shop, local restaurants, local creative people making things happen in our town like Muse Music, the Art Center and so much more!

We love vacation stays in homes as its simply home with new people and culture to experience. We hope you feel at home the way we do when we travel and we do our best to continue to improve your stay as we gather feedback from you, our delightful guests!

This well appointed home is a delightful stay from the inside filled with stylish and comfortable finds to the cottage style flowers without and a place to gather around the fire in the partially fenced in backyard. All this within a friendly town filled with a common love for the nature we find ourselves a part of and the creative experiences brought to you by local midwestern people! From the winery and cheese factory west of town to the miles of trails through our county by the Mahaska conservation board and Lake Keomah State Park just 6 miles east of Oskaloosa. We are also home to Iowa's number one burger and several family eateries serving up fresh and unique foods. We have boutiques, a great music shop with activities galore, several golf courses, parks, frisbee golf and a 14-17 mile bike trail around the town that people come from miles around to experience.

We are also home to the mammoth dig and have replicas of this dig in our beautiful education center along the trail on the east side of town. There are several entries into the trail including this conservation education center and an entry point a couple blocks behind this home.

We are close to William Penn College, a short walk. We are also in proximity to several area colleges and have had guests visiting their students at Central, Grinnell, Beuna Vista and Indian Hills campuses.

Our town is the headquarters for Musco, a worldwide provider of sports lighting and Clow Valve Company, also and international company with a rich history that dates back to 1878. Kelderman manufacturing and Oskaloosa Engineering offer more employment in our community along with several small businesses that offer you unique experiences during your stay.

We are centrally located between John Deere in Ottumwa and Pella Corp and Vermeer in Pella.