Road Trip Ringgold is a one-day event aimed at highlighting Ringgold County and all the communities that encompass it. Road Trip Ringgold will be held the first Saturday in June annually with its in- augural event to begin Saturday, June 4, 2022.
Road trip with us through the back roads of Ringgold County, discovering hidden treasures and communities along the way!
This county-wide rummage sale and shop hop-style event will sprawl from community to community and will be highlighted on our Road Trip Ringgold Event Map.
This map along with a list of stops, locations and shopping opportunities will be promoted throughout the Midwest Iowa Region.
Please visit www.intheayr.com/road-trip-ringgold to see how you can participate in the tour and have your business or location promoted!
ATTRACTIONS
Corn King Mural
Mount Ayr Post Office
Diagonal Printing Museum & Genealogy Ctr
Diagonal
Ellston Museum & Pioneer Village
Ellston
First Hy-Vee Store
Beaconsfield
Freedom Rock
Diagonal–Main Street
JR Miller Park
Benton
Judge Lewis Part & Swimming Pool
West Mount Ayr
Lock Ayr Lake
2 miles n of Mount Ayr
Lucky Lanes Bowling
Mount Ayr
Mount Ayr Public Library
(a Carnegie library)
121 W/ Monroe
Mount Ayr
641-464-2159
Mt Ayr Restored Depot
Mount Ayr
Peggy Whitson Rock
Courthouse Yard
Mount Ayr Square
Princess Theater
Mount Ayr
Ramsey Farm
Leasonville
Redding City Park
Redding
Ringgold County Courthouse
Mount Ayr,
641-464-3239
Sun Valley Lake
East of Ellston
EVENTS
Feb 2: Valentine Event, Diagonal
Mar. 25-26: Mount Ayr High School Spring Play, Mount Ayr
April 8: Journey To Your Vision, Mount Ayr
April 16: Easter Egg Hunt, Mount Ayr
April 23: Mount Ayr Prom, Mount Ayr
April 25: School-Merrill Perry Band Concert, Mount Ayr
April 30: Ryann’s Dance Academy Dance Recital, Mount Ayr
May 6: Diagonal Prom, Diagonal
May 14: Diagonal High School Graduation, Mount Ayr
May 30: Memorial Day Services, Mount Ayr, Tingley, Kellerton, Diagonal, Mount Ayr
Aug. 28: Ice Cream Social, Mount Ayr
Sept. 3-5: Diagonal Labor Day Celebration, Diagonal
Sept. 23: Mount Ayr School Homecoming, Mount Ayr
Oct. 2: Beggar’s Bash, Mount Ayr
Oct 8: Ringgold County Development Annual Event, Mount Ayr
Oct. 21-22: ROA Haunted House, Mount Ayr
Oct. 29: Tingley’s Halloween Parade & Fun Night, Tingley
Nov. 11: Veteran’s Day Program, Mount Ayr
Nov. 11-12: Mount Ayr High School Fall Play, Mount Ayr
Nov. 24: Mount Ayr Turkey Trot, Mount Ayr
Dec 1: Christmas Ladies Night, Mount Ayr
Dec. 3: Mount Ayr Christmas Activities. Lighted Parade, Mount Ayr
Dec. 17: Band & Vocal Winter Concert, Mount Ayr
PLACES TO STAY
Armstrong Guest House
204 W. Monroe St
Mount Ayr
641-344-5553
Charlie – Jane’s B&B
400 W. Madison
Mount Ayr, IA
641-464-2564
Mount Ayr Inn & Suites
Intersection of Highways 169 & 2
Mount Ayr, IA
641-464-3500
Lesanville Inn B&B
2285 270th Ave.
4 miles east of Mount Ayr on Highway 2
641-414-8550
PARKS/CAMPGROUNDS
Fife’s Grove Park
2 miles north on West Street, Mount Ayr. 641-464-2787
Fogle Park Recreation Area
Northwest edge of Diagonal. 641-734-5491
Kokesh Recreational Area
1 mile south of Diagonal. 641-464-2787
Poe Hollow Park
Hwy. 2 East, Mount Ayr. 641-464-2787
Liberty Lake
2173 State Hwy. 169, Mount Ayr. 641-464-2787
RAYR MARKET
RAYR Market (pronounced rare) is located on the south side of the Mount Ayr Square, and opened September 2021.
RAYR started as an idea to bring new opportunities to Ringgold County and blossomed into a locally owned business and “flavor destination.” The market provides a gateway to quality options that reflect the heart of small businesses while providing the convenience today’s world demands with standards residents and visitors deserve.
RAYR is proud to feature quality, locally raised beef and pork, Iowa-based products, and artisan pizza, as well as some of your favorite snacks and beverages.
Inventory changes regularly, so expect to see items you may not expect in a small-town market. RAYR believes it takes a village to keep a village and takes pride in feeding families and rural Iowa’s future.
