# @dmregister on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DbJAMRlkb2F
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/68260871-dmregister-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/a8f8c0a5e6.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-07-23T16:00:11.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Des Moines Register (@DMRegister) — https://gondola.cc/DMRegister

## Caption

Iowa farmer Loren Book recalls the day in 1979 when Grinnell College students came knocking to tell him the geographic center of Iowa was in his soybean field.

Riders got the chance to visit the site on Day 4 of RAGBRAI.

Tap the link in our bio for more on this story.

#Iowa #RAGBRAI #RAGBRAI2026 #Cycling

## Stats

- **Views:** 18,555
- **Likes:** 779
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- **Comments:** 10

## Tags

ragbrai, ragbrai2026, cycling, iowa

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