I know I said this a couple of months ago, but now that RAGBRAI is officially passing through Muscatine, it bears repeating.
Having done some work helping to plan for RAGBRAI 2016 to spend the night in Washington, I know several things that I would like Muscatine to avoid when we are featured on this year’s route. Yes, especially given there is a greater-than-average chance the route is going to take the bikes right past the weekly farmers market, (Cedar Street is a straight shot from Highway 22 to the riverfront) I am going to ask that some arrangement be made regarding vendor fees. Above all else, the big thing the organizers need to pay close attention to is communication with the community.