Where to find homemade pie along the RAGBRAI route

Courtney Crowder, Des Moines Register
Updated ·2 min read

When Beth Howard applied for a pie-baker job at a Malibu, California, bakery, her only qualification was an Iowa heritage.

Turns out, that was more than enough to get her the job — and to launch a career.

“Iowa and pie. In my life, it’s like they’ve always been deeply connected,” Howard said. “When people think of one, they think of the other.”

Howard, an accomplished writer and baker, is filming a documentary about Iowa’s connection to pie, titled PIEOWA. She is currently fundraising to collect stories along the entire RAGBRAI route and at the State Fair.

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See Howard at one of the homemade pie locations below, all provided by her, and learn more about the project at TheWorldNeedsMorePie.com.

Pie baker and cookbook author Beth Howard outside the Quimby Community Center in Quimby as cyclists roll into town during RAGBRAI on Sunday.
Pie baker and cookbook author Beth Howard outside the Quimby Community Center in Quimby as cyclists roll into town during RAGBRAI on Sunday.

SUNDAY

Storm Lake — Storm Lake United Methodist Church, 212 E. Third St.

Storm Lake — Columbus Club Hall, 1507 E. Lakeshore Drive.

MONDAY

Lake View — All three churches in Lake View are combining efforts to serve pie on Main Street.

Breda — Kay’s Korner, 201 Main St.

Breda — Breda Golf Club, 16323 120th St.

Carroll — Renew Covenant Church, 601 N. Main St.

Carroll — Central Church of Carroll’s 712 Youth Center, 712 Quint Ave.

TUESDAY

Glidden — DeAnn’s Sweets & Tees, serving along Main Street.

Glidden — Merle Hay American Legion Post #386 and the Legion Auxiliary, 106 S. Idaho St.

Rippey — Home Slice Pie in partnership with Iowa Beer Bus, 310 Main St.

Rippey — Pies and Pastries by Lana, in vendor area.

Luther — Whatcha Smokin, 403 Iowa Ave.

Ames — First United Methodist Church, 516 Kellogg Ave.

Steve Felty of Old Town, Florida, enjoys his morning pie in Ogden on RAGBRAI XXXVI Tuesday, July 22, 2008.
Steve Felty of Old Town, Florida, enjoys his morning pie in Ogden on RAGBRAI XXXVI Tuesday, July 22, 2008.

WEDNESDAY

Madrid — Home Slice Pie in partnership with Iowa Beer Bus, 2111 330th St.

Madrid —St. Paul’s Church, 115 S. Cedar St.

Madrid — Pies and Pastries by Lana, in vendor area.

Madrid — Once Upon an Apple Pie, Flat Tire Lounge, just off High Trestle Trail.

Polk City — Center Grove Orchards, in vendor area.

Des Moines — Pie Mates Australian Bakehouse at Confluence Brewery, 1235 Thomas Beck Road.

THURSDAY

Altoona — Pie Mates Australian Bakehouse at Spring Creek Sports Complex, 7600 N.E. 38th Ave.

Colfax — Christian church, 101 N. Locust St.

Newtown — GROOVIN' at Gezellig Brewing, 403 W. Fourth St.

Kellogg — Amboy Grange and First Christian Church, 220 High St.

Montour — Amish pies set up on the side of the road.

Toledo — The Iowa Pie Lady, set up in local park.

FRIDAY

Chelsea — Iowa Fruit Pies, 303 Station St.

Amana — Amana Fire Dept., 2725 K St.

Oxford — Oxford Fire Station, 205 N. Augusta Ave.

SATURDAY

Muscatine — Pie concession stand, The Red Brick Building

Pie Powered tattoo: Riders make their way to Storm Lake on the first day of RAGBRAI, July 25, 2010.
Pie Powered tattoo: Riders make their way to Storm Lake on the first day of RAGBRAI, July 25, 2010.

COURTNEY CROWDER, the Register's Iowa Columnist, traverses the state's 99 counties telling Iowans' stories. She co-directed, "Shift: The RAGBRAI Documentary," which is currently playing in movie theaters across Iowa. You can reach her at (515) 284-8360 or ccrowder@dmreg.com. Follow her on Twitter @courtneycare.

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