DANVILLE — On the north end of Geode State Park, a rope swing hangs from a large white oak tree next to a modest stone home whose fenced-in back yard is sparsely scattered with lawn chairs, bird ...

The classic signs of Spring in southeast Iowa — lilacs, morels, rain instead of snow — will be joined this year by the thrill of deep waters as Lake Geode begins the end of a four-year dry spell.