Don’t forget Iowa’s Music Man Square

In the past I have applauded the Los Angeles Times, but this time the Travel section broke my heart with “Fertile Imagination in Iowa,” [Sept. 12]. It omitted Mason City, Iowa, and Music Man Square, named for Meredith Willson, composer of “The Music Man.” Willson was born in Mason City and lived there until he was 17. The family home and the Meredith Willson Museum, with rare musical instruments, are in the square.

Bonnie Changstrom-Simon

Laguna Beach

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Writer Beverly Beyette did a superb job of ferreting out the towns and scenes of eastern Iowa that, from my experience, are of the greatest interest. I’ve lived in Iowa for 51 of my 76 years, and I spend much of my retirement time bicycling to and through the places in the article. The right places were selected and the story was well told.

Oscar C. Beasley

Iowa City, Iowa