Get ready to enjoy good 'ole country livin' when you choose to stay at our little cottage, The Lost Gem. Its a quiet retreat, recently renovated on a hard surfaced road with all the privacy you could desire. While enjoying the spacious outdoors, you'll be able to gaze at the beautiful sunsets each day. The entrance is very accessible and well lit to welcome you. Our guests enjoy a single level home with no steps on the property. Our home is cozy but spacious, with an open kithen, full bath and an HE washer & dryer set including complimentary detergents. Our guests enjoy a fully stocked kitchen, including free fresh ground coffee, tea, cocoa, a microwave, toaster, and spices. All the dishes and pans necessary are available, to cook any/all your meals. Basic essentials for the kitchen are also provided; flour, sugar, salt, pepper, and cooking oil. We have also provided complimentary use of the barbeque grill for your enjoyment. There is plenty of easy accessible parking space provided for your convenience.

We are both "country" born and raised within 15 miles of The Lost Gem, attending school at Eddyville Blakesburg Fremont graduating in '74 and '75. Dan works as a Construction Supervisor at Cargill. Di is an Independent Sales Professional for Cutco Cutlery and housewife. We were foster parents for 20 years and are currently volunteers for the American Red Cross. We have been married over 40 years and have two children and four grandchildren. When Dan is not busy with our family lawncare business he enjoys working in his shop, breathing life into old cars. Diane enjoys spending time with the grandkids and flower gardening. Together we enjoy driving our home built street rods. Dan drives a Pro Street '49 Anglia, and Di chases Dan around in a '34 Ford Tudor Sedan. Great Fun!

The Lost Gem" is located in the quiet countryside, on a hard-surfaced road. The area is very open and spacious where you can enjoy beautiful sunsets in the evening, and awesome Oskaloosa country scenery. Visit our local Dutch bakery "Jaarsma Bakery" for awesome treats. Enjoy a special coffee shop and restaurant, "Smokey Row" on the West side of the town square. Pizza and All-American food is great at "Taso's Steakhouse" on the Northwest corner of the town square. The #1 Burger in Iowa can be found at "The Wood Iron Grille". The "Frosty Udder" is the place to visit for your cold sweet treats in the summer. If biking is your desire, our home is located in a hard-surface road, five miles from the Des Moines River. A good place to take in the beautiful area scenery. "The Mahaska Community Recreation Trail" is 13.2 miles through town on a concrete path. You can access "all things Mahaska" to find anything and everything you may be looking for. It is a great reference, where you will find restaurants, parks, recreation trails, grocery stores, churches, medical facilities, and local shopping.