This summer marks a special time for the Iowa Great Lakes. Keep Okoboji Blue is bringing the community together and standing up for CLEAN WATER! Keep Okoboji Blue is launching a campaign to raise one million dollars for an endowment fund to sustain the clean water of...
There's lots to do at the Iowa Great Lakes, especially over July 4th weekend. It's been gorgeous weather to be out on the lake, at the beach, or browsing flea markets. July 4th, down at Preservation Plaza had thousands of people milling around enjoying all of the fun!...
IOWA FISHERIES BIOLOGIST RECOGNIZED BY PEERS FOR EXCELLENCE IN THE FIELD Iowa fisheries biologist Mike Hawkins has been awarded the Fisheries Biologist of the Year by the Midwest Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies for his work in lake restoration, watershed...
Whether you are a car lover or a people watcher, the Spirit Lake Cruise In in downtown Spirit Lake was the place to be from 6-9 p.m. There were old and new, red and blue! Every imaginable car was available for viewing and people were out in droves! It was the perfect...
In-between heavy rainfalls this weekend, tourists and residents of the Iowa Great Lakes Region still managed to have a great time! There were concerts Friday night, Saturday afternoon and evening. On Saturday afternoon, there was the BBQ Contest called "Smoke on the...
The Okoboji Summer Theatre opened its 2013 season on Tuesday night, June 12. The attendees were excited to watch "Don't Dress for Dinner," which was the first of eight shows being presented this summer. Call (712) 332-7773 for more information on any of the upcoming...
Introductory Notes: Many people have asked the question why wasn't the electric fish barrier turned on? The reason is there is only a few inches of water on the deck right now and with the electricity turned on the fish are immobilized and can't get off the wide deck...
Despite a cold and wet Memorial Day Weekend, there was lots of activities for the visitors and residents of the Iowa Great Lakes Region. A crowd came to the opening Iowa Rock n Roll concert at the Roof Garden by the Rockin' Hollywoods out of Minneapolis. The flea...
Arnolds Park Amusement Park opened on Friday night, May 17, for several hours! The Park was packed with people ready for summer to begin! Plus, the Legend Roller Coaster is new and improved and lots of people waited to ride on it. The Amusement Park is open this...
Launch Okoboji 2013 - party in Omaha to celebrate the beginning of the 2013 season. Party given by Denny and Diana Walker at the Jet Linx airplane hangar. Over 150 Omaha lake owners attended. Kazarellis catered the event with KUOO live streaming music. Goodie bags...
Fishermen from all over the Midwest came to the Iowa Great Lakes this weekend to try and get a valuable tagged fish! See the full album on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.520896031308220.1073741826.285576484840177&type=1&l=34d5b02b7b
EXPLORE OKOBOJI - APRIL 11,2013 The discovery of zebra mussels in some of the Iowa Great Lakes is changing how the Iowa Department of Natural Resources conducts its annual gillnetting operations. Kim Bogenschutz coordinates the aquatic invasive species program for the...