The major sailing regatta for Okoboji is the Inland Lakes Yachting Association Annual Championship Regatta. The Inland Championship this year will be August 7 to 17th for Class A, E, C and MC. There are only six lakes out of the fifty in the ILYA that have the lake...
On Saturday, Preservation Plaza was transformed into an art gallery where artists of all genres brought their wares for the public. It was a gorgeous summer day for everyone in the Iowa Great Lakes Area! See our facebook album at this...
Pioneer Days was held in Milford this weekend, bringing lots of fun for residents and guests of the community! On Friday evening, there was hot dogs, kiddie parade, tractor pull, treasure hunt, and inflatables for children and their families. Then on Saturday, a...
While the Pioneer Days was going on a few miles south in Milford, the Wooden Boat show was well-visited along the docks of the Arnold's Park Amusement Park. It was a gorgeous day in the Iowa Great Lakes Area! — at Arnold's Park Amusement Park. See our photos on...
It was a great weekend for Spirit Lake, as they celebrated Spirit Lake Days with BRASL (Bike Ride Around Spirit Lake), a parade, Memorial Park dedication, and water fights with area firefighters! Everyone had lots of fun and the rain that came through, finished right...
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...
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...