When a raindrop falls in the Iowa Great Lakes region, it can take many paths before entering one of the lakes. The path that water takes throughout the Iowa Great Lakes watershed impacts the quality of our water, and you can make a difference in that process. Take...
Curlyleaf pondweed was introduced into Iowa in the early 1900’s and is prevalent in all but 2 states in the U.S. This plant has had extraordinary growing conditions this year as evidenced by the thick mats of this plant that have grown to the surface of East Okoboji Lake.
Iowa Lakeside Laboratories has installed a hydrological buoy on West Lake Okoboji. The purpose is to collect West Okoboji lake data that will be helpful for improving water quality. Each 10 minutes the buoy reports by radio the air & water temperature, relative...
This weekend marks the official beginning of summer in the Iowa Great Lakes area. We hope you’ve marked your calendars for all of your favorite Okoboji events. Click to see some of our favorites.
Story Courtesy of Explore Okoboji Click here to see full story with sound clips here (West Okoboji)-- The documented presence of zebra mussels in West Lake Okoboji has one community that draws its drinking water from the lake taking some preventive actions. Eric Stohl...
Iowa Great Lakes, home to multimillion-dollar vacation homes and a playground for thousands of tourists each year, could become the next battleground over the construction of large animal-confinement operations.
People flocked to the Iowa Great Area Jan. 23-25 for the fun and enjoyment of the 2015 Winter Games. Whether it was playing football or broomball or attending the Children's Carnival at Boji Bay or the Chocolate Classic at the Expo Building, there was plenty of fun to...
Story courtesy of Explore Okoboji (Spirit Lake)-- A public hearing on a proposal by New Fashion Pork to build a 4,400 head hog confinement barn in Superior Township near the Minnesota border drew a big crowd to Tuesday's Dickinson county board of supervisors meeting....
The Dickinson County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday voted to send a certified letter to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources that will call on the state agency to reconsider and deny the application for a hog building construction project near Horseshoe Bend Park.
In their continued effort to keep the Lakes community informed of Aquatic Invasive Species, the Iowa Great Lakes Association (IGLA) hosted zebra mussel expert and research scientist, Dr. Daniel Molloy in Okoboji on September 11 and 12. Dr. Molloy, the patent inventor...
Story courtesy Explore Okoboji Wed 9-17-2014 (Spirit Lake)-- The Dickinson county board of supervisors meet this (Wed.) morning for a workshop on writing a letter to the Department of Natural Resources regarding a proposed manure management plan for a proposed 2,400...
These aren’t the mussels you get at restaurants. They’re another kind that aren’t so friendly. ABC Channel 9 covers zebra mussel story.