Labor Day weekend is when the Iowa Rock N Roll Music Association hosts their Hall of Fame Weekend. Musicians flock to the Iowa Great Lakes Region for all of the activities, especially the induction ceremony held on Sunday and the concerts throughout the weekend....
Lake Living
Inland Lakes Yachting Association Annual Championship Regatta
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...
Art in the Park
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
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...
Wood Boat Show
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...
Spirit Lake Days
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...
July 4th Weekend Fun!
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!...
Spirit Lake Cruise In
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...
Smoke on the Water BBQ
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...
Okoboji Summer Theatre Opens
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...
Memorial Day Weekend
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 opens
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...