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Lakes organizations seek bucks for the booms each year

Independence Day · Okoboji

Lakes organizations seek bucks for the booms each year

Moonlit waters furnish the backdrop as the Iowa Great Lakes is home to three Independence Day fireworks celebrations each year. The displays aren’t possible without the efforts of local organizations. The groups ask for donations each year and hope to meet the anticipation of the nation’s 250th birthday in 2026. Two cities will have lights over the Lakes on Thursday, July 3. West Lake Okoboji will provide the grand finale Friday night.Read Article

Sand promotes ‘balance’ at Okoboji town hall

Okoboji · Okoboji

Sand promotes ‘balance’ at Okoboji town hall

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand opened his Okoboji town hall Monday night by asking Republicans and independents in the crowd to raise their hands, then led the audience in singing "America the Beautiful." He did this to prove a point — that the people work better together than fighting amongst themselves.Read Article

CEO Series: Michael Jensen

Okoboji · Okoboji

CEO Series: Michael Jensen

June 30, 2025 The CEO Series is sponsored by MarketBeat. For more than a century, this real estate entrepreneur’s family has called Okoboji home. Now, he’s the owner of one of the most iconic properties in the Iowa Great Lakes region. We sat down with Michael Jensen to learn more about how he’s helping position this popular area for the future. About MarketBeat Based in Sioux Falls, MarketBeat was founded in 2011 with the mission of creating hig…Read Article

From lakefront real estate to iconic property ownership, Okoboji native helps lead region into the future

June 30, 2025 It should have been apparent from the time Michael Jensen’s father called on him to help during a busy event at the family business, Okoboji Boat Works, that the next generation had an entrepreneur’s DNA. By the end of the day, 12-year-old Jensen had sold two boats himself. “He gave me $200, which, looking back, I got ripped off big time,” he said, laughing. “But I think that did start the entrepreneurial angle on things. Even the …Okoboji · Okoboji Read Article

OST begins 67th season on high note

The Okoboji Summer Theatre has been bringing top quality theatrical productions to the Lakes Area for a very long time. The staff and cast opened the summer stock theatre’s 67th season Tuesday evening with a totally different musical from any we have seen in the past six decades.Okoboji · Okoboji Read Article

Okoboji groundbreakings marks a milestone

Construction equipment is ready to move dirt at the intersection of A34 and 213th Avenue, but Okoboji School District leaders hope the public will be on hand for some ceremonial scoops of topsoil as well. The public is invited to a pair of groundbreaking ceremonies, starting with the new Okoboji Elementary School at 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 25.Okoboji · Okoboji Read Article

DC3 launches lawsuit against Board of Adjustment

Dickinson County Concerned Citizens (DC3) is asking the Dickinson County Court to block a 300-megawatt wind energy project they say will "destroy views" around the Iowa Great Lakes Region and "harm property values." DC3 filed a petition in May challenging the county board's unanimous approval of Invenergy Red Rock Wind Energy farm. The project would place industrial turbines across agricultural land near Lake Okoboji.Okoboji · Okoboji Read Article

Keep lighting the skies over the Lakes

An annual Iowa Great Lakes Area favorite is the 4th of July fireworks show, a celebration cherished by friends and family from near and far. The fireworks by J&M Displays will light up the sky July 4 over West Lake Okoboji following the Live at The Lake concert. The Iowa Great Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce needs help to keep the tradition booming. Visit okobojichamber.com to make an online contribution, or send checks to: IGLCC Fireworks FundOkoboji · Okoboji Read Article

Pioneers go 1-2 against Siouxland

Okoboji baseball managed to squeeze three Siouxland Conference games in last week, earning an 8-6 win over Sibley-Ocheyedan and suffering two losses to Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley and Unity Christian.Okoboji · Okoboji Read Article

Boji bats cold against Sibley-Ocheyedan

Okoboji softball hosted Sibley-Ocheyedan for a Siouxland Conference game on Monday, June 2, falling to the Generals 13-0 as the Pioneers mustered one hit in five innings.Okoboji · Okoboji Read Article

Season of the soft shell

Taco House nears six decades of operation in Iowa Great LakesOkoboji · Okoboji Read Article

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