The East Okoboji Lakes Corporation has pledged to commit $50,000. Organization treasurer Terry Wilts said the group wanted to act fast, so there was no potential for the Eurasian watermilfoil’s ...

State environmental officials are calling an invasive plant’s resurgence at East Lake Okoboji the largest vegetation boom the Iowa Great Lakes have seen in more than 30 years.

Okoboji, in northwest Iowa, is a favorite summer gathering spot for Iowans. Here are seven ways to enjoy a week or weekend in and around the clear, cool water. Visit Arnolds Park ...

Nestled in the "soul of Iowa," Okoboji sits just below the border with Minnesota and about 100 miles east of Sioux Falls, South Dakota (one of the Midwest's artsiest cities).What makes Okoboji so ...

Joseph Salmon, 17, was ice-fishing with his mom on East Okoboji Lake in Iowa when he saw a Jeep, driven by 83-year-old Thomas Lee, fall through the ice and into the water. Lee was reportedly on ...

Heavy storms in northwest Iowa caused untreated wastewater to reach both Okoboji lakes. Storms began Sunday night, with wastewater first being diverted into West Lake Okoboji at around 2 a.m. Tom ...

Iowa Teen Helps Save 83-Year-Old Man and His Dog After Jeep Plunges Into Icy Lake Thomas Lee was heading to a fishing shack with his dog Cooper when the vehicle he was driving entered East Okoboji ...

A tranquil Saturday afternoon quickly turned dramatic as a frantic life-saving rescue unfolded in Okoboji, Iowa, after a Jeep fell through the ice on East Okoboji Lake. The lake, located about 90 ...

The last of the grand excursion boats on Iowa’s largest natural lake will be refurbished and updated this winter, thanks to a $1 million gift from an anonymous donor. The boat, the Queen II, now ...

The last of the grand excursion boats on Iowa’s largest natural lake will be refurbished and updated this winter, thanks to a $1 million gift from an anonymous donor. How Okoboji became a resort ...

East Lake Okoboji in the Iowa Great Lakes is having the biggest resurgence of curly-leaf pondweed since the 1980s. State officials say although the invasive plant is dying off, it can still ...