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 ...

This area of northwest Iowa includes five glacier-carved, interconnected lakes spanning about 15,000 acres: West Okoboji, East Okoboji, Upper Gar, Lower Gar and Minnewashta.

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 ...

OKOBOJI, Iowa | 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 ...

The DNR’s Mike Hawkins says cutting and harvesting the invasive weed was tough as it didn’t reach above the surface on East Okoboji Lake. “When it’s just below the surface, it gets hard to ...

The department advises against swimming at nine beaches across the state due to unsafe water quality conditions.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...