Snowmobile the Okoboji Trails

Okoboji’s winter recreation opportunities are diverse and plentiful! By Greg Drees Long known for its extensive menu of summertime activities, Okoboji has also matured into a year-round outdoor playground. Don’t let the wintry weather get you down. Opportunities abound for outdoor recreation in Okoboji. Boji Bay Ice Arena If you were born and raised in Read More »

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Fireside breakfast at The Oakwood Inn

Winter is the perfect time for an Okoboji Couples get away!  Winter is a beautiful and much slower paced time to visit the Iowa Great Lakes while still finding plenty to keep you as busy as you want to be.  Rest & Relax Oakwood Inn Winter is a GREAT time to head to Okoboji to Read More »

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Bridges Bay Resort

Get out and Enjoy the Snow! Okoboji is the perfect destination in the winter!  We have hundreds of miles of groomed trails for snowmobiling, cross-country skiing, snowshoe hiking and observing winter birds!  You’ll also find indoor and outdoor ice skating rinks, or bundle up and head to the beach to build snowcastles! And don’t forget Read More »

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Ice Auger

What is one thing anyone and everyone can do in Okoboji all year long?  If you answered fishing you are exactly right! Believe it or not WINTER is one of the best times to fish in and around Okoboji.  Ice fishing opportunities abound in and around the Iowa Great Lakes and it has never been Read More »

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ice harvest

Ice harvesters braved winter’s cruelest elements By Greg Drees In this technologically dominant world, it is difficult to imagine the labor that was once employed to achieve some of the things that we absolutely take for granted today. Take, for instance, back in the days of pre-refrigeration (yes, Gen Xers and Millennials, there were those Read More »

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