Listing Type: Places
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Milford Community Center
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The Milford Community Center is a perfect place for your social gathering, reception, or business meeting. The 3,500 square foot space seats up to 300 people with the option to divide the room for seating for up to 150 people. Each half includes its own kitchen with oven, stove, refrigerator, and microwave. Also included in…
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West Okoboji Harbor
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Historical Information by Facebook user Peg ‘Bayerkohler’ Scheppmann _ What can someone do with some swampland adjacent to beautiful West Lake Okoboji? You dig canals and make a harbor, and that’s what developers did in 1970. Today, the canals provide convenient access to West Okoboji for the many beautiful homes constructed since then. _ Images…
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The Stake-Out
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Historical information provided by Jonathan Reed _ Parks Marina’s massive complex sits on the curve that in the 1960s was home to a humble restaurant, The Stake-Out. In addition to good food, it offered a unique innovation: A dock telephone to call in your order to have it underway by the time you walked from…
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Pioneer Beach
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Historical information provided by Jonathan Reed _ Pioneer Beach on the east shoreline of East Okoboji was, in fact, settled by area pioneers. James and Susan (Yarnes) Pollard came to northwest Iowa in 1865, establishing a farm on East Okoboji. They had three sons, Albert, Charles, and George; Susan’s brother was Consider A. Yarnes who…
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Iowa Lakeside Laboratory
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Historical information provided by Iowa Lakeside Laboratory ____ Lakeside’s 147-acre campus is located on scenic West Okoboji Lake, on Little Millers Bay. The bay and adjacent natural areas are used as outdoor classrooms for Lakeside’s university courses and Outreach Programs. The campus is open year round, and visitors are welcome to visit during daylight hours.…
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Old West Okoboji Golf Course
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Historical information provided by Jonathan Reed _ Golf at Its Finest The West Okoboji Golf and Country Club was founded in 1917, disappeared after WW II and was reincarnated in 1949 as the Prairie Gold Area Boy Scout Camp. Today, much of the original 9 holes—enlarged to 18 at some point—have been allowed to return…
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The Floete Mansion and the Okoboji Club
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Historical information provided by Jonathan Reed _ Floete Mansion Franklin Floete was a successful lumberman in the grandest style, and he demonstrated it to the world when, in 1917, he built a mansion on the west shore of West Lake Okoboji. Owner of more than 20 lumber yards throughout South Dakota and Iowa—including yards in…
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Triboji Beach/Lazy Lagoon/Steamboat Landing
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Historical information provided by Jonathan Reed _ Triboji Beach/Lazy Lagoon Lazy Lagoon was part of the Triboji development between the Percival family and the Sioux City Tribune, which helped promote investment in the property beginning in 1928. The lagoon was dug as a shelter for boats during rough weather. Businessman Alex Percival had established a…